Special news - scoop

Japanese: 特ダネ - とくだね（英語表記）scoop

Important news or news material (commonly known as "seed" or "material") reported before other newspapers, or the reporting activity. Also called a "scoop." When another newspaper (other company) gets an exclusive scoop, it is said to be "overtaken" or to have been "topped." However, there is no clear standard for what is considered important, depending on the social and industry standards of the time. In the days when newspapers targeted small audiences and their main product was opinions and assertions, when each paper had distinctive features and looked clearly different overall, there was no practice of competing for exclusive scoops.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

他紙に先がけて報道した重大なニュース，ニュース素材(〈タネ〉〈ネタ〉と俗称される)またはその報道活動。〈スクープ〉ともいう。他紙(他社)に特ダネをとられることを〈抜かれる〉〈特オチ〉などという。ただし，なにが重大か，については時代ごとの社会･業界通念により，明確な基準はない。新聞が少数の読者を相手に，意見･主張を主要な商品にしていた時代，各紙が際だった特徴をもち，全体としてはっきり違ってみえた時代には，特ダネを争って求める慣行はなかった。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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