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
Speaking to The New York Times, Pelley opened up about last week’s staff turmoil, which saw the ousting of executive producer Tanya Simon and two of her top deputies, with tech journalist Nick Bilton brought in to succeed her.
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Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
Balboa remembers a documentary made before the tournament in which a journalist traveled around New York and asked people to identify members of the World Cup team.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2026
Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.
—Alexandra Koch , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
Balboa remembers a documentary made before the tournament in which a journalist traveled around New York and asked people to identify members of the World Cup team.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2026
Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.
—Alexandra Koch , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalist
Noun
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Despite undergoing surgery last week to address a broken pinky finger, New York center Mitchell Robinson will play in Game 1 tonight, the team told reporters.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Those three names will be linked for a long time in NFL circles based on what happened going back as far as September of 2025, and then definitely through this offseason that was about, well, the relationship between the coach and the reporter.—
Armando Salguero,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Vega joined the newsmagazine in 2023, becoming the program’s first Latina correspondent.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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In the early 1980s, Morrison was a co-host and political correspondent for the CBC Network’s The Journal, a nightly news and current affairs program.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalist. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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