journos

Writers covering news

Journos is informal, chiefly British and Australian slang for journalists: The journos were camped outside the courthouse.

The term is neutral—neither particularly disparaging nor admiring, just casual shorthand for reporters and media professionals.

slang

hacks

Quick improvised solutions

  • scribesProfessional document copiers
  • pressmenOperators of printing equipment
  • newsmenMale journalists collectively

pencil pushers · notebook · ambulance chasers · legmen · copy · filing · wire services

profession

reporters

Those who gather news

press · media · editors · columnists · broadcasters · stringers · freelancers · beat reporters · foreign correspondents · war correspondents

tabloid

paparazzi

Aggressive celebrity photographers

scoops · exposé · celebrity · Fleet Street · headlines · doorstepping · tip-offs · sources · exclusives · splash

Opposites
information role

journoscensors

Those who suppress content

propagandists · newsmakers · sources · spin doctors · whistleblowers

professional function

journospublicists

Image management professionals

press agents · spinmeisters · press secretaries · brand ambassadors · influencers

relationship to news

journosreaders

Those who peruse text

audience · newsmakers · sources · viewers · the public

Phrases
Family

journal, journalist, journalism, journals, journaling, journalists, journaled, journalistic, journo

Familiarity
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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G