Commonly not used in journalism. Note that the NYTimes publishes (and follows) its own style guide.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Serial_comma#Usage" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Serial_comma#Usage</a>