This document examines the difference between corruption and scandal. It discusses three types of political scandals - sexual, financial, and power scandals. Corruption only becomes a scandal when it is exposed to public view by the media. The document analyzes two competing views on the role of the media - either the media reveals existing corruption or actively creates scandals through their reporting. While corruption often occurs behind closed doors, it only rises to the level of scandal once the media shines a light on it for the public to see.