journalist

noun

jour·nal·ist ˈjər-nə-list

Synonyms of journalist next

: a person engaged in journalism

especially : a writer or editor for a news medium

: a writer who aims at a mass audience

: 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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Published: Nov 17, 2024 Updated: Nov 18, 2024 Megan Michelson (Photo: Megan Michelson) Contributing editor Megan Michelson is an award-winning journalist who covers travel and the outdoors for a wide range of publications, including Outside, The New York Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. —

Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024 In addition to interviewing Manson’s former followers, friends and journalists, the filmmakers have subjects listen and react to these recordings of Manson, who recounts his upbringing, his thoughts about life with his commune and more. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024 Rob Wile Rob Wile is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist covering breaking business stories for NBCNews.com. —

Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 As our editor-in-chief wrote yesterday, that’s what our more than 150 working journalists do. —

ProPublica, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for journalist