Journalist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). "Reporter" redirects here. For other uses, see Reporter (disambiguation). A television reporter speaking into a microphone in front of a camera, 2005 A journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information to the public. A journalist's work is called journalism. A journalist can work with general issues or specialize in certain issues. However, most journalists tend to specialize, and by cooperating with other journalists, produce journals that span many topics. [1] For example, a sports journalist covers news within the world of sports, but this journalist may be a part of a newspaper that covers many different topics. Contents 1 Roles 2 Journalistic freedom 3 Journalist and source relationship 4 Gallery 5...