as in reporter
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 journalist
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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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Also being sentenced in the case on Monday are six former Apple Daily journalists and two activists, some of whom testified against Lai, and all of whom pleaded guilty in the hope of receiving reduced sentences.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
The field includes state Assemblymen Alex Bores and Micah Lasher, as well as attorney George Conway and journalist Jami Floyd.
—Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Our journalists adhere to the USA TODAY NETWORK Principles of Ethical Conduct For Newsrooms.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Also being sentenced in the case on Monday are six former Apple Daily journalists and two activists, some of whom testified against Lai, and all of whom pleaded guilty in the hope of receiving reduced sentences.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
The field includes state Assemblymen Alex Bores and Micah Lasher, as well as attorney George Conway and journalist Jami Floyd.
—Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Our journalists adhere to the USA TODAY NETWORK Principles of Ethical Conduct For Newsrooms.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalist
Noun
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Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Some pitchers and catchers were still awaiting physicals when Boone spoke to reporters late Wednesday morning, but the manager wasn’t aware of any new injuries as camp began.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The court determined that BNY’s involvement was limited to routine correspondent banking and lacked the direct connection to Epstein’s misconduct found in the Bank of America allegations.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps nobody gets a bigger kick out of NBC’s special Olympics correspondent than Mike Tirico.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalist. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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