Journalist vs. Author

Journalistnoun

(originally) The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly.

Journalistnoun

One whose occupation is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press.

Journalistnoun

A reporter, who professionally does living reporting on news and current events.

Journalistnoun

One who keeps a journal or diary; a diarist.

Journalistnoun

One whose occupation is to write for any of the public news media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or internet; also, an editorial or other professional writer for a periodical.

Journalistnoun

a writer for newspapers and magazines

Journalistnoun

someone who keeps a diary or journal

Journalist

A journalist is an individual trained to collect/gather information in form of text, audio or pictures, processes them to a news-worthy form and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism.

Authornoun

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.

Authornoun

(with definite article: "the author") I, me. used in academic articles instead of a first-person pronoun.

Authornoun

Someone who writes books for a living.

Authornoun

(obsolete) One's authority for something: an informant.

Authorverb

To create a work as its author.

Authornoun

The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.

Authornoun

One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.

Authornoun

The editor of a periodical.

Authornoun

An informant.

Authorverb

To occasion; to originate.

Authorverb

To tell; to say; to declare.

Authornoun

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

Authornoun

someone who originates or causes or initiates something;

Authorverb

be the author of;

Author

An author is the creator or originator of any written work such as a book or play, and is also considered a writer. More broadly defined, an author is and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created.