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Definition of reportage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reportage

noun
 
/ˌrepɔːˈtɑːʒ/,
 
/rɪˈpɔːtɪdʒ/
 
/rɪˈpɔːrtɪdʒ/,
 
/ˌrepɔːrˈtɑːʒ/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the reporting of news or the typical style in which this is done in newspapers, or on TV and radio
    • We need accurate up-to-the-minute reportage of events.
    • There is increasing awareness of how biased media reportage can govern our perceptions.
    Topics TV, radio and newsc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: French, from Old French reporter ‘carry back’, from Latin reportare ‘bring back’, from re- ‘back’ + portare ‘carry’.
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