Doorstepping

How it is used

Common in British journalism; assess the editorial justification and respect applicable privacy rules.

Example sentences

1. The editor questioned whether doorstepping the teacher at home was justified.

   The location and lack of prior agreement create a distinct editorial decision.

2. Doorstepping outside the conference produced a brief answer about the cancelled vote.

   The practice can occur away from a literal doorstep.

Common collocations

• doorstepping a public figure
• justify doorstepping
• doorstepping guidelines

Related terms

• interviewA meeting or conversation in which a journalist asks someone questions to get information, opinions or quotes for a story or programme; also the published or broadcast result.
• public interestThe benefit of society as a whole, used to judge whether publishing information, especially private or secret information, is justified.

More terms: Interviews and Quotes

• quote
• off the record
• on the record
• on background
• vox pop
• interviewee
• transcript
• no comment
• quote approval
• quote mining
• pre-interview
• death knock