Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Disciplines (hierarchy name)
4. disciplines (concept)
5. social sciences
6. communications (discipline)
7. journalism

Anotations

Scope note:

Communications field concerned with using photographs to document significant events, often in the context of news and related commentary through the mass media, both print and electronic. For journalism focusing on images other than photographs, use "pictorial journalism."