Thesaurus results for REPORTERS

reporters

noun

plural of reporter

as in journalists

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 reporters Authorities were not immediately sure what caused the crash, and Cordero-Stutz declined to answer additional questions from reporters. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 Those game-changing swings don’t happen, Crow-Armstrong reminds reporters, without the teammates who extend the inning and create opportunities. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Don was a vocal supporter of his son’s football journey, often connecting with reporters over the years to share details of Adon’s career. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Some 261 foreigners are among the missing, Ren Wei, executive vice chairman of Tibet autonomous region, told reporters. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 Flock cameras are receiving backlash after reporters and nonprofits requested audits and found discrepancies in data searches from users such as police officers. — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 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, 30 Aug. 2026 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. — Tom Littleand Johan Ahlander Reuters, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

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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

Definition of journalists

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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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