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journalism

/ˈd͡ʒɜːn(ə)lɪzəm/ noun

In Latin: diurnalismus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about journalism at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Newspapers and magazines collectively.
  2. The profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media.

Origin

From French journalisme (beginning of 19th century). By surface analysis, journal + -ism.

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