as in journalist
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
the reporter was careful to ask as many questions as possible without annoying anyone
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Recent Examples of reporter
Addressing reporters for the first time since The Associated Press projected a November runoff between her and Mayor Karen Bass, Raman said residents are losing faith in the city’s ability to solve even basic problems and are demanding a different approach.
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 June 2026
Both of the accused will appeal the sentence within a month, a lawyer for one of the men, Choochat Kanpai, told reporters.
—CNN Money, 11 June 2026
The incident was reported around 12:50 p.m. at a two-story apartment complex in the city's Oak Cliff neighborhood amid reports of a gas leak, Dallas Fire-Rescue Assistant Chief James Ross told reporters at a news conference.
—Louis Casiano , Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
Meanwhile, Johnson insisted to reporters in Chicago that his international excursion will not distract him from the pressing issues back home, including the final week of Springfield’s legislative session.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 June 2026
Both of the accused will appeal the sentence within a month, a lawyer for one of the men, Choochat Kanpai, told reporters.
—CNN Money, 11 June 2026
The incident was reported around 12:50 p.m. at a two-story apartment complex in the city's Oak Cliff neighborhood amid reports of a gas leak, Dallas Fire-Rescue Assistant Chief James Ross told reporters at a news conference.
—Louis Casiano , Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
Meanwhile, Johnson insisted to reporters in Chicago that his international excursion will not distract him from the pressing issues back home, including the final week of Springfield’s legislative session.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporter
Noun
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Bari Weiss has tapped Sky News presenter Trevor Phillips as senior global affairs correspondent for CBS News, Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski announced Friday.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House correspondent for USA TODAY.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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“Reporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporter. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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