journalist
Americannoun
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a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
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a person who keeps a journal, diary, or other record of daily events.
noun
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a person whose occupation is journalism
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a person who keeps a journal
Etymology
Origin of journalist
Example Sentences
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“It is almost certainly the greatest collective act of scientific vandalism in recent American history,” environmental journalist Bill McKibben wrote in The New Yorker in December.
From Salon
ProPublica replied the following day that it’s common practice for journalists to reach out to people we are writing about.
From Salon
Dublin-born TV presenter Henry Kelly began his career as a journalist for The Irish Times, where he reported on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
From BBC
On Tuesday, people queued outside the Bulgarian National Bank and several currency exchange offices in the capital Sofia to obtain euros, an AFP journalist observed.
From Barron's
In November, Schlossberg, a climate journalist, announced her diagnosis of an aggressive form of cancer.
From BBC
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