scribe vs journalist

scribe and journalist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scribe	Yes	No	Yes	No
journalist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, journalist is a hypernym of scribe; that is, journalist is a word with a broader meaning than scribe:

scribe (noun)	journalist (noun)
a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut	a writer for newspapers and magazines
informal terms for journalists	someone who keeps a diary or journal
someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

scribe (verb)	journalist (verb)
score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking