Got up without notice to speak directly to journalist (7)
I believe the answer is:
dressed
'got up' is the definition.
(dressing is a kind of getting up)
'without notice to speak directly to journalist' is the wordplay.
'without' is a deletion indicator.
'notice' becomes 'ad'.
'to speak directly' becomes 'address'.
'to journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'address' with 'ad' removed is 'dress'.
'dress'+'ed'='DRESSED'
(Other definitions for dressed that I've seen before include "Like crab served up" , "bandaged" , "put bandage on" , "Clothed" , "How the turkey is made oven-ready" .)