journalism

jour-nal-ism · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites, or preparing news to be broadcast.

  2. 2.

    The product of journalistic activity; written or broadcast material.

Phrases & expressions

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    investigative journalism — In-depth reporting that uncovers facts about important issues
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    yellow journalism — Sensationalist or biased reporting
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    citizen journalism — News reporting by ordinary people rather than professional journalists

Related words

See also: journal, journalist, reporter
Synonyms: news coverage, reporting, the press

Etymology

From French journalisme, from journal ("newspaper"), from Old French journal ("daily").