journalistic

adjective

jour·​nal·​is·​tic ˌjər-nə-ˈli-stik 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of journalism or journalists

journalistic principles

journalistically

ˌjər-nə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of journalistic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First of all, a shout-out to the creators behind Ohana, the subletting site, who are making important journalistic video content like this. — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 30 Oct. 2026

Reid will serve as the news outlet’s chief White House reporter, the latest addition to MS NOW’s journalistic ranks since its split from Comcast nearly a year ago. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

An early journalistic coup was when Frank exposed the New York Times’ Style section had printed slang from Seattle’s grunge scene that Sub Pop employee Megan Jasper had made up. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Like Leavitt, Zacharia lacked the traditional political, policy, or journalistic background for the role, but her willingness to express unflinching support for the president’s policies won her his support. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for journalistic

• agonistic
• altruistic
• animistic
• aphoristic
• atheistic
• atomistic
• cabalistic
• calvinistic
• chauvinistic
• dualistic
• egoistic
• egotistic