JOURNALISM / REPORTAGE

JOURNALISM / REPORTAGE

The term literary journalism is sometimes used interchangeably with CREATIVE NONFICTION more often, however, it is regarded as one type of creative nonfiction.

Highly regarded literary journalists in the U.S. today include JOHN MCPHEE, Jane Kramer, Mark Singer, and Richard Rhodes. Some notable literary journalists of the past century include Stephen Crane, Jack London, George Orwell, and Tom Wolfe.

     The genre of literary reportage is situated between journalism and literature. It has in common with journalism its relation to actuality. Reportage refers to cultural and social reality, past developments, and current affairs. ... As a result, it can hardly avoid providing stereotyped interpretations of reality.

• Classic Examples of Literary Journalism

  • A Hanging by; George Orwell
  • The Sanfrancisco Earthquake by; Jack London
  • The Water Cress Girl by;Henry Mayhew
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  • Reportage, for example, depicts a story or event in a report-like fashion. Unlike traditional styles of photography, reportage photographs are often less formal and portray their characters in a pose-free way that occurs naturally, not staged. However, in wedding reportage photography there is often direct intervention for images like group photos of the entire wedding party, and portraits of the bridge and groom.
    Photo reportage is quite common on stock photo agency websites, and mainly depict photos of reporters and photographers shooting at an event
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