Close examination or inspection done in response to another's scrutiny; mutual or opposing observation.
From counter- + scrutiny (from Latin scrutinium, meaning examination). A modern compound describing reciprocal or opposing scrutinizing actions.
In modern workplaces and journalism, counterscrutiny describes when organizations scrutinize their critics while being scrutinized themselves—like fact-checkers fact-checking fact-checkers. It's created new dynamics in media where transparency and accountability run in both directions.
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