Swayed to dance with journalist (6)
I believe the answer is:
reeled
'swayed' is the definition.
'dance with journalist' is the wordplay.
'dance' becomes 'reel' (reel is a kind of dance).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'reel'+'ed'='REELED'
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for reeled that I've seen before include "'Staggered, spun around (6)'" , "Staggered - having done Irish dance?" , "Lurched" , "Felt giddy or bewildered" , "Wound up" .)