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
After six years as co-host of CBS Mornings, the 45-year-old journalist has taken over the anchor chair at CBS Evening News, a role once held by the likes of Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather.
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Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Later, Friendly was VP of primetime programs at CNBC, overseeing talk shows hosted by Snyder, Tim Russert, Geraldo Rivera, Tom Snyder and other prominent journalists and talk-show hosts.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
On Monday, the Marion County Board of Commissioners agreed to more than $3 million in combined payouts to three journalists and a former city councilor whose home was also raided.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
New Delhi provided diplomatic protection to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite Bangladeshi counterterrorism force that targeted opposition politicians, activists, and journalists.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
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Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Later, Friendly was VP of primetime programs at CNBC, overseeing talk shows hosted by Snyder, Tim Russert, Geraldo Rivera, Tom Snyder and other prominent journalists and talk-show hosts.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
On Monday, the Marion County Board of Commissioners agreed to more than $3 million in combined payouts to three journalists and a former city councilor whose home was also raided.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
New Delhi provided diplomatic protection to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite Bangladeshi counterterrorism force that targeted opposition politicians, activists, and journalists.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalist
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Robert Steele, Marshall's fiance at the time of her death, told reporters after the hearing that sentencing Thompson to life in prison without parole is the right thing to do.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, Tom Rinaldi and Erin Andrews will be the sideline reporters providing commentary and in-game analysis.—
Mark J. Burns,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Cross-border payments still mostly run on infrastructure designed decades ago – SWIFT messaging, correspondent banking chains, multi-day settlement windows.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Savannah Sellers Savannah Sellers is an anchor and correspondent for NBC News.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalist. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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