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
An Al Jazeera cameraman was killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza, the outlet said, less than three months after his journalist brother was killed in a separate strike.
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Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 21 June 2026
Video of his arrest was taken by an independent journalist and circulated on social media Friday.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that at least 263 Palestinian journalists have been killed during the war in Gaza.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Long-time Colorado journalist Allen Best published Big Pivots, a free-subscription e-journal focused on the energy and water transitions in Colorado.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
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Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 21 June 2026
Video of his arrest was taken by an independent journalist and circulated on social media Friday.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that at least 263 Palestinian journalists have been killed during the war in Gaza.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Long-time Colorado journalist Allen Best published Big Pivots, a free-subscription e-journal focused on the energy and water transitions in Colorado.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalist
Noun
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The text of the 14-point agreement was read by a senior administration official in a call with reporters on Wednesday.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Associated Press reporter Sophie Austin in Sacramento, California, contributed to this article.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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One of those pundits who is starting to rethink his stance on the Stars and Stripes is 12-time Swedish Player of the Year and FOX Soccer correspondent Zlatan Ibrahimović.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Amit Segal, a senior political correspondent for Israel’s Channel 12 with close access to Netanyahu, acknowledged in a recent column that Israel had made a mistake in prioritizing regime change in Iran over eliminating its nuclear capabilities.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalist. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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