as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news a newshound of the old school, he was highly skeptical of the claim that the firings weren't politically motivated

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Recent Examples of newshound All the while, the newshound indulged in her secret pleasure of writing poetry in her off time as an outlet for her homesickness and stress relief. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 Viewers, newshounds, and political pundits aren’t immune to the utopian vision of The West Wing, where the corridors of power are filled with whip-smart strategists and bright-eyed idealists who put country first. Jason Bailey, TIME, 24 July 2024 Video game newshound Wario64 first sounded the alarm on social media that the game had been removed from Steam and other PC storefronts seemingly without explanation. Ash Parrish, The Verge, 30 Jan. 2024 The transmissions are monitored not only by newshounds, but by neighborhood groups and people who make a hobby of being tuned into city life. Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023 That may sound like a bad thing, especially coming from a newshound who, like most politics-watchers, wants to know the results as soon as humanly possible. Jill Filipovic, CNN, 21 June 2021 Everett and Fay now running around town trying to figure out what is going on — Fay not at all afraid but excited about the possibilities; Everett as cynical as any newshound can be in his early 20s — pay her a visit. Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 25 May 2020 And even the most avid newshounds are having a hard time keeping up. Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2020 One newshound heard that, on the night of her death, McKillop had an argument with a boyfriend, a man named Frank, in the courtyard of her apartment building. oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2019
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Noun
  • Miami Herald reporter Milena Malaver contributed to this story.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
  • The Sacramento Bee 916-321-1040 Darrell Smith is The Sacramento Bee’s Equity Lab reporter covering issues important to the Black community and diverse voices in the capital region.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • What Happens Next Hegseth's move should give the Department of Defense greater control over who is speaking to journalists in the Pentagon and about what.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
  • The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots capturing moments from their lives and work around the world.
    Diaa Hadid, NPR, 14 May 2025
  • Weber Pierson spoke to KFF Health News correspondent Christine Mai-Duc in Sacramento this spring.
    Kaiser Health News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025

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“Newshound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newshound. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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