newshounds

plural of newshound
as in reporters
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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Noun
  • And then there are other analysts and reporters, such as Mark Clattenburg, Geoff Shreeves, Alex Aljoe and Katie Shanahan.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • In recent months, the department subpoenaed reporters from the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal in national-security cases.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • 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, 16 July 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • The newcomers will join Bill Whitaker, Leslie Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Norah O’Donnell, who are all returning as correspondents.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • But Red Star was also propaganda, which meant that its correspondents—including such towering literary figures as Andrei Platonov and Ilya Ehrenburg—were subject to stringent censorship, unable to denounce the Soviet war effort.
    Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
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“Newshounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newshounds. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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