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journalistic

adjective

jour·​nal·​is·​tic ˌjər-nə-ˈli-stik How to pronounce journalistic (audio)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of journalism or journalists
journalistic principles
journalistically adverb

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Nevertheless, the scrutiny ratcheted up, resulting in pieces musing on journalistic ethics and deconstructions of her book, American Canto. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025 The news that Olivia Nuzzi had a book coming out was, in political and journalistic circles, the sensation of the fall season. Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025 Nuzzi also was fired by New York Magazine, and was hoping for a journalistic comeback as the West Coast editor with Vanity Fair. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025 All those kinds of classic, old school journalistic traditions actually really do matter. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for journalistic

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of journalistic was in 1791

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“Journalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/journalistic. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.

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