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
  • Associated Press reporters Mayuko Ono and Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to this report.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The shooter is among the dead, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters at a news conference held Saturday night.
    Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Silence creates a vacuum that will inevitably be filled by opponents, journalists and social media.
    Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • While corporate and ideological restructuring has put prominent CBS journalists out of work, Alexander is leaving NBC on good terms.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Also let go were correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega — and soon after, Scott Pelley, after a tense confrontation with his bosses over the changes.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • This time, some big names are joining the newsmagazine as correspondents and contributors, bolstering its ranks after the departures of Scott Pelley, Anderson Cooper, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 28 July 2026

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“Newsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsmen. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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