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newsman

noun

ˈnüz-mən

Definition of newsman

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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Recent Examples of newsman One prominent newsman shared a snuff box with the vice president on the Senate floor. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 May 2026 David Ross, considered There’s David Ross, who, after a decade as a newsman became a public defender. — The Editorial Board, Daily News, 19 May 2026 Veteran newsman Don Lemon won a 2026 Webby Award for The Don Lemon Show and my interview with him was so gripping about the responsibility of journalism that the whole thing needs to be read. — Joshua Dudley, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Fifty years ago audiences were riveted by that thriller that focused on two relentless newsmen, played by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, who were digging into the seedy mysteries of the Watergate scandal. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for newsman

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Noun

The row reached the competition jury’s press conference the day after the opening ceremony, where a reporter raised the question of historical fact and creative freedom.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
One of my favorite quotes about Kansas City barbecue comes from a news reporter in Milwaukee.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of reporter

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Tejedor is a Swiss filmmaker and journalist whose work explores utopias and the relationship between individuals and authority across the former Soviet Union and its satellite states.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The local journalists who cover the Bend community every day were not immune from the grief and sadness after today’s deadly shooting of children at an elementary school.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of journalist

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Our correspondents live around the world and bring a global perspective to their work.

— Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
As part of our 2026 Guide to the Arts in PRIME Magazine, correspondent Greg Carannante offers his Critic’s Picks for the best pop music acts coming up in South Florida.

— Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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