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reportage

[ ri-pawr-tij, -pohr-, rep-awr-tahzh, -er- ]

noun

  1. the act or technique of reporting news.
  2. reported news collectively:

    reportage on the war.

  3. a written account of an act, event, history, etc., based on direct observation or on thorough research and documentation.


reportage

/ ˌrəpɔːˈtɑːʒ; rɪˈpɔːtɪdʒ /

noun

  1. the act or process of reporting news or other events of general interest
  2. a journalist's style of reporting
  3. a technique of documentary film or photo journalism that tells a story entirely through pictures
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reportage1

From French, dating back to 1605–15; report, -age
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Unlike other notable entries, including David Wallace Adams’ “Education for Extinction” and Bill Vaughn’s “The Plot Against Native America,” Pember’s book blends her research and reportage with memoir.

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She went on to claim that: "The late 2010s genre of #MeToo reportage cannot thrive on today's volatile internet. Information is misinformation and vice versa. Victims are offenders and offenders are victims."

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The author, a deputy executive editor of the Atlantic and former history lecturer at Harvard, skillfully blends zoning history with his own reportage, digging into the history of his apartment to find some answers.

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Mr Farrell said the reportage of the Italian businessman's statements is "hearsay upon hearsay".

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But by this point, the play has fully succumbed to reportage.

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