gotcha journalism

noun

The use, by journalists, of interviewing methods designed to entrap interviewees into making statements that are damaging or discreditable to themselves.

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Meanings

noungotcha journalism (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountablejournalismThe use, by journalists, of interviewing methods designed to entrap interviewees into making statements that are damaging or discreditable to themselves.
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APA

gotcha journalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gotcha%20journalism

MLA

“gotcha journalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gotcha%20journalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gotcha journalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gotcha%20journalism.

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