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
Ask The Post’s journalists Our reporters and editors answer your questions.
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Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2026
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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
Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2026
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalists
Noun
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News of Short’s death spread quickly, and before authorities could cordon off the crime scene, reporters swarmed the area.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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O’Hara told reporters Minneapolis police had secured the scene and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) are processing evidence.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Iranian state television on Sunday morning took a page from demonstrators, having their correspondents appear on streets in several cities to show calm areas with a date stamp shown on screen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Iranian state television on Sunday morning had its correspondents appear on the streets in several cities to show calm areas with a date stamp shown on screen.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Journalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalists. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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