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The article attempts to interpret an important segment of the activity of modern mass media – leisure journalism. To terminologically reveal this phenomenon, a comparative analysis of two social institutions – journalism and leisure – was first conducted to identify the functions of the latter that the mass media can perform. Such a simple logical operation made it possible to state the content of the term “leisure journalism”.

The article presents the definition of key terms distinguished and used in the field of vacation, leisure, and recreation, and explains differences between them. The terms of "tourism" and "recreation" are similar in their meaning as many sources treat them as synonyms. However, the concept of "recreation" is much broader because it includes all types of individual’s activities in their free time from work spent outside their homes.