journalism
Americannoun
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the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
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a course of study preparing students for careers in reporting, writing, and editing for newspapers and magazines.
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writing that reflects superficial thought and research, a popular slant, and hurried composition, conceived of as exemplifying topical newspaper or popular magazine writing as distinguished from scholarly writing.
He calls himself a historian, but his books are mere journalism.
noun
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the profession or practice of reporting about, photographing, or editing news stories for one of the mass media
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newspapers and magazines collectively; the press
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the material published in a newspaper, magazine, etc
this is badly written journalism
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news reports presented factually without analysis
Etymology
Origin of journalism
From the French word journalisme, dating back to 1825–35. See journal, -ism
Explanation
If your dream job includes writing for a newspaper or interviewing famous people for a magazine, you hope to someday work in the field of journalism. Working for a radio or TV news show, a magazine, a newspaper, or a news-related website would all be considered journalism. Those jobs might include reporting, writing, editing, photography, or documentary film making. An individual newspaper or magazine is sometimes called a "journal," and the category of these publications is also called journalism. The first newspaper ever published was a German journal printed in Strassburg in 1605, called "Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien."
Vocabulary lists containing journalism
Power Suffix: -ism
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Example Sentences
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He completed his bachelor’s at Duke University, where he studied English and political science and won the university's Patterson Prize for journalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Stars and Stripes,” however, occupies a unique place in American journalism.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
“They did not engage in journalism when it came to critiquing me,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
For journalism student Mohammad Hakim Haqmal, 22, the change had seen his score improve from 75 to 80 percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Ishmael understood by this that Gjovaag disapproved of journalism.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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