Thesaurus results for CORRESPONDENTS

correspondents

noun

plural of correspondent

as in reporters

a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news a correspondent in the Middle East bureau just filed a new report on the coup

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Recent Examples of correspondents Anchors hold forth from behind a desk, throwing to a variety of stories, dispatches from correspondents and newsmaker interviews. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Dinah Voyles Pulver and Doyle Rice are national correspondents for USA TODAY with a focus on weather and climate. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Weiss launched a series of town halls called Things That Matter, with anchors and correspondents interviews high-profile guests in front of a live audience. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 Other departures from 60 Minutes include executive editor Draggan Mihailovich, correspondents Cecilia Vega and longtime producer Henry Schuster. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026 Over at The Athletic, their FC Barcelona and Real Madrid correspondents Pol Ballus and Mario Cartegena explain that the Catalans are exploring a deal to sign the Manchester City midfielder. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Also let go were correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega — and soon after, Scott Pelley, after a tense confrontation with his bosses over the changes. — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 29 July 2026

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Noun

The rare meeting in Egypt with Hamas' Khalil al-Hayya was also confirmed to the Associated Press by a regional official and a Hamas official, both speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters.

— August 17, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
And that was in the opening statement — before any reporters asked a question.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of reporters

Noun

Outside the courtroom of this trial, traditional TV cameras sit side-by-side with cellphone cameras manned by new media journalists and commentators feeding an audience hungry, not just for true crime, but also for a look back in time.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The deportees were clad in white, and many covered their faces out of safety as journalists filmed their arrival.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026