photojournalism

pho·to·jour·nal·ism

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foh-toh-jur-nl-iz-uh m]
- /ˌfoʊ toʊˈdʒɜr nlˌɪz əm/
- /ˌfəʊ.təʊˈdʒɜː.nəl.ɪ.zəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foh-toh-jur-nl-iz-uh m]
- /ˌfoʊ toʊˈdʒɜr nlˌɪz əm/

Definitions of photojournalism word

noun photojournalism journalism in which photography dominates written copy, as in certain magazines. 1
noun photojournalism news photography, whether or not for primarily pictorial media, publications, or stories. 1
noun photojournalism photographic reportage 1
uncountable noun photojournalism Photojournalism is a form of journalism in which stories are presented mainly through photographs rather than words. 0
noun photojournalism journalism in which photographs are the predominant feature 0
noun photojournalism journalism in which news stories or features are presented mainly through photographs 0

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Origin of photojournalism

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; photo- + journalism

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Parts of speech for Photojournalism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Photojournalism

photojournalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for photojournalism

noun photojournalism

camerawork — The camerawork in a film is the way it has been filmed, especially if the style is interesting or unusual in some way.
filmmaking — Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, especially one working in all phases of production: the leading young filmmakers of France.

All 2 Synonyms of photojournalism

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