journalistic

adjective jour·nal·is·tic \ ˌjər-nə-ˈli-stik \

|Updated on: 1 Aug 2018

Definition of journalistic

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

journalistic principles

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journalistically

play \ˌjər-nə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Recent Examples of journalistic from the Web

Retracting journalistic work, whatever its quality, solely on the basis of offense is a terrible path to go down.

— jesse singal, Daily Intelligencer, "Business Insider Retracted a Bad Piece — and Set a Terrible Precedent," 11 July 2018
Joining the luncheon at Columbia University in support of the journalistic work were Rosanna Arquette and Annabella Sciorra.

— BostonGlobe.com, "Kendrick Lamar, Harvey Weinstein accusers attend Pulitzer awards ceremony," 30 May 2018
The government says reporters aren’t being prosecuted for their journalistic work, but for supporting terrorist groups.

— david gauthier-villars, WSJ, "Turkish Press Pay a Price for Independence," 26 May 2018
Her earlier more photo-journalistic work was influenced by Robert Frank, Josef Koudelka, and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

— sarah bonnette, NOLA.com, "Artscape: Two exhibitions will showcase talents of female artists," 23 May 2018
Hootsen, who was in Culiacan to mark the anniversary of Valdez's death, said his group had begun an investigation into whether the attack on Huerta was tied to his journalistic work.

— kate linthicum, latimes.com, "On the anniversary of one journalist's death, another is shot to death in Mexico," 15 May 2018
In journalistic presentations of successful entrepreneurs, especially tech entrepreneurs, the authors note a strong impression of youth.

— michael taylor, San Antonio Express-News, "The best age for entrepreneurship," 13 July 2018
Mary Welsh Hemingway, who happily ditched her own journalistic career in London, along with family and friends, was just the answer.

— dana snitzky, Longreads, "Hemingway’s Last Girl," 12 July 2018
Ross even found a way to profit financially from journalistic exposure of one of his conflicts of interest.

— matthew yglesias, Vox, "Trump’s administration is full of kooks and crooks because it’s led by Donald Trump," 11 July 2018

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