English Dictionary

ambush journalism

noun

(journalism) The tactic used by a news reporter who intercepts an uncooperative person in an unexpected place, such as a sidewalk or parking lot, in order to put questions to that individual and elicit spur-of-the-moment responses.

Ambush journalism is a controversial practice in which journalists surprise and confront individuals with unexpected questions or situations.

意味（1）

(journalism) The tactic used by a news reporter who intercepts an uncooperative person in an unexpected place, such as a sidewalk or parking lot, in order to put questions to that individual and elicit spur-of-the-moment responses.

De Niro spokesman Stan Rosenfield said the actor was the victim of a new breed of rat crew video paparazzi who provoke celebrities into scenes and then sell the footage to high-paying tabloid television shows. When our forefathers wrote the Constitution guaranteeing freedom of the press, they did not know about rat video packs who engage in ambush journalism, Rosenfield said.