Thesaurus results for JOURNALISTS

journalists

noun

plural of journalist

as in reporters

a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news a journalist who has won awards for two of his feature stories

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Recent Examples of journalists Released in 2025, the first part of Julia Loktev’s monumental documentary project My Undesirable Friends, subtitled Last Air in Moscow, gave us a sprawling, breathless look at a few devastating months in the lives of Russian journalists. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 Associated Press journalists waiting at a checkpoint south of the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon saw a convoy of ICRC vehicles heading toward the Naqoura border crossing Friday morning and later return. — Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The Newsmax panel also discussed what this law could mean for journalists trying to obtain information legally. — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026 Associated Press journalists Brett Martel in New Orleans, Rob Maaddi in Tampa and Michael Reo in Washington contributed reporting. — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Outside the courtroom of this trial, traditional TV cameras sit side-by-side with cellphone cameras manned by new media journalists and commentators feeding an audience hungry, not just for true crime, but also for a look back in time. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 The deportees were clad in white, and many covered their faces out of safety as journalists filmed their arrival. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Past targets have included journalists, activists, politicians and diplomats. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Noozhawk reported that a public affairs staff vehicle and cars carrying journalists from Noozhawk, KEYT, KSYB and the Santa Maria Times/Lompoc Record had pulled off to the side of a road to allow all media vehicles to clear base security. — James Powel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in the capital on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Khmara made the remarks at his first briefing with reporters since taking the post on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of reporters

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Storm tracker Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver are national correspondents for USA TODAY, with a focus on weather and climate.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The regime’s charges that Iran International functions as a tool of its rivals may be legitimate, but that doesn’t justify eliminating its correspondents abroad.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

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