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photojournalism

UK/,fәutәu'dʒә:nәlizm/US
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Definitions

n.

Journalism that tells news stories mainly through photographs.

摄影新闻,主要通过照片来报道新闻的新闻工作。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
photo-light
+
journalroot
+
-ismdoctrine, belief, practice
=photojournalism

photo- (light/photograph) + journalism = reporting the news through photographs rather than words. A photojournalist lets the image carry the story — a single picture from a war zone or protest can report more than a page of text.

Common Collocations

  • 1.war photojournalism战地摄影报道
  • 2.documentary photojournalism纪实摄影新闻
  • 3.award-winning photojournalism获奖摄影新闻作品
  • 4.photojournalism ethics摄影新闻伦理

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Her photojournalism from the famine won an international award.

  • 2.

    The course covers the ethics of war photojournalism.

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