journalism

[ jur-nl-iz-uhm ]

noun

1. the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
2. press ¹( def 31 ).
3. a course of study preparing students for careers in reporting, writing, and editing for newspapers and magazines.
4. 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.

journalism

/ ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. the profession or practice of reporting about, photographing, or editing news stories for one of the mass media
2. newspapers and magazines collectively; the press
3. the material published in a newspaper, magazine, etc

   this is badly written journalism

4. news reports presented factually without analysis

Word History and Origins

Origin of journalism¹

From the French word journalisme, dating back to 1825–35. See journal, -ism

Example Sentences

Similarly, the “citizens agenda” approach to campaign journalism, pioneered by the Charlotte Observer in 1992, systematically uncovered voters’ key concerns and built the paper’s coverage around clarifying them and where candidates stood on them.

From Salon

In an interview to Film Companion, an entertainment journalism platform, one of the writers of the show said that they even avoided giving surnames to the characters to avoid hurting anyone's sentiments.

From BBC

Tortoise Media, which was launched five years ago, has its own website and podcast and focuses on longer-term journalism as opposed to breaking news.

From BBC

He announced his plans to leave journalism and become the general manager of his alma mater St. Bonaventure's men's basketball program on X.

From Salon

The British royal says his legal battle against parts of the media is about “accountability” and defending legitimate journalism.

From New York Times