photojournalism
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noun
pho·to·jour·nal·ism
\ˌfō-tō-ˈjər-nə-ˌli-zəm\
Simple Definition of photojournalism
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: the job or activity of using photographs to report news stories in magazines or newspapers
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
Full Definition of photojournalism
: journalism in which written copy is subordinate to pictorial usually photographic presentation of news stories or in which a high proportion of pictorial presentation is used; broadly : news photography
1938
First Known Use of photojournalism
1938
Learn More about photojournalism
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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about photojournalism
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