reportage

noun

re·​port·​age ri-ˈpȯr-tij 

 especially for sense 2  ˌre-pər-ˈtäzh,

ˌre-ˌpȯr-ˈtäzh 

1

a

: the act or process of reporting news

b

: something (such as news) that is reported

2

: writing intended to give an account of observed or documented events

Examples of reportage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But we are particularly committed to the far richer publication that emerged over time: a journal of record and imagination, reportage and poetry, words and art, commentary on the moment and reflections on the age. —David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025

Chuck Todd, the former moderator of Meet the Press and a staple of NBC News’ political reportage for nearly two decades, is leaving the network. —Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Another one of its discoveries is this collection of reportage, which includes an account of Gellhorn’s travels around China in the forties, with Ernest Hemingway. —The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025

His essays and reportage have appeared in The Atlantic, GQ, USA Today and Los Angeles Magazine, among other publications. —Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from reporter to report

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for reportage

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