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

Examples of journalistic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That became clear during the 2022 presidential election, which featured press coverage that strained the boundaries of journalistic impartiality and rigor. Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024 Balance, of course, is a journalistic parlor trick. Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024 This involved Echevarría and Mora undertaking a lengthy, journalistic research process and speaking to several players who were close to the true events in the film. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024 Issues surrounding nascent human life bring out the worst in our journalistic class, and no publication has a better record of refuting the myths than National Review. Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 21 Mar. 2024 Through it all, Egner stays true to his journalistic roots, looking at Ted Lasso through the lens of a cultural critic. Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024 The film rests on the strength of its gripping journalistic procedure, showing the minutiae of working with a source, putting a story together, and sending it out to the public. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024 Maintaining her journalistic integrity, as well as that of the show, was of paramount importance to her. Nbc Universal, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024 Another is to make a tax-deductible gift to National Review Institute (NRI), the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit journalistic think tank created by WFB to support the NR mission, and to advance and defend conservative ideas. Dominic Pino, National Review, 19 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 25 Apr. 2024.

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