journalism Syllabification: (jour·nal·ism)Pronunciation: /ˈjərnlˌizəm/Translate journalism | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of journalism noun the activity or profession of writing for newspapers or magazines or of broadcasting news on radio or television. the product of the activity of journalism:an art critic whose essays and journalism are never dulljournalism in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of journalism in the British & World English dictionary