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people journalism

people journalism noun: journalism taking for its subject the lives of celebrities rather than traditional news and current affairs.

Noun

people journalism (uncountable)

  1. Journalism taking for its subject the lives of celebrities rather than traditional news and current affairs.
    • For subjects, we decided to go to pictures of people, San Francisco people, whether they were celebrities or not. This sounds like another obvious move, since "people journalism" has been a successful formula for 20 years now.1991, Roger Black, Roger Black's Desktop Design Power, page 248

Questions about people journalism

What does people journalism mean?
People journalism means journalism taking for its subject the lives of celebrities rather than traditional news and current affairs.
What part of speech is people journalism?
People journalism is a noun.

Words near people journalism in the dictionary

  1. people deprived of liberty
  2. people from Porlock
  3. people group
  4. people having ordinary skill in the art
  5. people in the street
  6. people journalism
  7. people meter
  8. people meters
  9. people mountain people sea
  10. people mover
  11. people movers

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