as in reporters
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
a correspondent in the Middle East bureau just filed a new report on the coup
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Recent Examples of correspondents
Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver are national correspondents for USA TODAY, with decades of experience covering violent weather and climate.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Pelley was one of 60 Minutes’ top correspondents, reporting from the field and interviewing some of the biggest and hard to get newsmakers, from then-FBI Director James Comey to President Joe Biden to Pope Francis.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
While many current and former 60 Minutes correspondents are represented by UTA, Pelley joins former colleague Lesley Stahl in the CAA family.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Host Mary Louise Kelly gathers three NPR correspondents who are covering the region – Greg Myre in Tel Aviv, Jane Arraf in Beirut and Aya Batrawy in Cairo – to understand what's next and who has emerged as the winners and losers.
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June 18,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Live coverage on Fox News Channel kicks off Wednesday, June 24th and concludes on Sunday, July 5th, with correspondents and anchors stationed at the National Mall, Liberty State Park, Philadelphia, Mount Rushmore and Teddy Roosevelt’s Presidential Library, among others venues.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Hawthorne would not manage a staff of writers, or make assignments to a network of correspondents.
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John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
They are also relieved that correspondents Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker chose to remain with the program rather than leave in solidarity with Pelley.
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Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Days earlier, correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, executive producer Tanya Simon, and executive editor Draggan Mihailovich were all fired as well.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Pelley was one of 60 Minutes’ top correspondents, reporting from the field and interviewing some of the biggest and hard to get newsmakers, from then-FBI Director James Comey to President Joe Biden to Pope Francis.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
While many current and former 60 Minutes correspondents are represented by UTA, Pelley joins former colleague Lesley Stahl in the CAA family.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Host Mary Louise Kelly gathers three NPR correspondents who are covering the region – Greg Myre in Tel Aviv, Jane Arraf in Beirut and Aya Batrawy in Cairo – to understand what's next and who has emerged as the winners and losers.
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June 18,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Live coverage on Fox News Channel kicks off Wednesday, June 24th and concludes on Sunday, July 5th, with correspondents and anchors stationed at the National Mall, Liberty State Park, Philadelphia, Mount Rushmore and Teddy Roosevelt’s Presidential Library, among others venues.
—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Hawthorne would not manage a staff of writers, or make assignments to a network of correspondents.
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John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
They are also relieved that correspondents Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker chose to remain with the program rather than leave in solidarity with Pelley.
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Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Days earlier, correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, executive producer Tanya Simon, and executive editor Draggan Mihailovich were all fired as well.
—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondents
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Court reporters say the job can be performed only by a human being, who can intervene to ensure everyone is heard and who bears responsibility if a transcript is missing or incomplete.
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Cunningham shared her thoughts on the White House's post while speaking to reporters on Friday.
Noun
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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.
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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.
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“Correspondents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondents. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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