Journalist vs. Scribe — What's the Difference?

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.

A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of automatic printing.The profession of the scribe, previously widespread across cultures, lost most of its prominence and status with the advent of the printing press. The work of scribes can involve copying manuscripts and other texts as well as secretarial and administrative duties such as the taking of dictation and keeping of business, judicial, and historical records for kings, nobles, temples, and cities.

One whose occupation is journalism.

A public clerk or secretary, especially in ancient times.

One who keeps a journal.

A professional copyist of manuscripts and documents.

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

A writer or journalist.

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

See scriber.

A reporter, someone who professionally reports on news and current events.

To mark with a scriber.

One who keeps a journal or diary; a diarist.

To write or inscribe.

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.

To work as a scribe.

A writer for newspapers and magazines

Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.

Someone who keeps a diary or journal

A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession.^W

(informal) A journalist.

(archaic) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.

A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.

To write.

To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.

To record, as a scribe.

To write or draw with a scribe.

(carpentry) To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.

To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.

One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist.

A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.

To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.

To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; - so called because the workman marks, or scribes, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts.

To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.

To make a mark.

French playwright (1791-1861)

Informal terms for journalists

Someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

A sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

Score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking