Noun

Singular journalist

Plural journalists

journalist (plural journalists)

1. (originally) The keeper of a person journal, who writes in it regularly
2. One whose occupation or is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press.
3. A reporter, who professionally does living reporting on news and current events.

Related terms

• journalese

Dutch

Noun

journalist m. (plural journalisten, diminutive journalistje, diminutive plural journalistjes)

1. A press journalist

Synonyms

• reporter m.
• verslaggever m.

Derived terms

• krantenjournalist m.
• radioljournalist m.
• riooljournalist m.
• tv-journalist m.

A journalist collects and disseminates information about current events, people, trends, and issues. His or her work is acknowledged as journalism.

Reporters are one type of journalist. They create reports as a profession for broadcast or publication in mass media such as newspapers, television, radio, magazines, documentary film, and the Internet. Reporters find sources for their work, their reports can be either spoken or written, and they are often expected to report in the most objective and unbiased way to serve the public good. A columnist is a journalist who writes pieces that appear regularly in newspapers or magazines.

Depending on the context, the term journalist also includes various types of editors and visual journalists, such as photographers, graphic artists, and page designers. A more formal definition of the term is those who may be admitted to membership of a national or regional association (union) of journalists.

Journalism is the discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. Journalism applies to various media, but is not limited to newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. While under pressure to be the first to publish its stories, each news media organization adheres to its own standards of accuracy, quality, and style — usually editing and proofreading its reports prior to publication. Many news organizations claim proud traditions of holding government officials and institutions accountable to the public, while media critics have raised questions on the accountability of the press. The word journalism is taken from the French journal which in turn comes from the Latin diurnal or daily. The Acta Diurna, a handwritten bulletin, was put up daily in the Forum, the main public square in ancient Rome, and was the world's first newspaper.

Sourced

• I don't want to be part of the story. I want to be an anonymous, quiet onlooker who tries to work out what the hell is happening - its not easy - and then tells other people about it. I don't like being a figure in the thing.
  • John Simpson, interview in Barnes, Nicky, "Interview: John Simpson - John Simpson is one of the most respected journalists in the world. On a visit to Norwich he talked about his book Not Quite World's End, whether he will ever think of retiring and how life looks now he is the father - at 63 - of a new baby", BBC Norfolk, BBC, October 12, 2007. URL accessed on 2009-02-20.

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