journalist
noun [C] /ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst/
/ˈdʒɝː-/ Definition
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B1 a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts them on radio or television: a freelance political journalistThe press and news reportingPeople who write for work or pleasure journalistic /ˌdʒɜː.nəˈlɪs.tɪk/
/ˌdʒɝː-/ adjective › the decline of journalistic standardsThe press and news reporting
/ˌdʒɝː-/ adjective › the decline of journalistic standardsThe press and news reporting(Definition of journalist noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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