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 There was perhaps no story this year more gripping amongst the C. Milton Wright student body than a student section tiff with Bel Air at an early December basketball game — a striking example of Schleicher’s journalistic chops and the growing engagement of the paper. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024 Knowable Magazine is an independent journalistic endeavor from Annual Reviews. Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for journalistic 

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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 1 Jun. 2024.

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