journalistic

American  

[jur-nl-is-tik] / ˌdʒɜr nlˈɪs tɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.

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Other Word Forms

• journalistically adverb
• nonjournalistic adjective
• nonjournalistically adverb
• prejournalistic adjective
• unjournalistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of journalistic

First recorded in 1825–35; journalist + -ic

Example Sentences

“The Magnitsky investigation, which has been at the heart of major journalistic exposés over the past decade, exposed the machinery of Russian money laundering,” he said.

From Barron's

With our increasing reliance on video, as opposed to journalistic reports, of events, the ability to doctor or create scenes that didn’t happen is perilous for obvious reasons.

From Los Angeles Times

She began her journalistic career at Reuters, and before that worked in urban planning and city management in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Barbara Walters started interviewing celebrities on her prime time specials for ABC in the 1970s, pearl-clutching journalistic purists were aghast.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a more or less journalistic documentary about the secretive operations of the Church of Scientology, which sometimes deconstructs itself into a movie about the failed attempt to make such a documentary.

From Salon