as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
a journalist who has won awards for two of his feature stories
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Recent Examples of journalist
Associated Press writers Joe Federman in Jerusalem, Sarah El Deeb in Beirut, Amir Radjy in Cairo, Aamer Madhani, Konstantin Toropin, David Klepper and Matthew Lee in Washington, and AP journalists around the world, contributed to this report.
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Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Gerald Witt is a journalist based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Associated Press reporters Joe Federman in Jerusalem, Aamer Madhani and Konstantin Toropin in Washington, Sam Mednick in Tel Aviv, Farnoush Amiri in New York and AP journalists around the world contributed to this report.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Large SUVs carrying journalists from national outlets struggled to get around each other and at times got into skirmishes.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 22 Feb. 2026
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Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Gerald Witt is a journalist based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Associated Press reporters Joe Federman in Jerusalem, Aamer Madhani and Konstantin Toropin in Washington, Sam Mednick in Tel Aviv, Farnoush Amiri in New York and AP journalists around the world contributed to this report.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Large SUVs carrying journalists from national outlets struggled to get around each other and at times got into skirmishes.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalist
Noun
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Zachary Schermele is a congressional reporter for USA TODAY.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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Todd Keller told reporters from news outlets Arizona's Family and Fox-10.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Allbritton and Grieve have approached senior congressional correspondent Paul Kane, White House bureau chief Matt Viser, chief economics correspondent Jeff Stein, tech reporter Drew Harwell, White House reporter Dan Diamond, and columnist Carolyn Hax, among others.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The story’s correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi accused CBS News management of placating the White House, turning the decision into a public relations fiasco for the network.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalist. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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