as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
the host of that morning show prefers to think of himself as a newsperson and not as an entertainer
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Recent Examples of newsperson
The iconic newsperson died Friday evening her representative Cindi Berger tells PEOPLE.
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Stephen M. Silverman, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
And then, art imitated life when Apple TV+ released The Morning Show, which followed the story of disgraced newsperson Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell), who was ousted by his network for inappropriate relationships with women.
—Tanya Edwards, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2020
Many of the people on our trip sat quietly while the Dutch newsperson translated Walter Cronkite's reporting of the landing.
—Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 14 July 2019
And Trump’s election was the kind of Earth-shattering event that only comes around once or twice in a newsperson’s career.
—James Hohmann, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2018
Rhodes would appear, on some level, a perfect choice—a pedigreed newsperson with a history at Fox as well as deep connections in liberal political circles.
—Sarah Ellison, The Hive, 6 June 2017
Stephen M. Silverman, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
And then, art imitated life when Apple TV+ released The Morning Show, which followed the story of disgraced newsperson Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell), who was ousted by his network for inappropriate relationships with women.
—Tanya Edwards, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2020
Many of the people on our trip sat quietly while the Dutch newsperson translated Walter Cronkite's reporting of the landing.
—Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 14 July 2019
And Trump’s election was the kind of Earth-shattering event that only comes around once or twice in a newsperson’s career.
—James Hohmann, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2018
Rhodes would appear, on some level, a perfect choice—a pedigreed newsperson with a history at Fox as well as deep connections in liberal political circles.
—Sarah Ellison, The Hive, 6 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsperson
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The severity of Walker’s injury is unclear, but Espada told reporters Thursday that the 34-year-old first baseman will travel to Houston for an MRI.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Cohen Rebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.—
Doha Madani,
NBC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Source: The National Weather Service This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
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In Nicole Cuffy’s new novel, journalist Faruq Zaidi embeds himself inside a California cult following the death of his devout Muslim father.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
1 Mar. 2025
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Behind the scenes with the best picture nominees for the 2025 Oscars Remembering two-time Oscar-winner Gene Hackman The hidden side of Johnny Carson In: The Washington Post Norah O'Donnell Norah O'Donnell is CBS News' senior correspondent and a 60 Minutes contributing correspondent.—
Norah O'Donnell,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Michael Schulman is our on-the-ground correspondent at the Dolby Theatre, where the ceremony—hosted by Conan O’Brien—begins at 7 P.M. E.T.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Newsperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsperson. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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