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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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Investigations found the voicemails of public figures were hacked by journalists and private investigators hired by publications who worked on the assumption that few people changed the default voicemail access code their handset came with.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Earlier this month, a federal judge prohibited federal agents from using tear gas and other weapons against protesters, journalists and others who do not pose an immediate threat to agents, reports WTTW.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
As tensions boiled, clashes broke out and federal agents used pepper balls and tear gas, hitting journalists, a pastor and officers with the Chicago Police Department, according to reports and a lawsuit.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Investigations found the voicemails of public figures were hacked by journalists and private investigators hired by publications who worked on the assumption that few people changed the default voicemail access code their handset came with.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Earlier this month, a federal judge prohibited federal agents from using tear gas and other weapons against protesters, journalists and others who do not pose an immediate threat to agents, reports WTTW.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
As tensions boiled, clashes broke out and federal agents used pepper balls and tear gas, hitting journalists, a pastor and officers with the Chicago Police Department, according to reports and a lawsuit.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/journalist. Accessed 11 Nov. 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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