Synonyms of newsperson

newsperson

noun

ˈnüz-ˌpər-sᵊn 

as in reporter

a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news

the host of that morning show prefers to think of himself as a newsperson and not as an entertainer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reporter
• journalist
• correspondent
• newsman
• announcer
• columnist
• broadcaster
• newscaster
• commentator
• pressman
• newshound
• newspaperman
• intelligencer
• anchorman
• newswoman
• newspaperwoman
• anchorperson
• anchorwoman
• editor
• anchor
• sportswriter
• staffer
• copyreader
• stringer
• photojournalist
• muckraker
• police reporter
• byliner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of newsperson

This is an office only a newsperson could love. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025

The iconic newsperson died Friday evening her representative Cindi Berger tells PEOPLE. — Stephen M. Silverman, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022

Many of the people on our trip sat quietly while the Dutch newsperson translated Walter Cronkite's reporting of the landing. — Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 14 July 2019

And Trump’s election was the kind of Earth-shattering event that only comes around once or twice in a newsperson’s career. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2018

Rhodes would appear, on some level, a perfect choice—a pedigreed newsperson with a history at Fox as well as deep connections in liberal political circles. — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 6 June 2017