पत्रकारिता (patrkaaritaa)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'journalism' -- the profession and practice of reporting news, related to पत्रकार (patrkaar, 'journalist').
Sense 1 : journalism
noun, feminine
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see this word constantly on Indian news channels and in phrases like खोजी पत्रकारिता (khojii patrkaaritaa, 'investigative journalism') or पीत पत्रकारिता (piit patrkaaritaa, 'yellow journalism', a slightly literary/journalistic-register term itself). It is built from पत्र (patr, letter/newspaper/document) plus -कार (kaar, 'doer of') plus the abstract-noun suffix -ता (taa), so literally it means something like 'the state of being a letter/news-doer.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse पत्रकारिता (patrkaaritaa, journalism, the profession) with पत्रकार (patrkaar, journalist, the person) -- the former is the field/activity, the latter is the practitioner. 2) It is used only for the profession/field, not for a single news article or report, for which खबर (khabar) or समाचार (samaachaar) is used instead.
Sample Sentences:
पत्रकारिता समाज का आईना होती है। Journalism is the mirror of society.
(patrkaaritaa samaaj kaa aaiinaa hotii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय से पत्रकारिता में डिग्री ली। She got a degree in journalism from Delhi University.
(usne dillii vishvvidyaalay se patrkaaritaa men digrii lii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
आज की पत्रकारिता में खोजी पत्रकारिता की जगह कम होती जा रही है। In today's journalism, the space for investigative journalism is shrinking.
(aaj kii patrkaaritaa men khojii patrkaaritaa kii jagah kam hotii jaa rahii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कई आलोचक कहते हैं कि टीवी चैनलों की पत्रकारिता पीत पत्रकारिता बन गई है। Many critics say that TV channels' journalism has become yellow journalism.
(kaii aalochak kahte hain ki tiivii chainlon kii patrkaaritaa piit patrkaaritaa ban gaii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर सरकार दबाव न डालती तो पत्रकारिता ज्यादा निष्पक्ष होती। If the government didn't put pressure, journalism would be more impartial.
(agar sarkaar dabaav n daaltii to patrkaaritaa jyaadaa nishpaksh hotii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
काश हमारे देश में पत्रकारिता का स्तर और ऊँचा होता। I wish the standard of journalism in our country were even higher.
(kaash hamaare desh men patrkaaritaa kaa star aur oonchaa hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
यह रिपोर्ट पत्रकारिता के मूल सिद्धांतों को ध्यान में रखकर लिखी गई थी। This report was written keeping in mind the basic principles of journalism.
(yah riport patrkaaritaa ke mool siddhaanton ko dhyaan men rakhkar likhii gaii thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
पत्रकारिता में सच बोलने की हिम्मत होनी चाहिए। In journalism, one should have the courage to speak the truth.
(patrkaaritaa men sach bolne kii himmat honii chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यार, पत्रकारिता का काम आसान नहीं है, रोज़ डेडलाइन का टेंशन रहता है। Dude, the work of journalism isn't easy, there's deadline tension every day.
(yaar, patrkaaritaa kaa kaam aasaan nahiin hai, roz dedlaain kaa tenshan rahtaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पत्रकारिता कर, लेकिन कभी भी झूठी खबर मत फैला। Do journalism, but never spread a false report.
(patrkaaritaa kar, lekin kabhii bhii jhoothii khabar mat phailaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): पत्रकारिता (patrkaaritaa)
(sg.f.oblique): पत्रकारिता (patrkaaritaa)
(pl.f.direct): पत्रकारिताएँ (patrkaaritaaen)
(pl.f.oblique): पत्रकारिताओं (patrkaaritaaon)