New Journalism

noun

: journalism that features the author's subjective responses to people and events and that often includes fictional techniques meant to illuminate and dramatize those responses
New Journalist noun

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of New Journalism was in 1960

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“New Journalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Journalism. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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