muck-raking

(informal)

the activity of trying to discover unpleasant information about people so that you can tell the public These reports are nothing but muck-raking - journalists should not be allowed to investigate ministers' private business dealings.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eugenios	-	Ancient Greek
Evgeniy	yev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-nee	Russian
Rowan	['rauən]
Maria	[mə'ri:ə]
Hong	-	Chinese
ApolÓNia	ə-poo-LAW-nyə	Portuguese