newsmen

plural of newsman

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Recent Examples of newsmen Fifty years ago audiences were riveted by that thriller that focused on two relentless newsmen, played by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, who were digging into the seedy mysteries of the Watergate scandal. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026 Persons thus satirized included presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon, as well as newsmen Dan Rather and Ted Koppel. — Carmel Dagan, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026 Attempts by newsmen to get word from the Complex 34 blockhouse proved fruitless as pad personnel declined to supply information or page public information officials. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026 By the time the cameras stopped clicking and the newsmen flew home, Kentucky had been humiliated in the national press, the onlooker’s violence both disputed and affirmed in accounts of this day. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsmen
Noun
  • The Athletic, which eliminated its Sox beat writer position a few years ago, had three reporters at Game 3.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • At the time, Bragg publicly claimed, in his own defense, that Times journalists often leaned on uncredited reporters.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Breaking through this boredom — especially when hosting influencers and journalists who have so often been there and done that — is perhaps easier said than done.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In the last several weeks, multiple journalists have been hearing that cuts could be in the 5 percent range, or more, at the company.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Also pushed out were correspondents Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Heinrich is among the correspondents at Fox News — which this week will mark 30 years on the air — whose reporting doesn’t adhere to the leanings of its opinion hosts and commentators.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Newsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsmen. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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