scooplet

plural scooplets

1. journalismA minor scoop or exclusive.

   Thus, a steady run of small, intimate scooplets interspersed with the occasional meaty piece had kept him afloat for the past few years.

   2009, Peter Burden, News of the World?: Fake Sheikhs and Royal Trappings

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   There it was. A minor little news scooplet that I let slip out in front of a phalanx of hungry New York media people. I hinted at the truth: If Tom Coughlin had not remained as head coach of the Giants, I might still be in a Giants uniform.

   2008, Tiki Barber, Tiki: My Life in the Game and Beyond, page 14