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journalist

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst/ US  /ˈdʒɝː-/

Definition

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/ US  /ˌdʒɝː-/ adjective
the decline of journalistic standardsThe press and news reporting
(Definition of journalist noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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