as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
a journalist who has won awards for two of his feature stories
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As part of the process, Trump sat for an interview with Time journalists at Mar-a-Lago at the end of November.
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Stefan Becket, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
Erzsébet, once a journalist, is finally able to join her husband in the States thanks to help from Van Buren’s lawyer friends.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The video at first sparked speculation that the man could be missing U.S. journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria 12 years ago.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
Here is a long read by a French-Arab journalist who met with the leaders.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Stefan Becket, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
Erzsébet, once a journalist, is finally able to join her husband in the States thanks to help from Van Buren’s lawyer friends.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
The video at first sparked speculation that the man could be missing U.S. journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria 12 years ago.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
Here is a long read by a French-Arab journalist who met with the leaders.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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