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 Knowable Magazine is an independent journalistic endeavor from Annual Reviews. Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024 Sadie’s tears went viral as a symbol of journalistic bias. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Such an arrangement – offering a business the ability to nix news stories about itself in exchange for money – violates journalistic ethics, said Chris Roberts, vice chair of the Society of Professional Journalists Ethics Committee and associate professor of journalism at the University of Alabama. Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024 Attwell doesn’t do that through exposition about what any particular companies are doing, laying out a case in any journalistic sense, but through a character who embodies voracious information-gathering and manipulation. Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024 Just over an hour later at around 2:05 p.m., El Helo’s journalistic colleague Mohammad Salama, filmed Abu Al-Ola walking away from the hospital and back toward the north gate. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 22 Feb. 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. Rich Lowry, National Review, 5 Mar. 2024 The issue was evidently editorial liberties taken by Mr. Young and his co-producer, Michael Roemer, including a decision to stage a scene in which the central character appeared to be giving birth, which the network said violated its journalistic standards. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024 Despite major setbacks, there will always remain a need for human talent, factual reporting and journalistic integrity. Jennifer Acree, Forbes, 28 Feb. 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 28 Mar. 2024.

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