Reportage is the telling of what happened — in newspapers, on television, or on the radio. The word points at the describing itself, not at one short news piece.

in newspapers, on television, or on the radio在報紙、電視、或廣播上，Reportage這個字is指的是the telling of what happened敘述所發生的事情這件事本身。The word這個字points at指的是the describing itself描述這件事本身，not at而不是one short news piece一則簡短的新聞報導。

It can also mean a style: close, factual telling of events, sometimes with pictures, as if you were there.

It can also mean它也可以指 a style一種文風：close, factual telling of events貼近、如實地敘述事件，sometimes with pictures有時搭配圖片，as if you were there讓人感覺彷彿身歷其境。

It sounds a little French and a little formal. At the dinner table people say “the news” or “reporting.” Journalists, reviewers, and teachers of writing use reportage.

It sounds聽起來 a little French有點法式 and a little formal也有點正式。At the dinner table在飯桌上 people say大家會說 “the news”『新聞』 or或 “reporting.”『報導』。Journalists, reviewers, and teachers of writing記者、評論家、寫作老師 use則會用 reportage這個字。

Though actually, in some books it means a longer, almost story-like kind of news writing, not just today’s headlines. You can talk about her reportage from a war or a flood, meaning the body of that work.

Though actually不過其實，in some books在某些書裡 it means指的是 a longer, almost story-like kind of news writing一種比較長、近乎故事性的新聞寫作，not just today's headlines不只是今天的頭條新聞。You can talk about你可以說 her reportage她的報導作品 from a war or a flood來自一場戰爭或水災，meaning the body of that work意思是指那一整批作品。

It is not a word for a school report or a report you send to a boss.

It is not a word for這個字不是用來指 a school report學校的報告，or或是 a report you send to a boss你交給老闆的報告。