politics Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

, a political scandal is an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.

Politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, ...

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government i ...

officials,

party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often featu ...

officials and lobbyists can be accused of various illegal, corrupt, unethical or sexual practices. Scandalized politicians are more likely to retire or get lower vote shares.

Journalism

Scandal sells, and broadsides, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and the electronic media have covered it in depth. The Muckraker movement in American journalism was a component of the Progressive Era in the U.S. in the early 20th century. Journalists have built their careers on exposure of corruption and political scandal, often acting on behalf of the opposition party. There are numerous contextual factors that make a scandal noteworthy, such as the importance of the people, the depth of conspiracy and the coverup strategies used. The political ideology of media owners plays a role—they prefer to target the opposition but will reluctantly cover their own side. Journalists have to frame the story in terms of the audience's values and expectations to maximize the impact.Yioutas, J., & Segvic, I. (2003). "Revisiting the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal: The convergence of agenda setting and framing." ''Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly'' 80(3), 567–582.

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* * Albania – Political scandals of Albania * Argentina – List of political scandals in Argentina * Australia –

List of Australian political controversies This is a list of major political controversies in Australia: Pre-federation Federal controversies Barton government Deakin government Hughes government Bruce–Page government Scullin government Lyons government Menzies governmen ...

* Austria –

List of political scandals in Austria This article provides a list of political scandals that involve officials from the government or politicians of Austria. Mayerling incident (1889) The apparent murder–suicide pact of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, and his lover, baroness M ...

* Belgium – Belgian political scandals * Canada – List of Canadian political scandals * Chile – Chilean political scandals * Colombia –

Colombian parapolitics scandal The Colombian parapolitics scandal or "parapolítica" in Spanish (a combination of the words '' paramilitar'' and '' política'') refers to the 2006–present Colombian congressional scandal in which several congressmen and other politicians hav ...

* France – French political scandals * Germany – German political scandals * Iceland – Icelandic political scandals * India – Indian political scandals * Ireland – Irish political scandals * Italy – Italian political scandals * Japan – Black Mist Scandal (Japanese politics) * Lithuania – Generic article on corruption in Lithuania * New Zealand – List of political scandals in New Zealand *Malaysia – List of scandals in Malaysia * Philippines – List of political scandals in the Philippines * Poland - List of political scandals in Poland * Slovakia – List of Slovak political scandals * Slovenia – 1975 Zaliv Scandal *South Korea –

Political scandals in South Korea This article provides a list of political scandals that involve officials from the government or politicians of South Korea. Koreagate (1976) Koreagate is the name of a political bribery scandal revealed in 1976. It involves the Central Intel ...

* United Kingdom – List of political scandals in the United Kingdom * United States – List of federal political scandals in the United States * Ukraine – List of political scandals in Ukraine

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