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journalistic

/dʒərnəˈlɪstɪk/
/dʒənəˈlɪstɪk/
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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."

Definitions of journalistic
  1. adjective
    of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism
    journalistic writing”
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