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
Barbora	-	Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Oded	-	Biblical
Hruodnand	-	Ancient Germanic
Jochim	YO-khim	German
Brennus	BREN-əs (English)	Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Houston	['hju:stən]