as in journalist
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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Mary Ramsey is the local government accountability reporter for The Charlotte Observer.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
After a trip to Washington last month, during which South Korean officials asked the U.S. to exempt the country from any tariffs such as those recently placed on aluminum and steel, trade minister Ahn Duk-geun told reporters that the government needed to evaluate the plan’s economic viability.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Now, as Food reporter Cindy Carcamo reported this week, the union jobs at the Original Pantry Cafe are under threat.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Trump was asked by a reporter Friday during a swearing-in ceremony for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
After a trip to Washington last month, during which South Korean officials asked the U.S. to exempt the country from any tariffs such as those recently placed on aluminum and steel, trade minister Ahn Duk-geun told reporters that the government needed to evaluate the plan’s economic viability.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Now, as Food reporter Cindy Carcamo reported this week, the union jobs at the Original Pantry Cafe are under threat.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Trump was asked by a reporter Friday during a swearing-in ceremony for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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