newspaperman

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Recent Examples of newspaperman George Harris Trevathan, the new editor of the Guard, became one of the leading newspapermen in the state. arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024 Gervais plays Tony, a newspaperman who's sunk into miserable misanthropy after losing his wife, Lisa (Kerry Godliman), to cancer. Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024 These were his qualities as a newspaperman, magazine feature writer and monthly columnist. Christian Lorentzen, Washington Post, 26 July 2024 Most people probably know it from the 1960 film version, which starred Frederic March, Spencer Tracy and Gene Kelly as the characters meant to portray Bryan, Darrow and H.L. Mencken, the acerbic Baltimore newspaperman whose coverage of the trial is a genuine landmark of American journalism. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for newspaperman
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Noun
  • For all of the things Trump himself has done, this flashpoint began with top members of his administration's handling of sensitive military operation details — and adding a journalist to a group chat on the messaging app Signal.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Along with Perry, passengers included broadcast journalist Gayle King, philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sweet remained a newspaperwoman to the end.
    Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Gill’s chief patron in La Jolla was the left-leaning newspaperwoman Ellen Browning Scripps.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
Noun
  • The distraught relative quickly left the scene, declining to talk with reporters.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • But international trips are more logistically complex and expensive than weekend travel to Florida, and the quick turnaround could create additional headaches if the White House is set on bringing its preferred reporters along for the journey.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • But that doesn’t feel as much for Clooney as for Murrow and the values for which the newsman stood, writes Tribune theater critic Chris Jones.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Since its debut, The Morning Show has become the template for TV news liberalism, with Aniston, Witherspoon, and other female cast members acting as models for the behavior of the nation’s TV newswomen.
    Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
  • What followed was a series of tense and emotional confrontations between the no-nonsense newswoman, 48, and her staff of mostly younger journalists, who pleaded for Evans and her board to explore other options.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Noun
  • In the video, which is from October 2016, Goldberg met WWE announcer Michael Cole in the ring and took his comeback to the next level.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Patrick's physician and longtime friend sent a text to friends of the longtime announcer that Patrick passed away in Fairfax, Virginia, on Sunday due to natural causes.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Doocy’s son, Peter Doocy, is senior White House correspondent for Fox News and his daughter-in-law, Hillary Vaughn, is a Washington, D.C.-based correspondent for Fox Business Network.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
  • Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But his father, Eugene, a pressman for the local paper, abandoned the family when Hackman was 13.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Eugene Allen Hackman was born in San Bernardino, California, and grew up in Danville, Illinois, where his father worked as a pressman for the Commercial-News.
    Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025

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