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journalist
A woman who professionally researches, writes, and reports on events for media such as newspapers, television, radio, or online platforms.
Die Journalistin interviewte den Politiker für einen Artikel über die neue Steuerreform.
The journalist interviewed the politician for an article about the new tax reform.
The ending '-in' is added to many male occupational titles to form the feminine form. 'Die Journalistin' (the female journalist) is the feminine form of 'der Journalist' (the male journalist).
Sie ist eine bekannte Journalistin und hat schon viele Preise gewonnen.
She is a well-known journalist and has already won many awards.
A journalist is often described with verbs that characterize her work. Typical ones are: 'recherchieren' (to research), 'ein Interview führen' (to conduct an interview), 'einen Artikel schreiben' (to write an article), and 'über ein Thema berichten' (to report on a topic).
Die Journalistin führt ein Interview mit dem Bürgermeister.
The journalist is conducting an interview with the mayor.
The word 'Journalistin' (female journalist) belongs to a word family. 'Der Journalismus' (journalism) refers to the professional field, and 'journalistisch' (journalistic) is the corresponding adjective.
Ihre journalistische Arbeit ist von hoher Qualität.
Her journalistic work is of high quality.
journalist
'der Journalist' and 'die Journalistin' refer to the same profession: a person researches, writes, or reports for the media. The difference is grammatical gender and usually also the person being referred to. 'der Journalist' is used for a man, or generally in some texts. 'die Journalistin' is used for a woman. Learners may confuse the words because the profession is the same and only the form is different. The article is also important: 'der Journalist', but 'die Journalistin'.
Heute berichtet die Journalistin live aus dem Gericht.
Today the journalist is reporting live from the court.
Der Journalist fragt den Bürgermeister nach den neuen Plänen.
The journalist asks the mayor about the new plans.