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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In less than 30 minutes, a historic journalistic institution cut its staff by almost a third, after two previous rounds of punishing layoffs. Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026 But when Millennials began to enter the news arena, and report from a wide range of journalistic perspectives, there were complaints about the upspeak. Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026 This restructure will help to secure our future in service of our journalistic mission and provide us stability moving forward. Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026 There was no need to guard journalistic craft. Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for journalistic

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First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

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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 9 Feb. 2026.

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