peeriodical
A regularly-published magazine or newsletter that "squintingly" poses "probing" questions and otherwise "looks extra hard" at current events pertaining to the paper's main subject-matter.
During her "rise to fame" years, Brittany Spears sometimes had to sequester herself inside the high-walled perimeters of her parents' summer-house property in order to avoid reporters from various peeriodicals who wanted to gather the latest "juicy" details on her everyday life.
peeriodical by QuacksO September 10, 2019