noun · neutral
journalist
UK/ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/US/ˈdʒɝnəlɪst/JUR·na·list
a person who writes news stories or reports for newspapers, magazines, or broadcasts
Examples
“The journalist interviewed three witnesses for the article.”
“She trained as a journalist before joining the national paper.”
“Many journalists specialise in topics like politics or culture.”
Band 8 sentence
“As a journalist specialising in environmental issues, she spends months collecting evidence before publishing a piece.”
Collocations
- investigative journalist
- staff journalist
- freelance journalist
Word family
Common mistakes
I want to be journalist.→I want to be a journalist.
I read the journalist every morning.→I read the newspaper every morning.
Say it for a higher band
5writer→6reporter→7+journalist
Synonyms
reporter
Easily confused
reporter
“The station sent a reporter to cover the protest within an hour.”
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