̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ij, -ēj, esp for 2 ˌrepərˈtäzh or -ˌpȯr- or -tȧzh noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from reporter, n., news reporter (from English) + -age
1.
a. : the act or process of reporting news
in which he described some of the new skills in reportage required to carry out such an assignment — Time
b. : a news story
their front pages are usually divided between local scandals and romantic reportages — Atlantic
c. : documentation
the superiority of pictures over the written word as a means of reportage — Coming Events in Britain
2. : writing intended to give a factual and detailed account of directly observed or carefully documented events and scenes
seem to be saying that straightforward reportage is the only branch of literature that matters — George Orwell