Doorstepping

Doorstepping

Doorstepping is a term mainly used in UK media for waiting outside somebody's home for the appearance of a subject of interest, such as a news photographer or journalist waiting for a celebrity or politician, in the hope of an exclusive to sell to the media. Sometimes the rewards are high if the subject is currently in the news and make it financially worthwhile standing outside in the elements for possibly several days.

Doorstepping does not have to be an actual doorstep but maybe the gates of a persons property, with the person not wishing to be seen or interviewed at that time, often leaving at high speed in a vehicle.

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