ごろ新しん聞ぶん

noun

racketeering newspaper; extortionist journal

A newspaper that extorts money from individuals or businesses by threatening to publish damaging articles unless paid, or by demanding payment for favorable coverage. The term ごろ comes from ゴロ (goro), meaning a thug or racketeer.

See also: ゴロ

• そのごろ新しん聞ぶんは、企き業ぎょうに金かねを払はらわなければ悪わるい記き事じを書かくと脅おどした。

  That racketeering newspaper threatened to write negative articles about the company unless it paid up.

• ごろ新しん聞ぶんの被ひ害がいに遭あわないように、注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

  You need to be careful not to fall victim to extortionist journals.