journalist
part of speech
noun (a journalist, journalists)
meaning for a pupil
A person whose job is to find out news and write or speak about it for newspapers, magazines, TV, radio or websites. tree →
sense in the lessons
In English and media lessons pupils write like journalists: headlines, facts, quotes. In everyday life journalists report the news. In social studies: journalists help people know what is happening and must report truthfully. Related: reporter, editor.
examples
- The journalist interviewed the head teacher. tree →
- I want to be a journalist when I grow up. tree →
- Journalists must check their facts. tree →
- A sports journalist wrote about the match. tree →
- The journalist asked the mayor a hard question. tree →
- Write a report as if you were a journalist. tree →
note
Countable. Related: journalism (the job), journal (a diary or magazine). Similar: reporter. Ends in -ist.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «journalist» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.