reportage
Journalistic account style
Reportage is the reporting of news, especially by journalists in the field.
The word carries a slightly literary or European flavor, suggesting detailed, vivid coverage: Her reportage from the war zone won several awards.
It can also refer to a style of documentary photography or film that captures events as they unfold, without staging.
Article author identification
press · wire · columnist · investigative · feature · op-ed · newspaper · freelance
Sworn statement as evidence
- accountRecord of dealings
- witnessOne who attests
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- recollectionRecalled mental image
sighting · bystander · onlooker · firsthand · participant · informant · narrator · percipient
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- telecastTransmitted television program
- livestreamReal-time internet broadcast
- newscastBroadcast of current events
- bulletinBrief public announcement
footage · airtime · programming · highlights · replay · play-by-play · presenter · breaking
Investigative journalism piece
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- transparencyState of being see-through
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- deep-diveThorough investigation of topic
undercover · sources · documents · accountability · fact-checking · revelation · scandal · corruption
Creating motion pictures
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- documentarianNonfiction film creator
- fly-on-the-wallUndetected observer status
exposé · montage · voice-over · interviews · observational · footage · biopic · feature-length
byline
Article author identification
source · press · wire · columnist · investigative · feature · op-ed · newspaper · freelance · bureau
testimony
Sworn statement as evidence
- accountRecord of dealings
- witnessOne who attests
- observationAttentive watching or remark
recollection · sighting · bystander · onlooker · firsthand · participant · informant · narrator · percipient · scene
anchor
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- telecastTransmitted television program
- livestreamReal-time internet broadcast
- newscastBroadcast of current events
bulletin · footage · airtime · programming · highlights · replay · play-by-play · presenter · breaking · satellite
exposé
Investigative journalism piece
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- transparencyState of being see-through
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
deep-dive · undercover · sources · documents · accountability · fact-checking · revelation · scandal · corruption · leaks
filmmaking
Creating motion pictures
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- documentarianNonfiction film creator
fly-on-the-wall · exposé · montage · voice-over · interviews · observational · footage · biopic · feature-length · ethnography
objectivity
Freedom from personal bias
context · nuance · analysis · detail · vividness · immediacy · authenticity · tone · perspective · balance
- nonfictionbiography, autobiography, biographies, history, memoir
- journalisminterview, editors, student editors, school paper, news
- writingsessay, essays, articles, stories, treatise
- journalism termsheadline, headlines, byline, bylines, lead
- photojournalismnews photo, press photo, documentary photo, photo essay, news photography
- photo essaystravel essay, portraits, documentary, documentary series, travel essays
reportageeditorial
Publication's official viewpoint article
commentary · polemic · op-ed · punditry · advocacy
reportagefiction
Imagined narrative work
fabrication · invention · fantasy · storytelling · misinformation
reportagecover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
suppression · censorship · news blackout · concealment · secrecy
report, article, broadcast, reporter, reporting, commentary, reported, reporters, editorial