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journalist

noun [C]     /ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst/ US  /ˈdʒɝː-/
B1 a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts them on radio or television: a freelance political journalistThe press and news reportingPeople who write for work or pleasure journalistic     /ˌdʒɜː.nəˈlɪs.tɪk/ US  /ˌdʒɝː-/ adjective the decline of journalistic standardsThe press and news reporting
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