electronic journalism

noun

1. television news reportage. EJ

Other Word Forms

• electronic journalist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of electronic journalism¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

In 1957, when Marvin Kalb joined CBS Radio in New York to write local news, television was called “electronic journalism,” and the backdrop for the “CBS Morning News” was a cardboard sign hanging above a desk on the fifth floor of the Grand Central Terminal building.

From Washington Post

Mudd was the narrator of the program, which the Peabody judges said was "electronic journalism at its best."

From Fox News

Mudd was the narrator of the program, which the Peabody judges said was “electronic journalism at its best.”

From Washington Times

The Radio Television Digital News Association has administered the awards for electronic journalism since 1971.

From Washington Times

Allen agrees, saying that the new group hopes to begin with blog posts and eventually move to long-form electronic journalism that would appear in a magazine format two or three times a year.

From Science Magazine