Friend admitting journalist, Italian, will think calm thoughts (8)
I believe the answer is:
meditate
'think calm thoughts' is the definition.
'meditate' can be an answer for 'think' (meditating is a kind of thinking). I am not sure about the 'calm thoughts' bit.
'friend admitting journalist italian' is the wordplay.
'friend' becomes 'mate' (mate is a kind of friend).
'admitting' is an insertion indicator (admit can mean to welcome in or accept).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'italian' becomes 'it' (abbreviation for Italian).
'ed'+'it'='edit'
'mate' going around 'edit' is 'MEDITATE'.
'will' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for meditate that I've seen before include "Focus one's mind for a period for spirituality or relaxation" , "Think deeply and quietly" , "Consider thoughtfully" , "Muse" , "Spend time in thought" .)