A journo is a journalist — someone who writes or reports the news.

A journo是 a journalist記者 — someone who writes or reports the news就是寫新聞或報新聞的人。

The word is casual and in-group. You hear it in Britain and Australia, in newsrooms and among reporters talking about their own job.

The word is casual and in-group這個詞很隨性、是圈內人講的話。 You hear it in Britain and Australia你會在英國和澳洲聽到, in newsrooms and among reporters talking about their own job在新聞編輯室、或記者聊自己的工作時。

Americans almost never say it; they say reporter or journalist. It is not a word for a school essay.

Americans almost never say it美國人幾乎不會這樣說; they say reporter or journalist他們會說reporter或journalist。 It is not a word for a school essay它不是寫學校作文會用的字。

The -o ending makes it sound like a nickname, short and a bit cheeky, though actually grown reporters use it of themselves with no baby-talk in it.

The -o ending-o這個字尾 makes it sound like a nickname讓它聽起來像個暱稱, short and a bit cheeky又短又有點俏皮, though actually不過其實 grown reporters use it of themselves成年的記者也會這樣稱呼自己 with no baby-talk in it完全沒有幼稚的感覺。

Sometimes it is warm. Sometimes it is a little dry, as if the speaker is rolling their eyes at the trade. Either way, it still means a news person, not a diary and not a magazine.

Sometimes it is warm有時候它聽起來很親切。 Sometimes it is a little dry有時候又有點乾, as if the speaker is rolling their eyes at the trade好像講話的人在對這一行翻白眼。 Either way不管怎樣, it still means a news person它指的還是新聞工作者, not a diary and not a magazine不是日記，也不是雜誌。