Words / B1

JURN-uh-list/ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/

A journalist writes or broadcasts news: a newspaper journalist; an investigative journalist; train as a journalist. Reporter often gathers facts at the scene; journalist is the wider profession. Journalism is the uncountable field of work. Journal is a diary or academic magazine — not the person, and do not spell journalist as “jornalist”. A press officer works for an organisation, not as an independent reporter.

Meaning

A person whose job is to write news stories or make news programmes.

Examples

• “She trained as a journalist after studying English at university.”
• “Investigative journalists spent months on the hospital files.”
• “She left journalism for a job in corporate communications.”

Good to know

investigative / newspaper journalist. Field: journalism (uncountable). Scene gatherer: reporter. Not journal (diary / academic title).

Near in meaning

reporter

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