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journo

British  
/ ˈdʒɜːnəʊ /

noun

  1. a journalist

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Akbar was a Libertarian, a Reagan conservative, and a Tea Party journo all at the same time," said freelance reporter Ron Brynaert, whose complicated history with Akbar/Alexander stretches back more than a decade.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2021

At the expo, Ry and Ron run into Polly D., a vampiric, fast-talking journo on the hunt for a scoop who holds her own in the one-liner stakes.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2019

We also hear that local freelance journo Stephanie Green makes a cameo.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2015

I'm not a journo, but I've always been a hopeless journo wannabe.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2015

Some journo had asked him: "Would you describe these people as GENIUSES?"

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce