journalistic

CEFRB2

/ˌd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)nəˈlɪstɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Related to journalism or journalists.

Examples

  • Journalistic text is not a literary work.

  • This is nothing more than a journalistic cliché.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Journalistic spin heavily affects everyday discourse.

  • Substituting "[expletive]" for swear words in an article's text is a journalistic practice of sensibility.

  • This gang-bang speaks more to journalistic groupthink than to any real moral or legal reasoning.

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She always maintained high blank standards by checking every single source for accuracy.

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Origin

adjective

From journal + -istic (“adjective”). Also parsed directly as journalist + -ic (“adjective”), also used in sense of related journalism (having to do with journalism).