journalists

Definition of journalistsnext
plural of journalist

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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. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026 The briefing room, which has seats for about 50 reporters, was packed well beyond that, as other journalists packed the aisles and photographers stood on step-ladders. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026 For this story, Fortune journalists used generative AI as a research tool. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026 Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Jack Brook, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026 Cuban state media journalists reported the vessel was expected to dock, though Cuban officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment. MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed three journalists who were covering the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, their TV stations said. Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026 Like other anchors and video journalists, Camerota sees how traditional news content is changing as more people gravitate toward podcasts and new forms of interviews. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026 Hegseth also imposed a pledge on journalists not to gather or transmit information about military affairs that had not been approved by his department for release. Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalists
Noun
  • Among other things, the Pentagon announced that the Correspondents’ Corridor, the journalist workspaces, would be closed, with plans to move reporters to an annex outside the building.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
  • As the Times reporters Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman revealed this week in their in-the-Situation Room account of how Trump decided to start the war, no one in his Cabinet of courtiers had the guts to challenge his mistaken assumptions.
    Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Scott Pelley and Bill Whitaker, two veteran correspondents at the newsmagazine, are believed to have more time on their contracts.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The men mentioned above served as war correspondents in Europe, including in London during heavy German bombing.
    Arthur Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

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