Definition of journalism
1a : the collection and editing of news for presentation through the mediab : the public pressc : an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium
2a : writing designed for publication in a newspaper or magazineb : writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretationc : writing designed to appeal to current popular taste or public interest
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Examples of journalism in a Sentence
She plans to major in journalism when she goes to college.
Recent Examples of journalism from the Web
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Canedy graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in journalism, after growing up in Radcliff, near Fort Knox.
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Jhoanna was enthusiastic about the work, the process, the snap and speed of journalism.
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An international journalism fellowship, which led her to work in Mexico, kindled her career in border reporting.
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Kristal Brent Zook (@KristalZook) is a professor of journalism at Hofstra University and the author of Black Women’s Lives: Stories of Power and Pain (Nation).
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The rest of the Times story includes incredible reporting, but more impressive is how it is written as a straight news story, but with the driest, most next-level shade investigative journalism has ever seen.
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Lindsay Gloor graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in Spanish from the University of Missouri.
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Copywright 2017 Ed Wallace Ed Wallace is a recipient of the Gerald R. Loeb Award for business journalism, conferred by the Anderson School of Business at UCLA.
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Yes, I’ve been blessed to have a decade-long career in journalism and communications, writing the pressing stories that matter to me and my community.
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First Known Use of journalism
1791
JOURNALISM Defined for English Language Learners
journalism
playDefinition of journalism for English Language Learners
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: the activity or job of collecting, writing, and editing news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio
JOURNALISM Defined for Kids
journalism
playDefinition of journalism for Students
1 : the business of collecting and editing news (as for newspapers, radio, or television)
2 : writing of general or popular interest
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