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
Eligius	-	Late Roman
Eadgar	-	Anglo-Saxon
Abital	AB-i-tal (English)	Biblical
Erfan	-	Persian
Aoede	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Vygantas	-	Lithuanian