police reporter

noun

Definition of police reporternext
as in journalist

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Recent Examples of police reporter Connelly, a former Los Angeles Times police reporter, worked to confirm the cryptology and other aspects of Baber’s investigation. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026 Connelly, a former Los Angeles Times police reporter, worked to confirm the cryptology and other aspects of Baber’s investigation. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026 Dan Popkey came to the Statesman in 1984 as a police reporter and covered politics since 1987, reporting on 25 sessions of the Legislature. — Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025 The hunt for the Pillowcase Rapist, which was the subject of a series of stories that led to then-Miami Herald police reporter Edna Buchanan winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1986, was cold until a DNA hit in 2020, following the arrest of Koehler’s son. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for police reporter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police reporter
  1. journalist
  2. sportswriter
  3. photojournalist
  4. reporter
  5. staffer
  6. correspondent
  7. muckraker
  8. stringer
Noun
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.
    — Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of journalist
Noun
  • Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman contributed to this report.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2026
  • College professors spend less time lecturing than a typical sportswriter creating fake controversies to criticize.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Definition of sportswriter
Noun
  • Her husband documents the front, and their photojournalist friend goes missing in Gaza.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • Christie Ray/Queen Bee Supply via AP A photojournalist from CBS affiliate KDFM also captured video despite being stung , the station reported.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Definition of photojournalist
Noun
  • Adriana Valasis, an N+ reporter in Mexico City who has covered World Cups and the Olympic Games, has seen firsthand how the Mexican national team lifted the fans’ spirits and brought Mexican society together.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • But the staffer plans to mark the occasion in his own way at the airport.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Some sort of machine, monitored by a staffer, stands behind them.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of staffer
Noun
  • Special correspondent Cecilia Sánchez Vidal contributed from Mexico City.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Monica Alba Monica Alba is a White House correspondent for NBC News.
    — Monica Alba, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of correspondent
Noun
  • Eric Bogosian’s leather jacket-wearing muckraker is still asking questions in season three of Interview With the Vampire, and the AMC series has been renamed in honor of Molloy’s latest subject.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026
  • Famous American muckrakers include Ida Tarbell who wrote about Standard Oil’s monopoly; Lincoln Steffens who wrote about corruption in city halls; and Upton Sinclair who exposed deplorable conditions in the meatpacking industry.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
Definition of muckraker
Noun
  • In Indonesia, a stringer walks through a village, or at least what was once a village before the mud flowed down from a forest and swept the village along with it.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • It’s also made Boston’s defense more susceptible, as Vucevic and third-stringer Luka Garza both are downgrades at that end.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of stringer

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“Police reporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20reporter. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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