as in journalist
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
the reporter was careful to ask as many questions as possible without annoying anyone
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Recent Examples of reporter
Tom Murphy is a sports reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Cox told reporters during a press conference on Friday.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
The suspect in the shooting death of Charlie Kirk is in custody, the governor of Utah told reporters.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Speaking to reporters at Incheon International Airport on Friday, South Korea’s foreign minister Cho Hyun said that most of the detainees had been on ESTA visas, however some had been on B1, B2 and L1 visas.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Cox told reporters during a press conference on Friday.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
The suspect in the shooting death of Charlie Kirk is in custody, the governor of Utah told reporters.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Speaking to reporters at Incheon International Airport on Friday, South Korea’s foreign minister Cho Hyun said that most of the detainees had been on ESTA visas, however some had been on B1, B2 and L1 visas.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporter
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ByLaura Manske Based in NYC, Laura Manske has been a staff editor at many top magazines, as well as an award-winning freelance journalist and photographer.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, has written about hurricanes, tornadoes and violent weather for more than 30 years.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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In a statement from the Utah Department of Public Safety and FBI Salt Lake City office posted to X by NBC News correspondent Tom Winter, the agencies said that two persons of interest had been taken into custody and later released.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Reporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporter. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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