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Correspondent vs Journalism - What's the difference?

correspondent | journalism |

As nouns the difference between correspondent and journalism

is that correspondent is someone who or something which corresponds while journalism is the activity or profession of being a journalist.

As an adjective correspondent

is corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.

correspondent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.
  • * Hooker
  • Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law.
  • (with to or with) Conforming; obedient.
  • * 1610 , , act 1 scene 2
  • : Pardon, master: / I will be correspondent to command, / And do my spriting gently.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who or something which corresponds.
  • A journalist who sends reports to his newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.
  • Derived terms

    * correspondential * correspondently * correspondentship * foreign correspondent

    Hyponyms

    * stringer

    See also

    * corespondent * in Wikipedia

    References

    * ----

    journalism

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The activity or profession of being a journalist.
  • The aggregating]], writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in [[w:electronic publication, electronic publications and broadcast news media, for the purpose of informing the audience.
  • The style of writing characteristic of material in periodical print publications and broadcast news media, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events with an attempt to minimize analysis or interpretation.
  • Derived terms

    * ambush journalism * gotcha journalism * investigative journalism