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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Examples of journalist in a Sentence
a journalist who has won awards for two of his feature stories
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Oliver is a veteran journalist with more than two decades of reporting and anchoring experience.
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Meg Oliver, CBS News, 28 May 2024
In Reality Check stories, Star-Telegram journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024
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Meg Oliver, CBS News, 28 May 2024
In Reality Check stories, Star-Telegram journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/journalist. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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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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