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newshounds

noun

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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The president was asked by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
In interviews with over two dozen residents of the Texas borderland, NYT reporters gave voice to personal accounts of the frustrations that many Latinos are feeling in the country.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of reporters

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Last week, a regional television station interrupted a live broadcast for about 20 minutes after journalists evacuated to a shelter during an air raid warning.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Separate flights were arranged, with Machado traveling separately from some members of the group and the journalists in an effort to make her movements less conspicuous.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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Also pushed out were correspondents Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Heinrich is among the correspondents at Fox News — which this week will mark 30 years on the air — whose reporting doesn’t adhere to the leanings of its opinion hosts and commentators.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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