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photojournalism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfəʊ̯.təʊ̯ˈd͡ʒɜːn(ə)lɪzəm/
  • General-American: /ˌfoʊ̯.toʊ̯ˈd͡ʒɝn(ə)lɪzəm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of journalism in which a story is told primarily through photographs and other images.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: journalism, news media

Narrower terms: news photography, rotogravure

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin diurnus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis ▲ Ancient Greek ἡμερούσιος (hēmeroúsios)calq. Latin diurnālis Old French journal French journal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French journaliste ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French journalismebor. English journalism English photojournalism From photo- + journalism.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fotoperiodisme — journalism via photographs or images
  • French: photojournalisme — journalism via photographs or images
  • Georgian: ფოტოჟურნალისტიკა (poṭožurnalisṭiḳa) — journalism via photographs or images
  • German: Fotojournalismus — journalism via photographs or images
  • Irish: fóta-iriseoireacht — journalism via photographs or images
  • Italian: fotogiornalismo — journalism via photographs or images
  • Polish: fotoreporterstwo — journalism via photographs or images
  • Portuguese: fotojornalismo — journalism via photographs or images
  • Russian: фотожурнали́стика (fotožurnalístika) — journalism via photographs or images
  • Serbo-Croatian: fotonovinarstvo — journalism via photographs or images
  • Spanish: fotoperiodismo — journalism via photographs or images
  • Swedish: fotojournalistik — journalism via photographs or images
  • Swedish: bildjournalistik — journalism via photographs or images