________ in government was exposed through the agency of the press.

The correct answer to fill in the blank in the sentence "________ in government was exposed through the agency of the press" is "Corruption." This is supported by the information provided in the references, where it is mentioned that "corruption" means "腐化，腐败" which translates to "corruption" in English, and the context of the sentence implies that something negative was revealed by the press in the government.1678