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
Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau reporter Garrett Shanley contributed to this report.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Andy Sachs is now an award-winning investigative reporter, which doesn’t stop her or her team from being fired by group text.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Ginny Monk is a reporter for the Connecticut Mirror.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Andy Sachs is now an award-winning investigative reporter, which doesn’t stop her or her team from being fired by group text.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Ginny Monk is a reporter for the Connecticut Mirror.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporter
Noun
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The attack threw into chaos one of Washington’s premier social events, which every year attracts some of the country’s most powerful people and the journalists who cover them.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Independent journalist Francys Romero first reported the decision to bring up Domínguez.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Two correspondents sent Lemisch the identical sanitary disposal bags, printed with the Liberty Bell, that had suddenly appeared in the women’s bathroom in their campus library.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The Manhattan apartment of CBS News special correspondent Anthony Mason could serve as an annex to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Reporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reporter. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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