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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

repopulate, report, report card, report stage, reportable disease, reportage, reported clause, reported speech, reportedly, reporter, reporter gene

Origin of reportage

From French, dating back to 1605–15; see origin at report, -age
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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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