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
Prosecutors have accused Allen, 31, of sprinting through a security checkpoint one floor above the correspondents' dinner while armed with a handgun, a shotgun and several knives.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Across its news programs on television, digital and streaming, the award-winning team of anchors and correspondents delivers the latest breaking news, on-the-ground reporting and in-depth analysis on the most important issues impacting Latinos.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 May 2026
With correspondents Bernard Shaw, John Holliman and Peter Arnett doing reports under siege from Baghdad’s al-Rashid Hotel, the network changed war journalism forever.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 6 May 2026
But attitudes have shifted in recent days, and the consensus is now that the dinner — which doubles as an awards ceremony and fundraiser — should be hosted again on principle, several White House correspondents told CNN.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
The afternoon before the correspondents' dinner, 16-year-old Marquise Byfield was shot and killed inside a deli in Brooklyn.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 2 May 2026
Two correspondents sent Lemisch the identical sanitary disposal bags, printed with the Liberty Bell, that had suddenly appeared in the women’s bathroom in their campus library.
—New York Times, 1 May 2026
Tribune correspondents Ronald Yates — who was one of the last American journalists to leave Phnom Penh when the Cambodian capital fell to insurgents just weeks earlier — and Philip Caputo lost contact with the newspaper in South Vietnam just before Saigon was overtaken by communist North Vietnam.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Overall, there was no significant difference in attitudes before and after the White House correspondents’ dinner, but Republican support for the ballroom increased from 62% before the dinner to 72% after.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Across its news programs on television, digital and streaming, the award-winning team of anchors and correspondents delivers the latest breaking news, on-the-ground reporting and in-depth analysis on the most important issues impacting Latinos.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 May 2026
With correspondents Bernard Shaw, John Holliman and Peter Arnett doing reports under siege from Baghdad’s al-Rashid Hotel, the network changed war journalism forever.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 6 May 2026
But attitudes have shifted in recent days, and the consensus is now that the dinner — which doubles as an awards ceremony and fundraiser — should be hosted again on principle, several White House correspondents told CNN.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
The afternoon before the correspondents' dinner, 16-year-old Marquise Byfield was shot and killed inside a deli in Brooklyn.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 2 May 2026
Two correspondents sent Lemisch the identical sanitary disposal bags, printed with the Liberty Bell, that had suddenly appeared in the women’s bathroom in their campus library.
—New York Times, 1 May 2026
Tribune correspondents Ronald Yates — who was one of the last American journalists to leave Phnom Penh when the Cambodian capital fell to insurgents just weeks earlier — and Philip Caputo lost contact with the newspaper in South Vietnam just before Saigon was overtaken by communist North Vietnam.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Overall, there was no significant difference in attitudes before and after the White House correspondents’ dinner, but Republican support for the ballroom increased from 62% before the dinner to 72% after.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondents
Noun
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Associated Press reporters Josh Dubow and Joseph Reedy contributed.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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The tax on cash sales of real estate of $1 million or more is part of the package from the state intended to help close the city’s multibillion-dollar budget gap, Heastie told reporters in Albany Thursday.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
14 May 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2026
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“Correspondents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondents. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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