photojournalism
noun
pho·to·jour·nal·ism
ˌfō-tō-ˈjər-nə-ˌli-zəm 
: journalism in which written copy is subordinate to pictorial usually photographic presentation of news stories or in which a high proportion of pictorial presentation is used
broadly
: news photography
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But a few years back, rumors began circulating among my colleagues in the photojournalism community that Út did not make that image.
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Gary Knight, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
To Salcido, this kind of photojournalism comes naturally, given his extensive travels during his stints at the El Paso Times and USA Today.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025
Statesman journalists were also recognized for general column writing, editorial writing, video, comment and criticism, sports feature writing, news photography and photojournalism.
—Staff Report, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
In the late fifties and early sixties, Arbus shot in 35-mm., the format of photojournalism.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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Gary Knight, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
To Salcido, this kind of photojournalism comes naturally, given his extensive travels during his stints at the El Paso Times and USA Today.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025
Statesman journalists were also recognized for general column writing, editorial writing, video, comment and criticism, sports feature writing, news photography and photojournalism.
—Staff Report, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
In the late fifties and early sixties, Arbus shot in 35-mm., the format of photojournalism.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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“Photojournalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photojournalism. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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