Journalism is the job of collecting news and writing about it for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio.
He began a career in journalism, working for the North London Press Group.
It was an accomplished piece of investigative journalism.
Synonyms: reporting, writing, reportage, article writing More Synonyms of journalism
2. See also chequebook journalism
More Synonyms of journalism
journalism in British English
(ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm)
noun
1.
the profession or practice of reporting about, photographing, or editing news stories for one of the mass media
2.
newspapers and magazines collectively; the press
3.
the material published in a newspaper, magazine, etc
this is badly written journalism
4.
news reports presented factually without analysis
journalism in American English
(ˈdʒɜrnəlˌɪzəm)
noun
1.
the work of gathering, writing, editing, and publishing or disseminating news, as through newspapers and magazines or by radio and television
2.
journalistic writing
3.
newspapers and magazines collectively
Word origin
Fr journalisme < journal: see journal
COBUILD Collocations
journalism
investigative journalism
responsible journalism
study journalism
tabloid journalism
Examples of 'journalism' in a sentence
journalism
They inhibit investigative journalism and allegations of misconduct against powerful people who might sue.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It would be the instant death of investigative journalism.
The Sun (2016)
It will crush investigative journalism and undermine democracy.
The Sun (2016)
Investigative journalism would cease overnight as the fear of litigation outweighed any pride in exposing wrongdoing.
The Sun (2016)
Investigative journalism is the lifeblood of a healthy democracy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Any regulation that could potentially bankrupt the media and make investigative journalism too costly to publish should be fiercely resisted.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Sometimes, investigative journalism leads to the publication of information that causes them displeasure.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Section 40 would kill investigative journalism stone dead.
The Sun (2016)
Very good news, great journalism, fantastic stories.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This affords me time to pursue my career in journalism.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is where the danger to investigative journalism lies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She sees her experience in journalism as one of the keys to her success.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The problem is this crucial early career stage in journalism.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There are already far too many constraints on investigative journalism.
The Sun (2014)
Much investigative journalism involves some form of subterfuge.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In some instances this did not happen without the persistence of investigative journalism.
Walklate, Sandra Victimology - the victim and the criminal justice process (1989)
He added that exemplary damages would have a chilling effect on investigative journalism and political reporting.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Your planned career was football journalism.
The Sun (2012)
He read for the Bar but diverted into journalism and radio commentary.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
As a matter of fact, my journalism is serious writing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What follows is masterful journalism, one of the best books about the dark side of the web.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Ministers need to remember that journalism is one of the few industries that Britain plays at world class.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I took it as a sign that he was ready to retire from his career in journalism.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I hope for her return one day to journalism.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I had spent most of my twenties working hard at building a journalism career.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
If it was a low day for him, it was not a particularly high one for sports journalism.
The Sun (2006)
A career in journalism seemed assured.
Christianity Today (2000)
But despite establishing himself in journalism, magazines were his day job, not his vocation.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Quotations
In America journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of conversationAnthony SampsonAnatomy of Britain Today
Journalism largely consists in saying `Lord Jones Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was aliveG.K. ChestertonThe Wisdom of Father Brown
I hope we never see the day when a thing is as bad as some of our newspapers make itWill Rogers
Four hostile newspapers are to be feared more than a thousand bayonetsNapoleon Bonaparte
Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printedElbert HubbardThe Roycroft Dictionary
I read the newspapers avidly. It is my one form of continuous fictionAneurin Bevan
The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an epigramDon Marquis
A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itselfArthur Miller
The power of the press is very great, but not so great as the power of suppressLord Northcliff
In other languages
journalism
British English: journalism /ˈdʒɜːnˌlɪzəm/ NOUN
Journalism is the job of collecting news and writing about it for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio.
He had a career in journalism.
American English: journalism
Arabic: صَحَافَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: jornalismo
Chinese: 新闻业
Croatian: novinarstvo
Czech: žurnalistika
Danish: journalistik
Dutch: journalistiek
European Spanish: periodismo
Finnish: journalismi
French: journalisme
German: Journalismus
Greek: δημοσιογραφία
Italian: giornalismo
Japanese: ジャーナリズム
Korean: 저널리즘
Norwegian: journalisme
Polish: dziennikarstwo
European Portuguese: jornalismo
Romanian: jurnalism
Russian: журналистика
Latin American Spanish: periodismo
Swedish: journalistik
Thai: วารสารศาสตร์
Turkish: gazetecilik
Ukrainian: журналістика
Vietnamese: nghề báo
All related terms of 'journalism'
New Journalism
a style of journalism originating in the US in the 1960s, which uses techniques borrowed from fiction to portray a situation or event as vividly as possible
citizen journalism
the involvement of non-professionals in reporting news , esp in blogs and other websites
print journalism
the profession or practice of reporting about, photographing , or editing news stories for newspapers or magazines
study journalism
Journalism is the job of collecting news and writing about it for newspapers , magazines , television, or radio.
tabloid journalism
Journalism is the job of collecting news and writing about it for newspapers, magazines , television, or radio.
video journalism
the techniques, methods, etc., of preparing and broadcasting informational, social, political, and other nonfiction subjects via news and documentary programs
yellow journalism
the type of journalism that relies on sensationalism and lurid exaggeration to attract readers
broadcast journalism
journalism as practiced in radio and television
chequebook journalism
Chequebook journalism is the practice of paying people large sums of money for information about crimes or famous people in order to get material for newspaper articles .
responsible journalism
Journalism is the job of collecting news and writing about it for newspapers, magazines , television, or radio.
investigative journalism
Journalism is the job of collecting news and writing about it for newspapers, magazines , television, or radio.
photojournalism
Photojournalism is a form of journalism in which stories are presented mainly through photographs rather than words .
Chinese translation of 'journalism'
journalism
(ˈdʒəːnəlɪzəm)
n(u)
(= profession) 新闻(聞)业 (xīnwényè)
piece of journalism报(報)道 (bàodào)
1 (noun)
Definition
the profession of collecting, writing, and publishing news through newspapers and magazines or by radio and television
He began a career in journalism.
Synonyms
the press
Today the press is full of articles on the subject.
newspapers
the papers
news media
Fleet Street (British)
the fourth estate
2 (noun)
an accomplished piece of investigative journalism
Synonyms
reporting
a reputation for honest and impartial reporting
writing
reportage
article writing
feature writing
Quotations
In America journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of conversation [Anthony Sampson – Anatomy of Britain Today]Journalism largely consists in saying `Lord Jones Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive [G.K. Chesterton – The Wisdom of Father Brown]I hope we never see the day when a thing is as bad as some of our newspapers make it [Will Rogers]Four hostile newspapers are to be feared more than a thousand bayonets [Napoleon Bonaparte]Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed [Elbert Hubbard – The Roycroft Dictionary]I read the newspapers avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction [Aneurin Bevan]The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an epigram [Don Marquis]A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself [Arthur Miller]The power of the press is very great, but not so great as the power of suppress [Lord Northcliff]