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staffers

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plural of staffer

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People are generally accurate reporters of their own actions.

— Muhammad Usman Qamar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Trump, who seems to enjoy belittling reporters more than most other aspects of his job, lives for television coverage.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of reporters

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Despite the ruling, some journalists from all three outlets were barred from entering the White House on Thursday morning – even as Chinese state media outlets were granted entry.

— Kevin Breuninger,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
For journalists, being romantically involved with your subject treads a tricky ethical line.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of journalists

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Kelly set a hearing for Wednesday on the networks’ motion for a temporary restraining order to prohibit such a ban and restore their correspondents’ credentials.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Network correspondents are usually present on the weekends when the president is in Washington or at nearby Camp David.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of correspondents

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Several anti-Flock websites and muckrakers used open records laws to collect and publish hundreds of police agencies’ audit logs – internal records detailing each time an officer searched Flock for a specific tag.

— Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Famous American muckrakers include Ida Tarbell who wrote about Standard Oil’s monopoly; Lincoln Steffens who wrote about corruption in city halls; and Upton Sinclair who exposed deplorable conditions in the meatpacking industry.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026

Definition of muckrakers

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Fifty years ago audiences were riveted by that thriller that focused on two relentless newsmen, played by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, who were digging into the seedy mysteries of the Watergate scandal.

— Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Persons thus satirized included presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon, as well as newsmen Dan Rather and Ted Koppel.

— Carmel Dagan, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026

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