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journalism definition

jour·nal·ism (jʉr′nəl iz′əm)

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

Etymology: Fr journalisme < journal: see journal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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