Even the Diary derives its whole charm from the matter and the reportage.
"The English Novel"
George Saintsbury
The sober vivid touches, the little bits of what the French call reportage or mere reproduction of the actual words and deeds of the personages, the elaborate and carefully-concealed art of the composition, all deserve the highest praise.
"A History of English Literature Elizabethan Literature"
George Saintsbury
For that matter the newsplastics weren't either and quickly went back to the regular mathematical reportage they do so well.
"Man Made"
Albert R. Teichner