PHOTOJOURNALIST Synonyms: 28 Similar Words

photojournalist

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Definition of photojournalist

as in journalist

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Recent Examples of photojournalist Sarah Gordon is a photojournalist for the Connecticut Mirror. — Sarah Gordon, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026 Omer Shamir France Fleeing from Khan Younis, award-winning Palestinian photojournalist Mohammed Zaanoun moves his immediate family to safety in Egypt, unsure of what’s to come. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026 American freelance photojournalist Heidi Levine is treated after being attacked by Israeli settlers on October 16, 2026. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Hutton is a Zelig-like figure who was acquainted with all sorts of 1950s icons as a teenager, including legendary photojournalist Earl Leaf, who served as an early mentor. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026 In Friday’s attack, Levine, a veteran photojournalist, was knocked to the ground, beaten with sticks, kicked repeatedly, and stripped of her cameras and phone by masked settlers. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026 Jean-Pierre Laffont is a pioneering French-American photojournalist who documented pivotal moments of the 20th century. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 In northern Gaza, photojournalist Osama Al-Ashi is documenting a war while trying to survive it. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Posing as a potential buyer several years ago, conservation photojournalist Paul Hilton recalled being led deep into a rural Sumatran community after a tip-off of an orangutan for sale. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Unlike journalists seeking records through the California Public Records Act, the watchdog can compel internal agency records.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
There are claims that Cabinet officials, politicians, journalists, civil society leaders and business executives were also subjected to unauthorized surveillance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of journalist

Noun

The governor-elect, speaking to reporters Thursday afternoon inside the state Capitol, had just concluded a meeting with Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate President Pro-Tempore Monique Limón.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Former baseball All-Star Mark Teixeira won a congressional seat in Texas, former football coach Tommy Tuberville won the Alabama governor’s race, but former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya lost her Senate race in Minnesota.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of reporter

Noun

The following year, a New York sportswriter named Aloysious Palma made the point plainly.

— Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
But he will mostly be remembered for his profanity-laden rant aimed at a sportswriter in the media room after Game 2 of the ALDS — a White Sox win, by the way.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sportswriter

Noun

Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Candidates like actress Mayim Bialik, newsman Anderson Cooper, and Reading Rainbow star LeVar Burton.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

Definition of newsman

Noun

Even third-stringer Joe Fagnano is dealing with an ankle injury, but head coach Jesse Minter announced Tuesday that the undrafted rookie out of UConn would start Thursday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
Then third-stringer Marvis Parrish got hurt on the third play of the game after a first down.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of stringer

Noun

The July Tribune investigation about Welch and Benton also revealed that the speaker himself had interacted with the former Benton staffer on social media, including responding to images of her with heart-eye emojis.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
But his campaign was beset by questions about people in Collins' circle, including a former staffer who reportedly shared Nazi and KKK images on social media.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of staffer

Noun

Other activists who were inspired by Thoreau’s views on nonviolent resistance include Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi and American muckraker Upton Sinclair.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
And Britain itself, after the financial and cultural boom of the ’90s, has in the post-recession era settled into its new role as butler to the world, to borrow a phrase from writer and money-laundering muckraker Oliver Bullough.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of muckraker

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