journalistic

adjective

jour·​nal·​is·​tic ˌjər-nə-ˈli-stik 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of journalism or journalists

journalistic principles

journalistically

ˌjər-nə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of journalistic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jewelry is not in my journalistic remit but when technology meets jewelry, my interest is piqued. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025

The proposition that reporters unintentionally missed the full story of Biden’s decline is much more credible, and has been advanced not only by Thompson and Tapper but by numerous journalistic bigwigs, both now and in the immediate aftermath of the debate. —Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 May 2025

During the segment, Stewart also questioned CNN’s journalistic integrity for its aggrandizement of Tapper’s latest product up for sale. —Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025

The play chronicles a time in American history when truth and journalistic integrity stood up to fearmongering and disinformation—and won. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for journalistic

• agonistic
• altruistic
• animistic
• aphoristic
• atheistic
• cabalistic
• calvinistic
• chauvinistic
• dualistic
• egoistic
• egotistic
• eucharistic