investigative journalist

Noun

Meaning

investigative journalist (plural investigative journalists)

A journalist investigating a single topic of interest, often involving crime or corruption.
Synonym: (US) muckraker

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

journalist photojournalist

Related terms

investigative journalism

Examples

Investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has been denied bail by Justice Tawanda Chitapi of the High Court in Harare. Source: Internet

Prior to that he worked for nearly four years as Video Editor for CBS 3 Eyewitness News, and an Investigative Journalist for Spirit News both in Philadelphia. Source: Internet

Investigative journalist unit AmaBhungane has also entered the fray — on a narrow legal issue. Source: Internet

Katy Grimes, the Editor of the California Globe, is a long-time Investigative Journalist covering the California State Capitol, and the co-author of California’s War Against Donald Trump: Who Wins? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

investigative agent investigative brilliance investigative journalism investigative mind investigative report investigative reporter