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
No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Brinda is an award-winning executive producer, showrunner, and journalist.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026
Associated Press journalist Mayuko Ono contributed to this report.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
The journalists who wrote that article were not.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Brinda is an award-winning executive producer, showrunner, and journalist.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026
Associated Press journalist Mayuko Ono contributed to this report.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
The journalists who wrote that article were not.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for journalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalist
Noun
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Tony Baranek is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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The sudden departure comes just a day after Phelan addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals at the Navy’s annual conference in Washington, and spoke with reporters about his agenda.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Vonn will be introduced at the May 15 event by ABC News correspondent Sophie Flay, according to the university.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Under this new arrangement, AAP would provide coverage of Australian news for Reuters, while the latter would jointly field correspondents with AAP across the Asia-Pacific.—
Kevin Patrick,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalist. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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