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
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a journalist who has won awards for two of his feature stories
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Follow the journalist for a continued conversation about the risks of injectables, why founders need to invest in TikTok, and how to maintain success as a beauty brand in 2024’s saturated market.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
Perhaps journalists have always seen me as too distant, which happens much less with normal people.
—Billboard Italy, Billboard, 5 Feb. 2025
After an outcry surrounding screenshots that journalist Sarah Hagi shared on Jan. 30 of posts Gascón made between 2016 and 2021 displaying comments about Muslim culture, George Floyd, diversity and more, the actress addressed the controversy.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 5 Feb. 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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