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jour·nal·ism  audio  (jūrn-lzm) KEY  

NOUN:
  1. The collecting, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles in newspapers and magazines and in radio and television broadcasts.
  2. Material written for publication in a newspaper or magazine or for broadcast.
  3. The style of writing characteristic of material in newspapers and magazines, consisting of direct presentation of facts or occurrences with little attempt at analysis or interpretation.
  4. Newspapers and magazines.
  5. An academic course training students in journalism.
  6. Written material of current interest or wide popular appeal.



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