noun

journalism

journalism, reporting

She studied journalism in college.

She studied journalism in college.

Investigative journalism exposes corruption.

Investigative journalism exposes corruption.

((noun)) the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast. She studied journalism in college.

Synonyms: reporting, news media, press

From 'journal' (a daily record) + '-ism' (a practice or system). 'Journal' itself comes from Latin 'diurnalis' meaning 'daily'.

Think of a 'journal' that is made public for everyone – that's 'journalism'.

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