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A form of journalism in which a story is told primarily through photographs and other imagesSee Also: photojournalist, photojournalistic
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Photojournalism — is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, and in some… … Wikipedia
photojournalism — ► NOUN ▪ the communicating of news by photographs. DERIVATIVES photojournalist noun … English terms dictionary
photojournalism — [fōt΄ō jʉr′nəl iz΄əm] n. journalism in which news stories or features are presented mainly through photographs photojournalist n. photojournalistic adj … English World dictionary
photojournalism — [[t]fo͟ʊtoʊʤɜ͟ː(r)nəlɪzəm[/t]] also photo journalism N UNCOUNT Photojournalism is a form of journalism in which stories are presented mainly through photographs rather than words. ...some of the finest photo journalism of the Civil Rights era.… … English dictionary
photojournalism — n. the art or practice of relating news by photographs, with or without an accompanying text, esp. in magazines etc. Derivatives: photojournalist n. * * * photojournalism, ist see photo 2 … Useful english dictionary
photojournalism — noun Date: 1938 journalism in which written copy is subordinate to pictorial usually photographic presentation of news stories or in which a high proportion of pictorial presentation is used; broadly news photography • photojournalist noun •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
photojournalism — photojournalist, n. /foh toh jerr nl iz euhm/, n. 1. journalism in which photography dominates written copy, as in certain magazines. 2. news photography, whether or not for primarily pictorial media, publications, or stories. [1940 45; PHOTO +… … Universalium
photojournalism — pho|to|jour|nal|is|m [ˌfəutəuˈdʒə:nəl ızəm US ˌfoutouˈdʒə:r ] n [U] the job or activity of reporting news stories in newspapers and magazines using mainly photographs instead of words … Dictionary of contemporary English
photojournalism — pho|to|jour|nal|ism [ ,foutou dʒɜnl,ızəm ] noun uncount a type of journalism in which photographs are used more than words. Someone who reports news using photographs is called a photojournalist … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
photojournalism — n. journalism which tells a story through the use of photographs (rather than words); news photography … English contemporary dictionary
