Journalism - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Journalism :  (noun)
1: newspapers and magazines collectively [syn: news media, fourth estate]
2: the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media

Based on WordNet 2.0

Journalism : \Jour"nal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. journalisme.] 1. The keeping of a journal or diary. [Obs.]

2. The periodical collection and publication of current news; the business of managing, editing, or writing for, journals or newspapers; as, political journalism.

Journalism is now truly an estate of the realm. --Ed. Rev.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Journalism

hollyfrew: Sad day in Journalism RT @bgluckman Tiger Woods Now Officially More Important Than 9/11 In Eyes Of The NY Post: http://snurl.com/tsddv
NCCPR: Child welfare agencies say they never take kids because of poverty So how do they explain this: http://bit.ly/5M4d2s #Journalism foster care
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