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staffer

noun

Definition of staffer

as in reporter

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Recent Examples of staffer The congresswoman, her staffer and I grumbled about how unpredictable the House schedule has been lately. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026 Stapleton, chair of and the only full-time staffer in ELAC’s journalism department, is retiring. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 The exemptions typically apply to vulnerable populations like people who live in communal environments, healthcare workers and other categories, the staffer said. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for staffer

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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

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

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

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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

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

Then, on June 1, Scott Pelley, a 37-year CBS newsman and the de facto face of the network, attended an all-hands meeting with Bilton and the rest of the newsmagazine’s staff (Weiss was noticeably absent).

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 June 2026
One prominent newsman shared a snuff box with the vice president on the Senate floor.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 May 2026

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