jour·nal·ism

[jur-nl-iz-uhm]
noun
1.
the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
2.
press1 ( def 31 ).
3.
a course of study preparing students for careers in reporting, writing, and editing for newspapers and magazines.
4.
writing that reflects superficial thought and research, a popular slant, and hurried composition, conceived of as exemplifying topical newspaper or popular magazine writing as distinguished from scholarly writing: He calls himself a historian, but his books are mere journalism.

Origin:
1825–35; < French journalisme. See journal, -ism

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journalism (ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the profession or practice of reporting about, photographing, or editing news stories for one of the mass media
2.  newspapers and magazines collectively; the press
3.  the material published in a newspaper, magazine, etc: this is badly written journalism
4.  news reports presented factually without analysis

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But political journalism-unlike war reporting-long ago stopped being about what is true or important.
Hardly a paragon of responsible journalism or credible scientific reporting.
If normal journalism is the first draft of history, this publication is a stab at a first draft of the future.
The folks behind the open-source reference site that's challenging the encyclopedia industry decide to give journalism a go.
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