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journalism

journalism

365 3.1
Work of collecting, writing, and sharing news for newspapers, TV, or websites
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɜrnəlɪzəm/
  • Literature
translation icon : periodismo
  • She decided to pursue a career in journalism because she wanted to inform the public.
  • investigative journalism
  • broadcast journalism
  • photo journalism

So when you do journalism, you can't be boring.

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Examples

  • Lee's lost her faith in the power of journalism.

  • l have a masters in journalism from Columbia.

  • And what we found is journalism is in crisis.

  • I mean, I have been in journalism my whole life.

  • Look, I still think that journalism is the core of everything I do.

  • Do you think journalism is like completely dead?

  • Four years of journalism school so that I can do that.

  • I tell you these statistics because I believe that we must practice journalism dedicated to them.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It's a good, solid piece of American journalism... that the New York Times doesn't have.

  • No, it's good journalism that's dying, Lynn.

Synonyms

reporting
vsjournalism
  • Literature
241 2.5

News that journalists gather and share in newspapers or on TV

also involves gathering and editing news not only presenting it
reportage
vsjournalism
  • Literature
7 6.9

Journalists make news stories about events for newspapers, radio, or television

covers the wider profession of creating news across many media not only coverage
newspapering
vsjournalism
  • Literature
1 4.8

Work of finding, writing and editing news for printed papers

covers those activities across many media types rather than only printed outlets

Compounds

yellow journalism
  • Literature
2 5.2

Reporting that exaggerates and uses shocking stories to attract readers while ignoring the truth

gotcha journalism
  • Literature
1 8.0

A way reporters try to catch politicians making mistakes in a harsh way

9.6

False news on websites made to look real to attract readers

How In-Depth

feature article
  • Literature
3 3.8
journalism
  • Literature
365 3.1
news report
  • Literature
68 1.1

Surface Forms

journalism singular
journalisms plural

Morphology

journalism = journal (transparent) = journal + ism

The meaning is a straightforward derivation from 'journal' (a newspaper/periodical) + the productive suffix '-ism' indicating a profession or practice.

Etymology

The word journalism starts with journal, a word that meant a 'daily' record and comes from Latin diurnus, meaning 'day'. So journalism is the job of collecting and sharing news, like making a daily record of what happens.