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JOURNALISM
Definition of JOURNALISM
noun
The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications, broadcast news media, or printed newspapers or periodicals, for the purpose of informing the audience, relying on a style of writing characteristic for this purpose, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events and (depending on type) either with or without analysis or interpretation.
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Where it comes from
From French journalisme (beginning of 19th century). By surface analysis, journal + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,118)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JOURNALISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 62 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JOURNALISM starts with J and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AIJLMNORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JOURNA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found JOURNALISM?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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