Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people.

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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 the sources for their work; the reports can be either spoken or written; they are generally expected to report in the most objective and unbiased way to serve the public good.

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Reporter - Mass media - Newspaper - Television - Radio - Magazine - Documentary film - Internet

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Depending on the context, the term "journalist" also includes various types of editors and visual journalists, such as photographers, graphic artists, and page designers.

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Editor - Photographer - Graphic artist - Page designers

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