Correspondentship

/ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəntʃɪp/ noun

Definition

The position, role, or relationship of being a correspondent; a professional position reporting news from a particular location.

Etymology

From correspondent (a person who corresponds or reports) plus the suffix -ship (Old English -scipe), which denotes a state, position, or relationship.

Kelly Says

War correspondents in the 1800s invented modern 'correspondentship' by reporting from battlefields—turning letter-writing into journalism and making eyewitness reporting a professional craft.

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