journalistic
adjective
jour·nal·is·tic
ˌjər-nə-ˈli-stik 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of journalism or journalists
journalistic principles
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Lawmakers were pushing a measure, similar to those enacted in Australia and Canada, that would have forced tech giants to pay online publishers for the ransacking, er, use, of their journalistic content.
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Everyone needs an audience, and some outlets are willing to sacrifice journalistic standards to find one.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Jan. 2026
And in the interest of full journalistic transparency, that’s the biggest challenge with rumor-mill reporting this time of year.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The pull toward explanation, footnotes, forcing a journalistic clarity in a literary piece that engages the politics that frame it.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Everyone needs an audience, and some outlets are willing to sacrifice journalistic standards to find one.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Jan. 2026
And in the interest of full journalistic transparency, that’s the biggest challenge with rumor-mill reporting this time of year.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The pull toward explanation, footnotes, forcing a journalistic clarity in a literary piece that engages the politics that frame it.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Journalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/journalistic. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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