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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 Reeve also happens to work as a newsman in real life as a correspondent for ABC News and Good Morning America, which itself is a connection to Superman's secret identity, The Daily Planet journalist Clark Kent. Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 July 2024 The 64-year-old newsman was hospitalized on May 10 with stomach pain, his former station reported. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024 The newsman gently but firmly prodded Biden on his motivations for staying the race after last week’s halting and unfocused debate performance. Will Sommer, Washington Post, 5 July 2024 The newsman is not, and can never be, a prognosticator; leave that to the weatherman. John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for newsman 
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  • What to watch this month:Here's what's new on Netflix, Max, Hulu and Prime in November 2024 Reach the reporter at dina.kaur@arizonarepublic.com.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Tennessean reporters Diana Leyva and Jordan Green contributed reporting.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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  • Related Articles Huge East Bay industrial complex is bought in deal that tops $100 million Music, entertainment, live events venue may sprout in downtown San Jose Self-driving cars aren’t here yet, but states are getting the rules ready Larry Magid is a tech journalist and internet safety activist.
    Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • During this time, the trusted journalist provided updates and data analysis as the numbers rolled in, which eased some voters' election anxiety.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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  • Despite his growing popularity, the MSNBC correspondent has had a long career in political journalism.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The panel included Steve Kornacki, NBC News national political correspondent; Mark Murray, NBC News senior political editor; Micah Roberts, Public Opinion Strategies partner and CNBC’s Republican pollster; and Jay Campbell, Hart Research partner and CNBC’s Democratic pollster.
    Steve Liesman, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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