: a person who gathers, reports, or comments on the news : reporter, correspondent
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any newsman will tell you that if you talk to enough people, you'll eventually get a money quote
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Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
The veteran newsman could very well have a career on his pal Andy Cohen’s Bravo network.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
Past residents have included actress and socialite Kitty Carlisle Hart, Truman Capote swan Slim Keith, newsman Mike Wallace, and, more recently, former CNN president Jeffrey Zucker.
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Bartleby, to be sure, often works at home as do most newsmen.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
The veteran newsman could very well have a career on his pal Andy Cohen’s Bravo network.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
Past residents have included actress and socialite Kitty Carlisle Hart, Truman Capote swan Slim Keith, newsman Mike Wallace, and, more recently, former CNN president Jeffrey Zucker.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Bartleby, to be sure, often works at home as do most newsmen.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsman. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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newsman
noun
news·man
-mən 
-ˌman
: one who gathers or reports the news : reporter, correspondent
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