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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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I’d heard of the Insight Meditation Society through several friends, all hardened journo types who’d come through the other side intact.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

"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

What we said: There are a few journo cliches – but it has the sinew of a really good procedural, underpinned by genuine moral outrage.

From The Guardian Jun. 8, 2016

The journo simply wrote back a two-liner to declining saying that apart from the lack of time, "Rajan won't accept my name in his paper."

From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various

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