scoop-getting freelance journalist
A freelance journalist who specializes in getting exclusive stories (scoops). The term combines トップ (scoop) and 屋 (person/establishment).
He is a well-known scoop-getting freelance journalist, always aiming for exclusives.
Compound of トップ (from English 'top', here meaning 'scoop' or 'exclusive') and 屋 (suffix for a person or shop).