as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
any newsman will tell you that if you talk to enough people, you'll eventually get a money quote
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Recent Examples of newsman
In the film, David Strathairn plays CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
But that doesn’t feel as much for Clooney as for Murrow and the values for which the newsman stood, writes Tribune theater critic Chris Jones.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made therein that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
But that doesn’t feel as much for Clooney as for Murrow and the values for which the newsman stood, writes Tribune theater critic Chris Jones.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The piece thankfully stops short of being a hagiography of Murrow: the point is made therein that by stepping so far out into partisan waters as distinct from just reporting the news, the great newsman opened the door to partisan attacks on a clearly partisan media.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsman
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If your story changes every quarter, reporters will stop listening.—
Danielle Sabrina,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Collins showed reporters a 1992 rescission message from President George H.W. Bush as an example of how such proposals should be detailed—comparing it unfavorably to the Trump Administration’s request.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Newsweek Contributing Editor Peter Roff is a veteran journalist who appears regularly on U.S. and international media platforms.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Two major media organizations have raised the alarm about their own journalists in Gaza.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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Kevin Nealon Nealon's Gary Potter, Happy's onetime course partner who famously advised him to send his ball home in the first movie, now apparently works as a correspondent for the Tour Championship.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Josh Johnson slides behind the host’s desk for the The Daily Show this week, a first for the comedian who’s been a correspondent for the Comedy Central late night show for more than a year after joining the writing staff in 2017.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsman. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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