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
Tony Dokoupil wants to be a newsman for the average American.
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Laura Wagner, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026
The disarmingly handsome comic adopted the delivery of a smarmy newsman and deadpanned a joke about the hatching of a baby sandpiper, a triumph for the zoo where it was born, until the bird was stomped to death by a baby hippo born a day earlier.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The newsman is all in, talking the talk and walking the walk so that every Melvin Made candle is up to par.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
The veteran newsman could very well have a career on his pal Andy Cohen’s Bravo network.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
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Laura Wagner, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026
The disarmingly handsome comic adopted the delivery of a smarmy newsman and deadpanned a joke about the hatching of a baby sandpiper, a triumph for the zoo where it was born, until the bird was stomped to death by a baby hippo born a day earlier.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The newsman is all in, talking the talk and walking the walk so that every Melvin Made candle is up to par.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
The veteran newsman could very well have a career on his pal Andy Cohen’s Bravo network.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsman
Noun
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Tony Baranek is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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The sudden departure comes just a day after Phelan addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals at the Navy’s annual conference in Washington, and spoke with reporters about his agenda.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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As the journalist David Bixenspan, who has reported on the ring-boy allegations, has detailed, Cole enrolled at a community college.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Federal prosecutors have charged Lundy alongside nearly 40 people in connection with the January incident at Cities Church, including journalist Don Lemon.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Hamilton spent several decades as a correspondent for ABC, including in Utah, Oregon and Colorado.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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In western New York, one community south of Buffalo was picking up the pieces Thursday after a small tornado caused tremendous damage the day before, CBS News senior national weather correspondent Rob Marciano reported Friday.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsman. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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