journalist
Americannoun
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journalists
plural
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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
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of journalist
Explanation
A journalist is a person whose job involves writing nonfiction stories for newspapers, magazines, or online news sites. If you are reading or hearing a news story, you have a journalist to thank for providing that story. One type of journalist is a reporter, who researches topics and interviews people before writing a story or producing a piece for TV. Editors, photographers, and columnists can also be described as journalists, particularly if they work for a newspaper. Another kind of journalist is a person who regularly writes in a journal or diary. Journalist comes from the Old French jornel, "day" or "day's work," which became journal, "daily publication."
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In a statement, Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray said Levine had been clearly identifiable as a journalist.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
When running for re-election in 2008, he told journalist P.J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, the film critic, author and journalist has made a career out of celebrating her city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
If you scroll through Twitter, you might encounter Tanden engaging in a testy back-and-forth with progressive journalist Mehdi Hasan.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
After meeting my parents and me, and talking to the doctors responsible, journalist Hugh Lunn wrote a feature that was published in the newspaper in May 1977.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
When they have been effective, they have managed to ride the choppier waves while also smoothing relations with the media - providing context for inquisitive journalists and helping tamp down any simmering issues.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I don’t expect this environment to begin to become significantly easier over the next few years,” Leiters told journalists last week as he unveiled a highly anticipated turnaround plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Student activist Neha Bora was also detained and taken away in a bus by police as she was leading a march close to Central Park on Friday, AFP journalists witnessed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
A few weeks before release, AFP got hands-on with the game at the Japanese giant's European headquarters in Frankfurt, alongside other journalists and content creators.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Filipino journalists faced numerous challenges to publish their newspapers.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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