jour ‧ nal ‧ is ‧ m /ˈdʒɜːn ə l-ɪz ə m $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ journal , ↑ journalism , ↑ journalist , ↑ journalese ; adjective : ↑ journalistic ]
the job or activity of writing news reports for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio:
a career in journalism
The hospital has been the target of investigative journalism (=journalism that examines an event or situation in order to find out the truth) .