Thesaurus results for REPORTERS

reporters

noun

plural of reporter

as in journalists

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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Recent Examples of reporters The following day, anonymous government officials confirmed to reporters that the raid was part of an investigation into potential immigration fraud. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026 The third-year head coach told reporters via Zoom that the decision did not stem from one issue, or from the performance of the defense from Thursday night’s 27-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026 Henderson was not listed on the Patriots’ practice report Wednesday, and walked out of the locker room Thursday in street clothes as reporters were allowed in 45 minutes before practice began. — Andrew Callahan, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 Riley and defensive tackle Jide Abasiri both told reporters that the team is preparing for both and will be ready to adjust during the game. — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 Help Us Report on Key Election Issues ProPublica’s reporters are on the lookout for what’s going right and what isn’t. — ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 And yes, there are restrictions in terms of how many reporters can come in. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026 But as reporters from across the nation showed up to cover Wednesday's rally and meet, Sarah was no longer feeling quite so isolated. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Rubio told reporters Wednesday that decisions regarding Ukraine’s access to Starlink were up to its parent company SpaceX and Musk, not the White House. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

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Six of its journalists were killed, including Anna Politkovskaya, who reported on atrocities during the second Chechen War at the start of Putin’s first term as Russian president.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
The airport was off limits to journalists, and no manifest for the flights has been provided.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of journalists

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Illustration by Jeffrey Smith On June 4, 1952, Ernest Hemingway stood at his typewriter at Finca Vigía, his home outside Havana, and wrote to one of his favorite correspondents, Harvey Breit, of the Times Book Review.

— Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Trevor Noah took over the role before leaving in 2022, and anchoring duties were divvied up between a rotating cast of correspondents for just under a year in 2023.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

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