as in reporters
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 newsmen
Persons thus satirized included presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon, as well as newsmen Dan Rather and Ted Koppel.
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Carmel Dagan, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Attempts by newsmen to get word from the Complex 34 blockhouse proved fruitless as pad personnel declined to supply information or page public information officials.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Bartleby, to be sure, often works at home as do most newsmen.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
By the time the cameras stopped clicking and the newsmen flew home, Kentucky had been humiliated in the national press, the onlooker’s violence both disputed and affirmed in accounts of this day.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Carmel Dagan, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Attempts by newsmen to get word from the Complex 34 blockhouse proved fruitless as pad personnel declined to supply information or page public information officials.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Bartleby, to be sure, often works at home as do most newsmen.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
By the time the cameras stopped clicking and the newsmen flew home, Kentucky had been humiliated in the national press, the onlooker’s violence both disputed and affirmed in accounts of this day.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsmen
Noun
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The mother has told reporters that her daughter had a boyfriend named David.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Speaking with reporters after the competition in Montreal, all the frustration Wilkins, Prefontaine, Bowerman and hundreds of other athletes had felt toward the American system came rushing out.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the new series, Mars will be joined by historians, journalists and podcasters, as well as individuals with personal connections to the stories being told.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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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,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Contemporary Christians who give other Christians a pass on any of these do not seem to be very good correspondents of the Apostle.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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As the campaign began, CNN alone had correspondents in and reporting from Baghdad.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Newsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsmen. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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