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.

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

In a time of such great crises, horserace journalism that is focused on who is “winning” the political battle over the shutdown is a betrayal of the public interest.

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There are many reasons to love Dana Fox’s 2020 series about a teenage girl whose love of journalism propels her to investigate a local murder.

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This story is part of The 89 Percent Project, an initiative of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now.

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Weiss, who started at the news organization earlier this month, has said she wants to focus on “news that reflects reality” and journalism that “doesn’t seek to demonize, but seeks to understand.”

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In August, a popular investigative journalism show ran a segment on the “Jozi Jacuzzi” pothole, in the Randburg area of Johannesburg.

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