journalistic
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of journalistic
First recorded in 1825–35; journalist + -ic
Explanation
Journalistic things have to do with writing or reporting about the news. Most journalistic stories are found in newspapers or magazines, or on news-related websites. Years ago, a journalistic job would probably be writing for a daily newspaper, or possibly reading the news over the radio. Today a journalistic career could include writing articles for various online news sites or taking photographs of current events for a magazine, or even recording an interview for a podcast. Most journalistic work is done by journalists, meaning "writers or broadcasters of the news."
Vocabulary lists containing journalistic
Example Sentences
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Sorry to use the most annoying phrase in the journalistic world, but: It depends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"She had a great mind and she had obviously that natural journalistic ability."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
I found it myself on Google Flights, then, for journalistic reasons, asked Muse to take a crack at the booking.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
A federal judge ordered that the AP’s access to the White House be restored on the grounds that the government cannot punish a journalistic outlet over the content of its speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
One night long ago, he had kept Manolo and me, as well as Elsa, in stitches with tales of his journalistic escapades.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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