professional journalist

collocation in English

meaningsofprofessionalandjournalist

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withjournalist.
professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
See more atprofessional
journalist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst/us
/ˈdʒɝː.nə.lɪst/
a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts them on radio ...
See more atjournalist

(Definition ofprofessionalandjournalistfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprofessional journalist

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Carr was aprofessionaljournalistseveral decades before it was a commonplace occupation for women.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Jackson's daft results merely reflect the folly of having commonly confused words as an active category when style checking aprofessionaljournalist.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I myself was aprofessionaljournalistfor twenty years.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I believe that journalists would agree that the civil servant holders have performed no less satisfactorily thanprofessionaljournalistoccupiers of the post.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am aprofessionaljournalist; a television reporter.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
As aprofessionaljournalist—a deputy editor—she earns £14,000.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It can be taken into account or quoted in evidence if aprofessionaljournalist, not an outside contributor, takes action against an employer for breach of contract.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He worked as aprofessionaljournalistthroughout most of his life.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
As defined by law, aprofessionaljournalistis one whose main activity is professional paid journalism.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
She is aprofessionaljournalistand author of articles on business protocol, television history, interactive educational video games and its future relationship with television programming.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He tried to become aprofessionaljournalistbut in vain.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Now, "open-source journalism" commonly refers to forms of innovative publishing of online journalism, rather than the sourcing of news stories by aprofessionaljournalist.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The editor of the newspaper was an engineer, not aprofessionaljournalist.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He also used to work as aprofessionaljournalist.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He then retired from the turf and became aprofessionaljournalistand novelist.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Vial was also aprofessionaljournalist.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Graduating in 1947, he soon moved to journalism and became aprofessionaljournalistin 1952.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Elwell was aprofessionaljournalistfor most of his life.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He became aprofessionaljournalist, after winning an amateur journalist prize in 1986, which also enabled him to live his alternative eco-lifestyle.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofprofessional
Go to the definition ofjournalist
See other collocations withjournalist