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
Most of the film follows Dylan and his entourage (including Joan Baez) on a tour of England, trading wits with journalists and getting hammered at a notorious hotel party that involves someone (who?
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Mark Arax, an author and former Los Angeles Times journalist, was his ghostwriter.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
At the press conference for his Berlinale world premiere documentary The Ballad of Judas Priest on Sunday, a journalist for a Spanish radio outlet asked Morello about political content in cinema.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
Associated Press video journalist Kwiyeon Ha contributed to this story.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Mark Arax, an author and former Los Angeles Times journalist, was his ghostwriter.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
At the press conference for his Berlinale world premiere documentary The Ballad of Judas Priest on Sunday, a journalist for a Spanish radio outlet asked Morello about political content in cinema.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
Associated Press video journalist Kwiyeon Ha contributed to this story.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalist
Noun
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Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Some pitchers and catchers were still awaiting physicals when Boone spoke to reporters late Wednesday morning, but the manager wasn’t aware of any new injuries as camp began.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The court determined that BNY’s involvement was limited to routine correspondent banking and lacked the direct connection to Epstein’s misconduct found in the Bank of America allegations.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps nobody gets a bigger kick out of NBC’s special Olympics correspondent than Mike Tirico.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalist. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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