journalist

noun jour·nal·ist \ ˈjər-nə-list \

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

Definition of journalist

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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Shannon Hall Shannon Hall is a freelance science journalist based in New Hampshire.

— shannon hall, Scientific American, "Old New England Underground May Be Spry After All," 7 Apr. 2018
Tim Layden wrote a personal essay about his first trip to Augusta in his 30+ year career as a sports journalist.

— daniel rapaport, SI.com, "Masters Round 1 Live Blog: Tracking Tiger Woods and All the Action on Thursday," 5 Apr. 2018
Bruzual, who joined the cable news channel in 1998, is recognized for paving the way for other Hispanic journalists in the Orlando TV market.

— hal boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Ybeth Bruzual honored in Congressional Record," 3 Apr. 2018
The Saudi government has undeniably opened up during the past few years, issuing a slew of visas for foreign journalists and appointing spokesmen where none existed.

— Bloomberg.com, "A Wild Ride Behind the Scenes as Saudi Crown Prince Does America," 2 Apr. 2018
Fortunately, Pacino’s performance counterbalances the problems with the film, as do solid performances by Kathy Baker as Paterno’s wife, Sue, and Riley Keough as journalist Sara Ganim, who would win a Pulitzer Prize for her work on the sordid case.

— david wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle, "‘Paterno’ couldn’t figure out the play on scandal," 2 Apr. 2018
The Hive’s crack team of journalists discuss these, and other urgent matters, on the latest episode of V.F. Hive on Cheddar.

— jon kelly, The Hive, "Will John Bolton Undercut the Trump-Putin Bromance?," 30 Mar. 2018
Here's a 360-degree look at the scene when dozens of journalists descend on Kansas' locker room inside the Alamodome.

— gary bedore, kansascity, "Udoka Azubuike's dream of mom attending Final Four may come true after visa approval | The Kansas City Star," 29 Mar. 2018
Robinson, who graduated from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and worked as a journalist before joining the State, became charge d’affaires of the embassy in Caracas in December.

— sonia osorio, miamiherald, "Marco Rubio warns the top U.S. diplomat in Venezuela | Miami Herald," 27 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of journalist

1693

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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journalist Synonyms

Synonyms

correspondent, newsman, newsperson, reporter;

anchor, anchorman, anchorperson, anchorwoman;

columnist, commentator;

copyreader, editor;

muckraker, photojournalist, police reporter, sportswriter;

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

JOURNALIST Defined for Kids

journalist

noun jour·nal·ist \ ˈjər-nə-list \

Definition of journalist for Students

: an editor or reporter of the news

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