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 creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Millie Bobby Brown recently told British Vogue that her biggest issue with the press is the need for journalists to outright slam celebrities in article headlines.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Support our local journalists with a subscription.
—Mara Williams, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
In Palma Soriano, San Germán, Banes, Baire and Contramaestre, images posted by residents, local journalists and state media showed houses that had lost their roofs or were destroyed.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
In the absence of independent monitoring on the ground, the ministry is the primary source for casualty data relied upon by humanitarian groups, journalists, and international bodies.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund followed a few years later, financing study trips to Russia and hosting international conferences with journalists, activists, and scholars.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Many journalists, authors, and investigators have voiced doubts about these convictions, believing that the real Monster of Florence was never caught.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Millie Bobby Brown recently told British Vogue that her biggest issue with the press is the need for journalists to outright slam celebrities in article headlines.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Support our local journalists with a subscription.
—Mara Williams, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
In Palma Soriano, San Germán, Banes, Baire and Contramaestre, images posted by residents, local journalists and state media showed houses that had lost their roofs or were destroyed.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
In the absence of independent monitoring on the ground, the ministry is the primary source for casualty data relied upon by humanitarian groups, journalists, and international bodies.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund followed a few years later, financing study trips to Russia and hosting international conferences with journalists, activists, and scholars.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Many journalists, authors, and investigators have voiced doubts about these convictions, believing that the real Monster of Florence was never caught.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalists
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw told reporters after the game about the decision to honor Vesia.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Guardiola, speaking to reporters before City’s 4-1 victory over Dortmund, sounded like a manager who takes Arsenal deadly seriously.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Comedy Central said Monday that the show’s correspondents will continue to take turns hosting Tuesdays through Thursdays while Stewart hosts on Mondays.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Stewart typically hosts the Monday night Daily Show episode, and the show’s correspondents, including Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic, rotate the other nights.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Journalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalists. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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