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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Arceo credits Napoli with changing her life by introducing her to photojournalism and bringing her onto the staff of the school paper.
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Tina Vasquez, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
What ‘Civil War’ gets right and wrong about photojournalism, according to a Pulitzer Prize winner.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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Tina Vasquez, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
What ‘Civil War’ gets right and wrong about photojournalism, according to a Pulitzer Prize winner.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Photojournalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photojournalism. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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