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Journalist

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

/ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/nounCore term

In journalism & media, journalist means: A person whose job is to gather, write, edit or present news and information for newspapers, websites, radio, television or other media.

In Turkish: gazeteci, basın mensubu

How it is used

The most general word for people in the profession. It covers reporters, editors, columnists and presenters, and it is not limited to newspapers. Common types: freelance, investigative, sports, business and data journalist.

Example sentences

  1. She has worked as a journalist for twelve years, first at a local paper and now at a news website.

  2. Journalists were not allowed into the building until the meeting had ended.

  3. Data journalists on our team turned the budget figures into an interactive map.

Common collocations

  • freelance journalist
  • investigative journalist
  • trainee journalist
  • work as a journalist
  • fellow journalists
  • reporterA journalist whose main job is to find out what is happening, talk to people, collect facts and write or broadcast news stories about it.
  • correspondentA reporter who is based in a particular city or country, or who specialises in one subject, and sends regular reports from there or about it.
  • editorA journalist who decides what is published or broadcast and checks, corrects and improves other people's work; also the person in charge of a whole publication or section.
  • freelancerA journalist, photographer or editor who is not employed by one organisation but sells their work to different outlets, usually piece by piece.

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