also: ゴロしんぶん
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
That racketeering newspaper threatened to write negative articles about the company unless it paid up.
You need to be careful not to fall victim to extortionist journals.
Standard spelling using hiragana for ごろ and kanji for 新聞.
Katakana variant for ごろ, sometimes used for emphasis or stylistic reasons.
Compound of ゴロ (goro, 'thug, racketeer') and 新聞 (shinbun, 'newspaper'). The exact origin of ゴロ is uncertain, but it may be related to the sound of rumbling or rolling, implying a rough or thuggish character.