Meaning of journo | Babel Free
Equivalents
Examples
“He′d been packed in with all the other journos, standing out only in that he was taller than most and didn′t make⟳ as much noise.”
“Journos and scribes are officially welcomed by the Taliban and then never given visas to enter⟳. The Red Cross needs Talib approval for all journos before you can book a flight.”
“2004, Pam Austin, Bob Austin, Getting Free Publicity: The Secrets of Successful Press⟳ Relations, How To Books, Oxford, page 8, And we hope⟳ that all women journos will forgive⟳ us if, in these pages, we use⟳ the word ‘he’ as shorthand for ‘he/she’ when referring to members of the Fourth Estate.”
“2007, Sara Voorhees, The Lumière Affair: A Novel of Cannes, Simon & Schuster, New York, page 22, TV journos consider⟳ print⟳ journos to be snobs who write⟳ for other print⟳ journos (and are therefore read⟳ by a Lilliputian portion of the population). Print⟳ journos believe⟳ TV journos to be cretins who are worshipped blindly by the lowest common denominator.”
“2008 August 11, Namrata Joshi, Movie Review⟳: Mission Istaanbul, Outlook, page 80, His nubile wife (Shriya Saran), also a TV journo, calls him names like⟳ “mouthpiece of terrorists”.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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