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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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Stoppard, who briefly worked as a journalist before his success in theatre, had a wide oevre.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Josh Crutchmer is a journalist and author whose book (Almost) Almost Famous will be released April 1 via Back Lounge Publishing.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2025
No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/journalist. Accessed 2 Dec. 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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