as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
any newsman will tell you that if you talk to enough people, you'll eventually get a money quote
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The newsman gently but firmly prodded Biden on his motivations for staying the race after last week’s halting and unfocused debate performance.
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Will Sommer, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The newsman is not, and can never be, a prognosticator; leave that to the weatherman.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Yesh Atid, helmed by the former newsman Yair Lapid, was expected to pull in a respectable ten to 12 seats -- not bad for a newcomer but not enough to make much of a difference in the government.
—Michael J. Koplow, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2013
Behold the newsman who never says or thinks anything new.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 19 May 2024
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Will Sommer, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The newsman is not, and can never be, a prognosticator; leave that to the weatherman.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Yesh Atid, helmed by the former newsman Yair Lapid, was expected to pull in a respectable ten to 12 seats -- not bad for a newcomer but not enough to make much of a difference in the government.
—Michael J. Koplow, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2013
Behold the newsman who never says or thinks anything new.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 19 May 2024
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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsman. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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