Thesaurus results for JOURNALISTS

journalists

noun

plural of journalist

as in reporters

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 journalists The festival will also enlist an all-female roster of journalists and academics to introduce films in this year’s Marilyn Monroe retrospective. — Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 And if the Vatican medical team needs any help, one of the journalists traveling with the pope is also a doctor. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026 Associated Press journalists Serra Yedikardes in Trabzon, Turkey, and Ayse Wieting in Istanbul contributed to this report. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Urwin was one of the lead journalists who broke allegations about Brand as part of a Times, Sunday Times and Channel 4 joint investigation in 2023. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026 Six of its journalists were killed, including Anna Politkovskaya, who reported on atrocities during the second Chechen War at the start of Putin’s first term as Russian president. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 The airport was off limits to journalists, and no manifest for the flights has been provided. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 After Palestinian medics took Levine away, the attackers charged again and hit several journalists with rocks. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 In the last several weeks, multiple journalists have been hearing that cuts could be in the 5 percent range, or more, at the company. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

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The governor-elect, speaking to reporters Thursday afternoon inside the state Capitol, had just concluded a meeting with Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate President Pro-Tempore Monique Limón.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Comcast’s Sky News recently launched a new mobile app focused on defense and security, with top sector reporters at its center.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

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Weiss and Bilton hired a raft of new correspondents and contributors, including Douthat, who interviewed the Senate candidates in Michigan on last weekend’s broadcast.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
As with past elections, the anchors will serve as the masters of ceremonies, so to speak, calling the races, asking the analysts and correspondents for their thoughts, and throwing to reporters in the field.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026

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