also: ルポタージュ · レポルタージュ
noun
Refers to the act or genre of journalistic reporting, especially in-depth or on-the-scene coverage. Often used in media contexts.
from French
彼は戦地からのルポルタージュで有名になった。
He became famous for his reportage from the war zone.
その雑
The magazine publishes a lot of reportage on social issues.
noun
documentary literature; documentary
Used for literary or film works that document real events in a narrative style. Overlaps with sense 1 but emphasizes the finished product rather than the process.
この本は貧困問題を扱ったルポルタージュだ。
This book is a documentary work dealing with poverty issues.