noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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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