journalism

noun

jour·nal·ism ˈjər-nə-ˌli-zəm

: the collection and editing of news for presentation through the media

: the public press

: an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium

: writing designed for publication in a newspaper or magazine

: writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretation

: writing designed to appeal to current popular taste or public interest

Examples of journalism in a Sentence

She plans to major in journalism when she goes to college.

Recent Examples on the Web Your support ensures a bright future for independent journalism. —

Sarah Frier, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2023 Supporters herald his love for journalism and credit him with saving the British newspaper industry by smashing powerful print unions in the mid-1980s. —

Alexander Smith, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2023 The natural next step would be to get a gun, for journalism. —

Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2023 In 1969, Murdoch expanded to Britain, a country with a history of tabloid journalism, purchasing The News of the World. —

Bychris Morris, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023 Who’s to say that the views expressed by Wenner aren’t shared by others in positions of power in mainstream music journalism? —

Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023 Subscribe now to support our journalism and get unlimited access to our coverage. —

Kelsie Schrader, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2023 This trend could weaken public confidence in the validity of research on everything from health and agriculture to economics and journalism. —

Bahtiyar Kurambayev, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2023 Williams completed journalism grad school at UC Berkeley and got a job in Wisconsin in 2017. —

Susan Young, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2023 See More

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