reportorial

[ rep-er-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, ree-pawr-, -pohr-, -per- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to a reporter.
of, noting, or characteristic of a report:
His lecture was more reportorial than analytical.

reportorial

/ ˌrɛpɔːˈtɔːrɪəl /

1855–60, Americanism; report(er) + -orial, by analogy with pairs such as tutor, tutorial

C20: from reporter , influenced by editorial

Germinal by Émile Zola My favorite reportorial 19th-century novel.

His focus as a mature photographer turned to the reportorial importance of his subject matter.

Nor could Branch claim any reportorial privilege since he was never asked about them.

It has started to rain as we arrive in Paris, which adds to my state of excitement, and a reportorial avalanche falls upon me.

Penny thoroughly enjoyed reportorial work, but best of all she loved to take an active part in the adventures she recounted.

That performance will stand out in the annals of American journalism as one of the really big reportorial achievements.

I was on the reportorial staff of the Pennsylvania legislature, when from overtasking my eyes, and other causes, I became blind.

The concentrated vehemence and force of the arraignment stupefied even the reportorial instinct.

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