Definitions for journalismˈdʒɜr nlˌɪz əm

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jour•nal•ismˈdʒɜr nlˌɪz əm(n.)

  1. the occupation of gathering, writing, editing, and publishing or broadcasting news.

    Category: Journalism

  2. newspapers and magazines; the press.

    Category: Journalism

  3. a course of study for a career in journalism.

    Category: Journalism

  4. material written for a newspaper or magazine.

    Category: Journalism

  5. writing marked by a popular slant.

    Category: Journalism

Origin of journalism:

1825–35; < F journalisme

Princeton's WordNet

  1. journalism, news media(noun)

    newspapers and magazines collectively

  2. journalism(noun)

    the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. journalism(noun)ˈdʒɜr nlˌɪz əm

    the work of reporting the news

    journalism classes

Wiktionary

  1. journalism(Noun)

    The activity or profession of being a journalist.

  2. journalism(Noun)

    The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in periodical print publications and broadcast news media, for the purpose of informing the audience.

  3. journalism(Noun)

    The style of writing characteristic of material in periodical print publications and broadcast news media, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events with an attempt to minimize analysis or interpretation.

  4. Origin: From journalisme (beginning of 19th century).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Journalism(noun)

    the keeping of a journal or diary

  2. Journalism(noun)

    the periodical collection and publication of current news; the business of managing, editing, or writing for, journals or newspapers; as, political journalism

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Journalism

    The collection, preparation, and distribution of news and related commentary and feature materials through such media as pamphlets, newsletters, newspapers, magazines, radio, motion pictures, television, and books. While originally applied to the reportage of current events in printed form, specifically newspapers, with the advent of radio and television the use of the term has broadened to include all printed and electronic communication dealing with current affairs.


Translations for journalism

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

journalism(noun)

the business of running, or writing for, newspapers or magazines.

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