Presented deer to journalist (6)
I believe the answer is:
staged
'presented' is the definition.
('stage' can be a synonym of 'present')
'deer to journalist' is the wordplay.
'deer' becomes 'stag' (stag is a kind of deer).
'to journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'stag'+'ed'='STAGED'
(Other definitions for staged that I've seen before include "In tiers" , "Orchestrated" , "(Of play/opera) mounted" , "Put on (as show)" , "Of a play, brought about" .)