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

All those kinds of classic, old school journalistic traditions actually really do matter. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025

The heir to a newspaper conglomerate — an ideal fit for Rory’s journalistic aspirations — served as the perfect conduit to show Rory (and, by proxy, Lorelai) what their lives could be in the context of the Gilmore social circle. —Justin Kirkland, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025

This resurgence of political violence has prompted intense academic and journalistic scrutiny. —Justin Pickett, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025

The unpublished 2014 article is the record of a rare journalistic encounter with one of the 21st century’s iconic monsters. —Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for journalistic

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