reportage
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- noun
- /ˌrɪˈpɔːrtɑːʒ/
- Literature
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reportaje
- In fiction and reportage, Orwell spent a lifetime condemning the intelligentsia's sterility.
- reportage of news
- piece of reportage
- reportage magazine
And that question of scale is as much an ethical issue as indeed it is an issue of information and reportage.
- And that question of scale is as much an ethical issue as indeed it is an issue of information and reportage.
Examples
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But I'm more into reportage.
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I'm trying to create a new kind of reportage.
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This is a new kind of reportage!
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I want to go out and play with language, play with reportage in a hopefully in a literary way.
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Well, I would call it deft reportage.
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I've done mostly domestic reportage.
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The crew is responsible for all of its own field work, lab work, reportage, repair of equipment, and chores of daily life.
Academic text (2006) -
The ethically engaged reportage is a genre that seems to have gained popularity and prestige in the context of international journalism.
Academic text (2017) -
A gifted storyteller, Eliane Brum punctuates her reportages with personal commentaries and self-reflections on the practice of journalism.
Academic text (2017) -
The journalist's compelling reportage covered the festival events in great detail.
Synonyms
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1.3
A written or spoken account that gives information about something
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2.7
Reporting of news on TV, radio, or in newspapers
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3.1
Work of collecting, writing, and sharing news for newspapers, TV, or websites
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News that journalists gather and share in newspapers or on TV
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A report for newspapers, TV and websites about recent events
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A short spoken or written account of recent events in the media
Antonyms
How Thorough
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reportage comes from the familiar word report, which means 'to tell' or 'give news', together with the French ending -age that means 'the act of'. So, reportage is the act or style of reporting — the news and stories journalists present.