noun
journalist, reporter
B1
Journalist: means a journalist or reporter. It's a masculine noun (der Journalist) with plural Journalisten. It’s an n‑noun (weak declension): singular oblique cases add -en (den Journalisten, dem Journalisten, des Journalisten). No irregular plural; use standard gender and plural forms.
Examples
Weil die Zeitung einen Journalisten schickte, stellte die Behörde zusätzliche Informationen bereit, sodass die Öffentlichkeit informiert wurde.
Because the newspaper sent a journalist, the authority provided additional information so that the public was informed.
Ich kenne einen Journalisten, der für eine große Zeitung arbeitet.
I know a reporter who works for a big newspaper.
Der Journalist schrieb einen kritischen Artikel.
The journalist wrote a critical article.
Details
Mnemonics
der — think of a male reporter wearing a tie and a press badge (male = der)
Notes
Journalist is a regular masculine profession noun. Plural is 'Journalisten'. In German job titles can change ending for female forms (Journalistin).