: a person who gathers, reports, or comments on the news : reporter, correspondent
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The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
But that doesn’t feel as much for Clooney as for Murrow and the values for which the newsman stood, writes Tribune theater critic Chris Jones.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made therein that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
In conclusion, Lemon evoked his resume as a newsman and his life as a minority in America while dressing her down with a final blow.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
But that doesn’t feel as much for Clooney as for Murrow and the values for which the newsman stood, writes Tribune theater critic Chris Jones.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made therein that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
In conclusion, Lemon evoked his resume as a newsman and his life as a minority in America while dressing her down with a final blow.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsman. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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newsman
noun
news·man
-mən 
-ˌman
: one who gathers or reports the news : reporter, correspondent
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