Journalist
noun
A person who prepares news to be broadcast or published.
The journalist spent weeks investigating the story for her newspaper.
Often appears as...
- investigative journalist
- broadcast journalist
noun
A person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites.
As a travel journalist, he gets to visit exciting places around the world.
Often appears as...
- freelance journalist
- feature journalist
noun
A person who presents news during a news program on television, on the radio, or on the internet.
The television journalist reported the breaking news live from the scene.
Often appears as...
- tv journalist
- radio journalist
noun
A person who prepares news to be broadcast or published.
The journalist spent weeks investigating the story for her newspaper.
Often appears as...
- investigative journalist
- broadcast journalist
noun
A person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites.
As a travel journalist, he gets to visit exciting places around the world.
Often appears as...
- freelance journalist
- feature journalist
noun
A person who presents news during a news program on television, on the radio, or on the internet.
The television journalist reported the breaking news live from the scene.
Often appears as...
- tv journalist
- radio journalist
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Investigative Nuance
Journalists often spend a long time uncovering information, implying a depth to their stories.
The journalist won an award for her in-depth investigation.
Pro Tip 2/3Broader than News
Journalists don't only report current events but may also write on various topics.
The journalist published a piece on climate change.
Pro Tip 3/3Active Seekers
A journalist actively searches for news stories, unlike someone merely reporting.
The journalist hunted for the truth behind the scandal.
Pro Tip 1/3Investigative Nuance
Journalists often spend a long time uncovering information, implying a depth to their stories.
The journalist won an award for her in-depth investigation.
Pro Tip 2/3Broader than News
Journalists don't only report current events but may also write on various topics.
The journalist published a piece on climate change.
Pro Tip 3/3Active Seekers
A journalist actively searches for news stories, unlike someone merely reporting.
The journalist hunted for the truth behind the scandal.
Pro Tip 1/3Investigative Nuance
Journalists often spend a long time uncovering information, implying a depth to their stories.
The journalist won an award for her in-depth investigation.
Pro Tip 2/3Broader than News
Journalists don't only report current events but may also write on various topics.
The journalist published a piece on climate change.
Pro Tip 3/3Active Seekers
A journalist actively searches for news stories, unlike someone merely reporting.
The journalist hunted for the truth behind the scandal.
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The mega force of youth...
line that they said I think it reflected the result of the hard work that we had been doing by teaching all these young journalists these girls are such a great example of young people who know their rights and who are ready to fight for them and I really want them to be an inspiration and a role models for all
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Strange answers to the...
this is what I've been doing for 20 years. It's what all journalists do. We travel across the world with our notepads in our hands, and we wait for the gems. And the gems are always the outermost aspects of our interviewee's personality. And we stitch them together like medieval monks,
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How we take back the...
to challenge the government, but also to work together with the government, to have a dialogue and debate about how we can inform the public about matters of vital importance without putting our national security at risk. And by working with journalists, by giving all of my information
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How one journalist...
often without any subsequent legal investigation or consequences for the murderers. But this time, a young journalist and friend of the victims set out to expose the truth about these killings. Her reports would shock the nation and launch her career as an investigative journalist,
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Islamophobia killed my...
but he makes it clear that he's not there in his capacity as journalist, but as a neighbor who wants to help. I ask him what he thinks we should do, given the bombardment of local media interview requests. He offers to set up a press conference at a local community center.
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How not to be ignorant...
What happens next is news, okay? An excellent journalist knows how to pick the story that will make headlines, and people will read it because it's sensational. Unusual events are more interesting, no? And they are exaggerated, and especially things we're afraid of.
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Nationalism vs....
I mean, we have always lived in an era, in a way, of post-truth. But I'd push back on that, because I think what people are talking about is that there was a world where you had fewer journalistic outlets, where there were traditions, that things were fact-checked.
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Dog vs. Chicken PIPE Dog...
Jenny and I have had this discussion that we're journalists by training so as a journalist when you're out at a scene you observe and you don't get in the way of things with that kind of a personality it's really a challenge for
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Megan Kamerick: Women...
It's for The Guardian newspaper. It's actually long before I ever thought about becoming a journalist, but I was very interested in how we learn to perceive our world. An event seen from one point of view gives one impression.
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Why I put myself in...
the government doesn't want us to cover, bad things could happen. Navigating through my country helping journalists, filmmakers, news crews, is my working life.
