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
Suing public universities over athletic department records isn’t just the province of journalists and First Amendment geeks anymore.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Nov. 2025
New Shepard is the same spacecraft that pop star Katy Perry and broadcast journalist Gayle King boarded in April for an all-women flight.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The veteran journalist is known for his voracious research into his subjects, often bringing gifts to coordinate with unexpected questions.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang spoke to journalists during a trip to Beijing in July.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Nov. 2025
New Shepard is the same spacecraft that pop star Katy Perry and broadcast journalist Gayle King boarded in April for an all-women flight.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The veteran journalist is known for his voracious research into his subjects, often bringing gifts to coordinate with unexpected questions.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang spoke to journalists during a trip to Beijing in July.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalist
Noun
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw told reporters after the game about the decision to honor Vesia.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Guardiola, speaking to reporters before City’s 4-1 victory over Dortmund, sounded like a manager who takes Arsenal deadly seriously.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The comment — which instantly became prime-time cable fodder — came in the middle of a meandering and misleading response to a question from Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Efrat Lachter is an investigative reporter and war correspondent.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalist. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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