journalist
noun
jour·nal·ist
ˈjər-nə-list 
1
a
: a person engaged in journalism
especially
: a writer or editor for a news medium
b
: a writer who aims at a mass audience
2
: a person who keeps a journal
Synonyms
Examples of journalist in a Sentence
a journalist who has won awards for two of his feature stories
Recent Examples on the Web
On the way to visit her, New York Times journalists passed a Buddhist pagoda balanced, golden and delicate, on a rocky outcrop.
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Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
In our Reality Check stories, Idaho Statesman journalists seek to hold the powerful accountable and find answers to critical questions in our community.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2024
In the safe space the journalists visit for food and rest on their journey to D.C., a UN-style organization is providing tents and sustenance, and all the people of this crazy country are represented in full joy.
—Eisa Nefertari Ulen, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Brown says the jury’s still out on what journalists learned from the Simpson case — if anything.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Magid is a tech journalist and internet safety activist.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
The company reportedly blocked the accounts of more than 100 activists and journalists at the Indian government’s request.
—Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Related article Meta is accused of censoring a non-profit newspaper and an independent journalist who criticized the company
But sure enough, when Kabas posted her own link to the column on Threads, Meta flagged it as malicious content and took it down.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
In our Reality Check stories, Idaho Statesman journalists seek to hold the powerful accountable and find answers to critical questions in our community.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2024
In the safe space the journalists visit for food and rest on their journey to D.C., a UN-style organization is providing tents and sustenance, and all the people of this crazy country are represented in full joy.
—Eisa Nefertari Ulen, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Brown says the jury’s still out on what journalists learned from the Simpson case — if anything.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Magid is a tech journalist and internet safety activist.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
The company reportedly blocked the accounts of more than 100 activists and journalists at the Indian government’s request.
—Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Related article Meta is accused of censoring a non-profit newspaper and an independent journalist who criticized the company
But sure enough, when Kabas posted her own link to the column on Threads, Meta flagged it as malicious content and took it down.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
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journalist
noun
jour·nal·ist
ˈjərn-ᵊl-əst
: an editor of or writer for a newspaper or magazine or radio and television news
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