The journalist collects information and disseminates it in the media - the media. He writes texts, creates audio and visual programs: reports, articles, interviews.

The term “journalist” is broad enough. These are reporters who go out to collect and comment on news, and news editors on Internet portals, and announcers on radio or television. Journalists are authors of serious publicistic articles in newspapers, magazines, and online publications.

Distinctive features of journalism
The journalist always relies on real events. Unlike writers, journalists don't have to invent anything. They are obliged to take stories from life, tell about real people and specific circumstances. On this basis, for example, staged TV shows cannot be classified as journalism.