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professionally allergic to comfortable silences and official statements that end the conversation
means A person who gathers, writes, or reports news for newspapers, magazines, broadcast, or online outlets.
from From French 'journaliste,' built on 'journal' — a daily record or diary — which traces back through Old French to Latin 'diurnalis,' meaning 'of the day' (from 'dies,' day). The same 'day' root gives us 'journey,' which once meant a single day's travel. So a journalist is, quite literally, a chronicler of the day — though the word only narrowed to mean a professional news-gatherer in the 18th century, as the daily press came of age.
original roleearly ones often wrote anonymously to avoid imprisonment
deadly tradedozens killed worldwide every year for reporting
shield lawssome refuse jail rather than reveal sources
word originfrom French for daily, like journal
watergate prooftwo reporters helped topple a US president