Definition of newspersonnext
as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news the host of that morning show prefers to think of himself as a newsperson and not as an entertainer

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Recent Examples of newsperson This is an office only a newsperson could love. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025 The iconic newsperson died Friday evening her representative Cindi Berger tells PEOPLE. Stephen M. Silverman, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022 Many of the people on our trip sat quietly while the Dutch newsperson translated Walter Cronkite's reporting of the landing. Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 14 July 2019 And Trump’s election was the kind of Earth-shattering event that only comes around once or twice in a newsperson’s career. James Hohmann, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2018 Rhodes would appear, on some level, a perfect choice—a pedigreed newsperson with a history at Fox as well as deep connections in liberal political circles. Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 6 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsperson
Noun
  • When asked for comment, an MLB spokesman pointed The Athletic to Eddings’ comments to reporters following Friday’s game.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Kyla Guilfoil Kyla Guilfoil is a breaking news reporter on the politics team for NBC News Digital.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • With a hot war raging in Ukraine, these journalists don’t want to ask for anyone’s sympathy, which in turn heightens their alienation and frustration.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The owner of the files caught Krebs’ attention after showing the journalist a scan of his Virginia drivers license, strongly supporting the leak’s validity.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The discord meant the program spent much of the summer hiring replacement correspondents, including Ross Douthat, a conservative New York Times opinion writer with no experience as a TV journalist.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Not settlement outages or correspondent failures, but fields.
    Ran Grushkowsky, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Newsperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsperson. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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