Retro-scoop

What is Retro-scoop?


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When a source is identified as having been among the first to acknowledge a phenomenon; or, when journalists write flattering articles about no-bodies in the hope of their future success.

He was the first comedian to make a joke about Obama on Comedy Central - what a retro-scoop.

I just made this Republican sound like the best thing since sliced bread - who knows, maybe I'll get a retro-scoop if one day he becomes president.

See scoop, journalism, ethics, news, perception


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