Forgetting half of news, European journo is doomed (8)
I believe the answer is:
finished
'doomed' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'forgetting half of news european journo is' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'european' could be 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU) and 'e' is present in the answer.
'is' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for finished that I've seen before include "Done, over, ended" , "dressed" , "Complete" , "Brought to an end" , "Ended. completed" .)