The phrase
"hatchet job" means a harsh and unfair criticism or attack on someone, typically in the form of an article or review.
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- I'm talking about Michael Winerip who, to the best of my knowledge, is the single worst education reporter in America, infamous for biased hatchet jobs on NCLB, Bloomberg and Klein's reforms, and anything else associated with genuine reform (if anyone is aware of someone worse at a major publication, please let me know — maybe I'll start a Reporter Hall of Shame...) (educationnext.org)
- Our protest was based on his track record of doing hatchet jobs in such auspicious gatherings. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
- Also, if a principal doesn't like a teacher and does hatchet jobs in observations, it appears to me that huge test score gains will not save the teacher. (jonathanpelto.com)
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