Synonyms for
Reporter
Definition
A person who investigates and reports news or current events
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- investigative reporter
- field reporter
- crime reporter
- political reporter
- news reporter
- war reporter
- seasoned reporter
- young reporter
Word family
Usage note
A reporter is someone who gathers and publishes news. While 'journalist' is a common synonym, 'reporter' specifically implies the act of reporting events.
Example sentences
- The reporter asked the witness for more details.
- The reporter wrote an article about the local election.
- The reporter traveled to the scene of the crime to gather information.
- The reporter broadcasted the news live from the scene.
- The reporter's story was picked up by several national news outlets.
Quotes
A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself. - Arthur Miller
Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations. - George Orwell
The role of the journalist is to destroy the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread. - John Swinton