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The phrase "a former journalist" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe someone who previously worked as a journalist but is no longer in that profession.
Example: "After years of reporting for major newspapers, she transitioned to a career in public relations as a former journalist."
Alternatives: "an ex-journalist" or "a past journalist."
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His wife, Nanuli, is a former journalist.
His wife, Soneni, is a former journalist.
John Carvel is a former journalist on the Guardian.
Silva, a former journalist, now helps others locate missing relatives.
We have been studying a former journalist named Jayson Blair.
Karol Szyndzielorz, a former journalist turned businessman, put it simply.
Thierry Darques, 49, Guédelon's blacksmith, is a former journalist.
Frederic Pottecher, a former journalist, read from Chevrier's letters.
Mr. Dolman's wife, Clare, is a former journalist.
Landesman, a former journalist, doesn't indulge in any conspiracy theorising.
He is a former journalist, not a former investment banker.
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