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Definition of Journalese
1. Noun. The style in which newspapers are written.
Definition of Journalese
1. Noun. A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized by cliché, hyperbolic language and clipped syntax. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Journalese
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Journalese
Literary usage of Journalese
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The King's English by Henry Watson Fowler, Francis George Fowler (1906)
"MISCELLANEOUS TYPES OF journalese Mr. Lionel Phillips maintained that it was
impossible to introduce white unskilled labour on a large scale as a payable ..."
2. The Literary Guillotine by William Wallace Whitelock (1903)
"Upon trial of Alfred Austin, alias " The Laureate "; Ella Wheeler Wil- cox,
alias " The journalese Poetess," et aL, for a di-vers-ity of minor offences, ..."
3. Wesley and Methodism by Frederick John Snell (1900)
"... Posture of the Clergy—A Sermon and its Effects—Wesley's " journalese "—Fury
of Dissent—Brutal Conduct to Methodist Women—Methodist Valour—" No Popery! ..."
4. The Art of Interesting: Its Theory and Practice for Speakers and Writers by Francis Patrick Donnelly (1920)
"... AND "journalese" LITERATURE is much concerned and worried about its immortality.
Most of the poets of antiquity prophesied that they would never die and ..."
5. Jew and Gentile: Essays on Jewish Apologetics and Kindred Historical Subjects by Gotthard Deutsch (1920)
"Zangwill once said with regard to certain American Jewish literature, that is
was "journalese" to him. In this way he expresses tersely a widespread view of ..."
6. Scrolls: Essays on Jewish History and Literature, and Kindred Subjects by Gotthard Deutsch (1920)
"Zangwill once said with regard to certain American Jewish literature, that is
was "journalese" to him. In this way he expresses tersely a widespread view of ..."
7. A Guide to Technical Writing by Thomas Arthur Rickard (1910)
"EXAMPLES OF journalese 1. "The strike in the Ophir mine has been demonstrated to
be of a permanent character." This refers to the finding of ore; ..."
8. Handbook for Newspaper Workers, Treating Grammar, Punctuation, English by Grant Milnor Hyde (1921)
"There should be no occasion for the use of such terms as " newspaper English "
or " journalese." These terms of disparagement have resulted from the ..."
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