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The mega force of youth...
line that they said I think it reflected the result of the hard work that we had been doing by teaching all these young journalists these girls are such a great example of young people who know their rights and who are ready to fight for them and I really want them to be an inspiration and a role models for all
Video examples
Strange answers to the...
this is what I've been doing for 20 years. It's what all journalists do. We travel across the world with our notepads in our hands, and we wait for the gems. And the gems are always the outermost aspects of our interviewee's personality. And we stitch them together like medieval monks,
Video examples
How we take back the...
to challenge the government, but also to work together with the government, to have a dialogue and debate about how we can inform the public about matters of vital importance without putting our national security at risk. And by working with journalists, by giving all of my information
Video examples
How one journalist...
often without any subsequent legal investigation or consequences for the murderers. But this time, a young journalist and friend of the victims set out to expose the truth about these killings. Her reports would shock the nation and launch her career as an investigative journalist,
Video examples
Islamophobia killed my...
but he makes it clear that he's not there in his capacity as journalist, but as a neighbor who wants to help. I ask him what he thinks we should do, given the bombardment of local media interview requests. He offers to set up a press conference at a local community center.
Video examples
How not to be ignorant...
What happens next is news, okay? An excellent journalist knows how to pick the story that will make headlines, and people will read it because it's sensational. Unusual events are more interesting, no? And they are exaggerated, and especially things we're afraid of.
Video examples
Nationalism vs....
I mean, we have always lived in an era, in a way, of post-truth. But I'd push back on that, because I think what people are talking about is that there was a world where you had fewer journalistic outlets, where there were traditions, that things were fact-checked.
Video examples
Dog vs. Chicken PIPE Dog...
Jenny and I have had this discussion that we're journalists by training so as a journalist when you're out at a scene you observe and you don't get in the way of things with that kind of a personality it's really a challenge for
Video examples
Megan Kamerick: Women...
It's for The Guardian newspaper. It's actually long before I ever thought about becoming a journalist, but I was very interested in how we learn to perceive our world. An event seen from one point of view gives one impression.
Video examples
Why I put myself in...
the government doesn't want us to cover, bad things could happen. Navigating through my country helping journalists, filmmakers, news crews, is my working life.
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Quote examples
Emily Maitlis
British Journalist
What I notice now is that a lot of the things that are said to us on camera, on air, are not particularly believed and quite often not true. It is an extraordinary position to be in. It is a really weird position to be in as a journalist.
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Errol Morris
American Director
If you're a journalist - and I think, on some level, I'm a journalist, and proud to be a journalist, or a documentarian, however you want to describe it - part of what I do has to be the pursuit of the truth.
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Yair Lapid
Israeli Politician
Journalists always explain that people are mad at them because they tell the truth, which is often unpleasant or uncomfortable to hear. However, they fail in situations where there is more than one truth.
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Pierre Omidyar
French Businessman
I developed an interest in supporting independent journalists in a way that leverages their work to the greatest extent possible, all in support of the public interest.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
I was once a journalist. And I think of myself as a journalist, and that's it. You tell the truth. I even wrote a book called 'The Truth'.
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Emily Chang
American Journalist
It's not easy, but I truly that think being a good listener is an important part of being a good journalist.
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Stephen J. Dubner
American Journalist
I'm a writer. I've been a journalist for my whole adult life.
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Jaya Bachchan
Indian Politician
I am greatly influenced by my father who was a journalist.
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Konkona Sen Sharma
Indian Actress
I don't talk about my personal life to journalists.
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Pattie Boyd
English Model
I've been avoiding journalists my whole life.
Quote examples
Emily Maitlis
British Journalist
What I notice now is that a lot of the things that are said to us on camera, on air, are not particularly believed and quite often not true. It is an extraordinary position to be in. It is a really weird position to be in as a journalist.
Quote examples
Errol Morris
American Director
If you're a journalist - and I think, on some level, I'm a journalist, and proud to be a journalist, or a documentarian, however you want to describe it - part of what I do has to be the pursuit of the truth.
Quote examples
Yair Lapid
Israeli Politician
Journalists always explain that people are mad at them because they tell the truth, which is often unpleasant or uncomfortable to hear. However, they fail in situations where there is more than one truth.
Quote examples
Pierre Omidyar
French Businessman
I developed an interest in supporting independent journalists in a way that leverages their work to the greatest extent possible, all in support of the public interest.
Quote examples
Terry Pratchett
English Author
I was once a journalist. And I think of myself as a journalist, and that's it. You tell the truth. I even wrote a book called 'The Truth'.
Quote examples
Emily Chang
American Journalist
It's not easy, but I truly that think being a good listener is an important part of being a good journalist.
Quote examples
Stephen J. Dubner
American Journalist
I'm a writer. I've been a journalist for my whole adult life.
Quote examples
Jaya Bachchan
Indian Politician
I am greatly influenced by my father who was a journalist.
Quote examples
Konkona Sen Sharma
Indian Actress
I don't talk about my personal life to journalists.
Quote examples
Pattie Boyd
English Model
I've been avoiding journalists my whole life.
Example 1 of 10
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