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 • Mar. 31, 2026

To be clear, I never mention my journalistic credentials when I contact a business — this is simply me, Joe Consumer, speaking out and trying to right a wrong.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Before it expired, she applied for political-asylum protections because of threats related to her journalistic work in Colombia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

“We are not news. We are not journalistic coverage,” said Parker, 38, whose preferred style of dress is soccer jerseys.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Forty years ago the hot journalistic topic was the “discovery of the poor” in their inner-city and Appalachian “pockets of poverty.”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich