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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The week before, during a Fyre Festival 2 press conference in Playa del Carmen on March 27, Martina Beach Club Founder Fernando Delgado told local journalists that the festival had secured the necessary permits in the city.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The film is still set to premiere next month, now an unintended memorial for a diligent journalist and writer.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Sydney Gore is a writer, editor, and journalist based in New York City.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes structured information from TomTom and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom.
—Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The film is still set to premiere next month, now an unintended memorial for a diligent journalist and writer.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Sydney Gore is a writer, editor, and journalist based in New York City.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes structured information from TomTom and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom.
—Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journalist
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What To Know State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters on Tuesday that Trump's Russia and Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, would be attending the talks in London on Wednesday, but Rubio would not travel to the British capital for the fresh rounds of discussions.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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In: Pentagon Politics Pete Hegseth Jennifer Jacobs Jennifer Jacobs is a senior White House reporter at CBS News.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Trump's idea to incarcerate U.S. citizens abroad raises concerns In: Immigration MS-13 Deportation United States Department of Justice Scott MacFarlane Scott MacFarlane is CBS News' Justice correspondent.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman suggested Wednesday that the Trump administration welcomes the fight over the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Journalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journalist. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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