Translation

ジャーナリスト / 記者 / 新聞記者 / 報道記者

Meaning

A person who collects, investigates, and reports news or other information for publication in newspapers, magazines, online media, or for broadcast on television and radio. 'Journalist' is the general professional term. In practice, a journalist's specific role may be: 'reporter' (gathers and writes news stories), 'correspondent' (reports from a specific country or topic area), 'columnist' (writes regular opinion pieces), or 'photojournalist' (documents news in photographs).

Examples

• そのジャーナリストは政府の汚職事件を3年間かけて調査した。
  The journalist spent three years investigating the government corruption case.
• プレスカンファレンスには30人以上のジャーナリストが集まった。
  More than 30 journalists gathered at the press conference.