Definition of newspersonnext
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

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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
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Noun
  • Taylor Rooks provides features with the game’s brightest stars, and NFL reporter James Palmer delivers news from around the league.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rios was not charged in connection with the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of a pilot, an NBC4 reporter and a bystander.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The other has been hidden by banning media coverage, so the world has seen nothing but cell phone videos made by Palestinian journalists risking their lives to record them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • If The Social Network was about the people who laid Facebook’s foundation, Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up, The Social Reckoning, is about the whistleblower and the journalist who exposed the rot in its infrastructure.
    — Marley Marius, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Don Riddell is an anchor and correspondent for CNN’s World Sport.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The plan set a target of increasing the share of bilateral trade conducted in national currencies from 68% in 2024 to 71% by 2026, while also seeking to expand correspondent accounts denominated in national currencies.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Newsperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsperson. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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