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Scoop is an informal term used in journalism. The word connotes originality, importance, surprise or excitement, secrecy and exclusivity.
Stories likely considered to be scoops are important news, likely to interest or concerning many people. A scoop is typically a new story, or a new aspect to an existing or unfolding story. Generally the story is unexpected, or surprising, or a former secret. This means the scoop typically must come from an exclusive source. Events open to a multitude of witnesses generally cannot become scoops. However, exclusive news content is not always a scoop, as it may not provide the requisite importance or excitement. An example of this may be interviews with a local resident about a local event. A scoop may be also defined retrospectively; a story may be come to be known as a scoop because of a historical change in perspective of a particular event. Due to their secret nature, scandals are a prime source of scoops. Scoop in this context may also be a verb. To scoop another journalist is to acquire a scoop-like story before the other, typically by initiative.