do a hatchet job进行恶毒诽谤
N-COUNT（可数名词） To do a hatchet job on someone or something means to say or write something mentioning many bad things about them, which harms their reputation. 恶毒攻击; 诽谤 [非正式][usu sing, oft N 'on' n]
Unfortunately, his idea of bold journalism was a hatchet job, portraying the staff in a negative light.
很遗憾，他所谓的大胆新闻报道是一种恶意攻击，对工作人员进行了负面的报道。