特とく落おち

noun

missing a scoop; being scooped

Journalism term for when a newspaper or reporter fails to report a story that competitors have already published. Often used in the context of newsroom competition.

See also: 特ダネ (とくダネ)

• 他た紙しが一いち面めんで報ほうじた事じ件けんを自じ社しゃが特とく落おちした。

  Our paper missed the scoop on the incident that other newspapers ran on the front page.

• 特とく落おちは記き者しゃにとって大おおきな屈くつ辱じょくだ。

  Missing a scoop is a huge humiliation for a reporter.