reportage

noun

re·​port·​age ri-ˈpȯr-tij How to pronounce reportage (audio)
especially for sense 2 ˌre-pər-ˈtäzh
ˌre-ˌpȯr-ˈtäzh How to pronounce reportage (audio)
Synonyms of reportagenext
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

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While fiction filmmaking has often tried to predict upcoming trends by looking at television and online content, documentary can find much more significant synergy with its cousin in reportage. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026 Fifty years later, Lumet and Chayefsky’s brilliant work of art is neither a satire nor reportage. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026 Once paid millions per picture, Rourke now often works in low-budget genre fare and international productions, making Hollywood Hustle’s premise of stars hustling to stay afloat feel less like parody and more like reportage. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026 Poetry, essay, fiction, reportage, memoir… somehow all of the above and also something else altogether? Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reportage

Word History

Etymology

French, from reporter to report

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of reportage was circa 1864

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“Reportage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reportage. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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