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reportage

[ ri-pawr-tij, -pohr-, rep-awr-tahzh, -er- ]
/ rɪˈpɔr tɪdʒ, -ˈpoʊr-, ˌrɛp ɔrˈtɑʒ, -ər- /
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noun

the act or technique of reporting news.
reported news collectively: reportage on the war.
a written account of an act, event, history, etc., based on direct observation or on thorough research and documentation.

RELATED WORDS

communication, tidings, dispatch, detail, paper, relation, narration, message, digest, rundown, information, wire, record, proclamation, brief, note, version, statement, telegram, picture

Nearby words

  1. report,
  2. report card,
  3. report stage,
  4. reportable,
  5. reportable disease,
  6. reported,
  7. reported clause,
  8. reported speech,
  9. reportedly,
  10. reporter

Origin of reportage

From French, dating back to 1605–15; see origin at report, -age
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British Dictionary definitions for reportage

reportage

/ (rɪˈpɔːtɪdʒ, ˌrəpɔːˈtɑːʒ) /

noun

the act or process of reporting news or other events of general interest
a journalist's style of reporting
a technique of documentary film or photo journalism that tells a story entirely through pictures
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Word Origin and History for reportage

reportage

n.

"the describing of events," 1877; see report (v.) + -age. From 1881 as a French word in English.

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