reportage

[ ri-pawr-tij, -pohr-, rep-awr-tahzh, -er- ]
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noun
  1. the act or technique of reporting news.

  2. reported news collectively: reportage on the war.

  1. a written account of an act, event, history, etc., based on direct observation or on thorough research and documentation.

Origin of reportage

1
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
  1. the act or process of reporting news or other events of general interest

  2. a journalist's style of reporting

  1. a technique of documentary film or photo journalism that tells a story entirely through pictures

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