journalistic
adjective
jour·nal·is·tic
ˌjər-nə-ˈli-stik 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of journalism or journalists
journalistic principles
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The students, who were required to house journalistic materials on school accounts, noticed the software seized materials from them.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
Rafferty will become vp of news standards for Versant, a job tasked with setting and maintaining the company’s journalistic standards at both MSNBC and CNBC, and guiding both newsrooms.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Their press run has been a salvo for rap purists who miss artists talking to actual journalists, not athletes, fellow artists, or streamers who claim to be such while flouting journalistic ethics.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
Citing the ombudsman role, the FCC did not place any news conditions on the transaction other than an agreement to journalistic independence of the news operations.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
Rafferty will become vp of news standards for Versant, a job tasked with setting and maintaining the company’s journalistic standards at both MSNBC and CNBC, and guiding both newsrooms.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Their press run has been a salvo for rap purists who miss artists talking to actual journalists, not athletes, fellow artists, or streamers who claim to be such while flouting journalistic ethics.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
Citing the ombudsman role, the FCC did not place any news conditions on the transaction other than an agreement to journalistic independence of the news operations.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2025
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“Journalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/journalistic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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