| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|istik, -tēk adjective
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of journalism or journalists
the brilliant and amusing example of journalistic acumen — New York Times
these journalistic illustrations … had great aesthetic vitality — Lewis Mumford
resorted to the journalistic device of gingering up the actual records — New Yorker
especially : marked by literary qualities appropriate to newspapers and popular magazines
• jour·nal·is·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li adverb