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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In addition to his passion for journalism and multimedia storytelling, Xavier has a keen interest in fashion, cooking and archery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
He wanted “longer-form, thoughtful journalism that can really speak to the culture.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Matt Brittin, 57, who has no broadcasting or journalism experience, starts the job against a background of drastic shifts in the media landscape.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
We’ll begin this week, though, with two entries of service journalism about a couple of suspect uses of taxpayer dollars that are in the pipeline.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
Tuesday, April 2,1935 In English class Miss Bimp pairs Scout and me together for a journalism project.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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