newsmen

plural of newsman

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Recent Examples of newsmen 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 Persons thus satirized included presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon, as well as newsmen Dan Rather and Ted Koppel. 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 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
  • The rare meeting in Egypt with Hamas' Khalil al-Hayya was also confirmed to the Associated Press by a regional official and a Hamas official, both speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters.
    August 17, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And that was in the opening statement — before any reporters asked a question.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Outside the courtroom of this trial, traditional TV cameras sit side-by-side with cellphone cameras manned by new media journalists and commentators feeding an audience hungry, not just for true crime, but also for a look back in time.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The deportees were clad in white, and many covered their faces out of safety as journalists filmed their arrival.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Anchors hold forth from behind a desk, throwing to a variety of stories, dispatches from correspondents and newsmaker interviews.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Dinah Voyles Pulver and Doyle Rice are national correspondents for USA TODAY with a focus on weather and climate.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Newsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsmen. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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