# journalism

Pronunciation: say "JUR-nuh-li-zuhm" US /ˈd͡ʒɝnl̩ˌɪzəm/, UK /ˈd͡ʒɜːn(ə)lɪzəm/

## Noun

1. The gathering, writing, editing, and presenting of news for wide distribution through newspapers, broadcasts, or websites, in order to inform an audience.
   - Simple: The work of gathering, writing, and sharing news through newspapers, TV, radio, or websites.
   - _Decades of investigative journalism exposed corruption at the highest levels of government._
   - _Modern journalism increasingly relies on digital platforms to reach global audiences._

## Origin

Borrowed from French journalisme at the beginning of the 19th century. By surface analysis, it breaks down into journal plus the suffix -ism.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/journalism (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).