reportage
noun /ˌrepɔːˈtɑːʒ/, /rɪˈpɔːtɪdʒ/
/rɪˈpɔːrtɪdʒ/, /ˌrepɔːrˈtɑːʒ/
[uncountable] (formal)- the reporting of news or the typical style in which this is done in newspapers, or on TV and radio
- We need accurate up-to-the-minute reportage of events.
- There is increasing awareness of how biased media reportage can govern our perceptions.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: French, from Old French reporter ‘carry back’, from Latin reportare ‘bring back’, from re- ‘back’ + portare ‘carry’.