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
Examples of journalist in a Sentence
a journalist who has won awards for two of his feature stories
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2025
Canadian filmmaker Proudfoot first met Hesse when the latter was 90-years-old after Ghanaian journalist Justice Baidoo (who is a co-producer on The Eyes of Ghana) introduced the two filmmakers while Proudfoot was in Ghana shooting a film for UNICEF.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
As a travel journalist, Claire Dodd has checked into five-star hotels and set sail on butler-staffed cruises.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Some journalists are surprised by the amount of constant tending these new venues require — and not just at the start.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2025
Canadian filmmaker Proudfoot first met Hesse when the latter was 90-years-old after Ghanaian journalist Justice Baidoo (who is a co-producer on The Eyes of Ghana) introduced the two filmmakers while Proudfoot was in Ghana shooting a film for UNICEF.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
As a travel journalist, Claire Dodd has checked into five-star hotels and set sail on butler-staffed cruises.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Some journalists are surprised by the amount of constant tending these new venues require — and not just at the start.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/journalist. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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journalist
noun
jour·nal·ist
ˈjərn-ᵊl-əst
: an editor of or writer for a print or digital news medium
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