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sportswriters

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plural of sportswriter

as in journalists

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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

Definition of journalists

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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

Definition of reporters

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Several anti-Flock websites and muckrakers used open records laws to collect and publish hundreds of police agencies’ audit logs – internal records detailing each time an officer searched Flock for a specific tag.

— Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 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 muckrakers

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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

Definition of correspondents

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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

Definition of newsmen

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After holding steady last year while commercial broadcasters such as Canal+ and TF1 scaled back, the public broadcaster will reduce its investment in film by €5 million in 2026.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Once broadcasters enter the Pete Maher broadcast booth — named after the longtime, legendary Flames broadcaster — they’re treated to some of the best sight lines in the league for broadcasters.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026

Definition of broadcasters

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With two of Fox’s NFL announcers working MLB playoff series (thus moving Chris Myers up to a different team), the network will use Charlotte Hornets TV voice Eric Collins with Mark Schlereth on Sunday’s Dolphins-Bengals game.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Many top announcers’ contracts are expected to lapse after the end of this season, including not only Aikman’s, but Greg Olsen at Fox, and Al Michaels at Amazon.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

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