photojournalism
noun
pho·to·jour·nal·ism
ˌfō-tō-ˈjər-nə-ˌli-zəm 
: 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
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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.
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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
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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
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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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