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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Election 2024: See Arizona election results Mayes will end probe of Trump's comments on Cheney
Trump's pre-election blitz included an Oct. 31 stop in Glendale with the former newsman and conservative pundit Tucker Carlson.
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Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
American actors John Magaro and Peter Sarsgaard play the ABC sports newsmen who forever changed live news coverage during the Israeli hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Olympic games.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
Coming out on October 8, the third read in newsman Wallace’s Countdown franchise, 1960 goes deep into the first presidential campaign of the modern era with its game changing debate, primaries, candidates, potential vote challenge and some secret honor.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Many familiar newsmen were pushed out of their jobs and disgraced for behaving badly — Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer, Mark Halperin, Bill O’Reilly, Roger Ailes and so on.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
American actors John Magaro and Peter Sarsgaard play the ABC sports newsmen who forever changed live news coverage during the Israeli hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Olympic games.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
Coming out on October 8, the third read in newsman Wallace’s Countdown franchise, 1960 goes deep into the first presidential campaign of the modern era with its game changing debate, primaries, candidates, potential vote challenge and some secret honor.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Many familiar newsmen were pushed out of their jobs and disgraced for behaving badly — Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer, Mark Halperin, Bill O’Reilly, Roger Ailes and so on.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsman
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Under 30 On-Air: How Freja New York Became The Must-Have Brand For Celebrities Zoya Hasan is a reporter on the Under 30 team.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Miami Herald reporter David Goodhue contributed to this report.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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The former Fox News journalist Geraldo Rivera, who was friendly with Trump for decades in New York, predicted in December that Trump and his allies would soon turn their attention to the 22nd Amendment.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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Conspiracy Theories Surrounding The JFK Files Kennedy's assassination and the government's conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing him are the subject of enduring fascination among journalists, politicians and members of the public.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Maggie has also worked as the show’s social media correspondent since 2021.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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In addition, Nicole Sganga will be homeland security correspondent, Natalie Brand will cover Washington as a weekday correspondent for CBS News 24/7 as well as CBS Newspath; and Erica Brown will cover Washington as a reporter, contributing to CBS News 24/7 and Newspath.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsman. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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