photojournalism

noun

pho·​to·​jour·​nal·​ism ˌfō-tō-ˈjər-nə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce photojournalism (audio)
: 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
photojournalist noun
photojournalistic adjective

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Statesman journalists were also recognized for general column writing, editorial writing, video, comment and criticism, sports feature writing, news photography and photojournalism. Staff Report, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 In the late fifties and early sixties, Arbus shot in 35-mm., the format of photojournalism. Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025 Today’s great photo is from Times photojournalism intern Luke Johnson, who was at Angel Stadium for a Savannah Bananas game for which tickets cost more than a Dodgers-Yankees rematch. Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 Út, now 74, had a long career in photojournalism and received plaudits for decades for The Terror of War. Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for photojournalism

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of photojournalism was in 1938

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“Photojournalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photojournalism. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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