Journalism /(?)/

Jour·nal·ism

Journalism

n.
  1. The keeping of a journal or diary. [Obs.]
  2. The periodical collection and publication of current news; the business of managing, editing, or writing for, journals, newspapers, magazines, broadcasting media such as radio or television, or other news media such as distribution over the internet; as, political journalism; broadcast journalism; print journalism.
    Journalism is now truly an estate of the realm.
  3. The branch of knowledge that studies phenomena associated with news collection, distribution, and editing; a course of study, especially in institutions of higher learning, that teaches students how to write, edit, or report news.