journalism

• Get the scoop

  To obtain exclusive or important information about a particular event or situation, often before others do.

• Stop the presses!

  This exclamation is used to demand an immediate halt to an ongoing activity or process due to a sudden, critical new development.

• Printer's ink in one's veins

  To have a deep, inherent passion and dedication for the newspaper, printing, or journalism profession.

• Hold the front page

  This exclamation is used to signal that a news story is so important or surprising that it demands immediate, prominent publication, often interrupting the usual printing schedule.

• Go to press

  To reach the final stage of preparation before a publication is physically printed and distributed.

• fit to print

  Suitable for publication in a newspaper or magazine, particularly because it is not offensive, scandalous, or otherwise inappropriate for general readership.

• Bury the lead

  To obscure the most important information by placing it later in a piece of writing or speech.

• News scoop

  A significant piece of exclusive news published by one media outlet before its rivals.

• Column inches

  The phrase "column inches" refers to the amount of space an article or news story occupies in a print publication, symbolizing the extent of media coverage it receives.

• Constant reader

  A person who consistently reads the work of a particular author, column, or publication, often implying a loyal and dedicated following.

• I can't reveal my sources

  This phrase is used to state that one is unable or unwilling to disclose the person or origin from whom they received confidential information.

• A reliable source tells me

  This phrase is used to introduce information that the speaker claims to have received from a trustworthy but unnamed informant.