journalese
nounUK /ˌd͡ʒɜː.nəˈliːz/ · US /ˌd͡ʒɝ.nəˈliz/
Etymology From journal + -ese.
1
A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized by cliché, hyperbolic language, use of some vocabulary items that are mostly confined to this genre, and clipped syntax.
- We write journalese out of habit, sometimes from misguided training, and to sound urgent, authoritative and, well, journalistic. But it doesn't do any of that.c. 2000, Joe Grimm, Detroit Free Press:
- The veteran newspaper columnist, Keith Waterhouse, identifies two versions of this journalese. The first is officialese. It can be found everywhere […] The second version, which he calls tabloidese, is characterised by bolted-together monosyllables and sensationalism. Both types of journalese have this in common: people don't speak like that.2004, Rick Thompson, Writing for Broadcast Journalists, Routledge, →ISBN, page 21:
- Related terms
- jargon, officialese