reportage

[ri-pawr-tij, -pohr-, rep-awr-tahzh, -er-]

noun

1. the act or technique of reporting news.

2. reported news collectively.

   reportage on the war.

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

reportage

/ ˌrəpɔːˈtɑːʒ, rɪˈpɔːtɪdʒ /

noun

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

2. a journalist's style of reporting

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of reportage¹

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

Example Sentences

But there is something else that a review of his reportage reveals: He never focuses on Hamas.

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“It is the reaction to seeing act-based reality, as when ‘Saturday Night Live’ essentially reenacts White House press conferences, or when late-night comedians offer up what amounts to straightforward reportage and analysis.

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Yet the Londoner says he always saw this work as a way to finance his real passion - reportage and documentary, which also features heavily in the exhibition.

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She ended up writing, she says, a "reportage of the heart".

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None of this reportage, however, addressed the most pertinent question about the feat, which is: So what?

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