reportage

noun

re·​port·​age ri-ˈpȯr-tij 

especially for sense 2 ˌre-pər-ˈtäzh, 

ˌre-ˌpȯr-ˈtäzh 

1

a

: the act or process of reporting news

b

: something (such as news) that is reported

2

: writing intended to give an account of observed or documented events

Examples of reportage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In September, the company unveiled an alliance with Sky News, owned by parent Comcast, for international reportage. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025

Macy, like Klein and Coates, toggles between personal narrative, history, and reportage to weave together a surprisingly moving account of how politics can rupture the personal. —Grace Byron, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025

Director: Joe Cappa Cast: Joe Cappa, Kristen Cappa, Dax Flame Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA IMDb Rating: 7.9/10 Along with his brother Craig, Brent Renaud traveled to some of the most dangerous and war-torn regions on Earth to create gripping reportage. —PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025

Srishti Gupta Srishti started out as an editor for academic journal articles before switching to reportage. —Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from reporter to report

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for reportage

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