photojournalist

noun

Definition of photojournalistnext
as in journalist

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Recent Examples of photojournalist The film paints a portrait of pioneering photojournalist Gerda Taro, the German-Jewish war photographer, anti-fascist and artist whose legacy has long been overshadowed. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026 Monfort, who works as a freelance photojournalist for the AP, took the photos in 2007 as part of a charity calendar produced by local newspaper Sport and UNICEF. — Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 The Israeli soldier who physically assaulted a CNN photojournalist in March was formally reprimanded by his commanders for his use of force but faces no criminal charges in the matter, the Israeli military said Monday. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 Filmmaker and photojournalist Loviconi is producing and directing, with the film expected to deliver in late 2026. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026 Tommy Trenchard is an independent photojournalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026 Christie Ray/Queen Bee Supply via AP A photojournalist from CBS affiliate KDFM also captured video despite being stung , the station reported. — CBS News, 23 June 2026 Dimmock, a photojournalist who has been published in the pages of New York Times Magazine and the Journal of British Photography, has also shot and directed a number of films. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 One law enforcement official was charged with stealing $10,000 worth of camera equipment from an Associated Press photojournalist who had been injured while covering the standoff. — ABC News, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photojournalist
  1. journalist
  2. reporter
  3. sportswriter
  4. newsman
  5. stringer
  6. staffer
  7. correspondent
  8. muckraker
Noun
  • As with any Olympics, the 15,000 athletes and 25,000 broadcasters and journalists will ride buses in dedicated lanes.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • This summer, the Pentagon went a step further and declared that its press office was now a classified space inaccessible to journalists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of journalist
Noun
  • Daily newspapers keep scores of advance obituaries on file so reporters aren’t scrambling on deadline when an important person in the community dies.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Valkyrie is not quite open for business, but Eveland and her business partner — Valkyrie technical director Desmond Browning — gave a Statesman reporter and photographer a tour of the facility and a preview of the training that will be offered.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • In December a sportswriter published a column with an outright accusation of fixing the championship.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
  • Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman contributed to this report.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2026
Definition of sportswriter
Noun
  • Candidates like actress Mayim Bialik, newsman Anderson Cooper, and Reading Rainbow star LeVar Burton.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
  • Nelson wrote that the retiring newsman was a hobbyless man, which Cotliar-Zweifach said was a fair statement.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of newsman
Noun
  • In Indonesia, a stringer walks through a village, or at least what was once a village before the mud flowed down from a forest and swept the village along with it.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • It’s also made Boston’s defense more susceptible, as Vucevic and third-stringer Luka Garza both are downgrades at that end.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of stringer
Noun
  • There has been no confirmation that Welch himself spoke with Benton after the former staffer’s complaint.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • In an interview with CNN last week, the female staffer strenuously denied this.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of staffer
Noun
  • Times staff writer Linthicum reported from Mexico City and special correspondent López from Jacksonville, Fla.
    — Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
  • One of the most intriguing parts of the evening involved the correspondents’ association’s annual journalism awards presentation.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of correspondent
Noun
  • Carboy did find the Harding memo in the archives of the late Village Voice muckraker Wayne Barrett, but the city has never produced it.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
  • Eric Bogosian’s leather jacket-wearing muckraker is still asking questions in season three of Interview With the Vampire, and the AMC series has been renamed in honor of Molloy’s latest subject.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026
Definition of muckraker

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