gossip columnist
Celebrity dirt reporter
A gossip columnist is a journalist who reports on the private lives, relationships, and scandals of celebrities and public figures.
The job blends reporting with rumor-mongering, trading in sightings, blind items, and anonymous tips: The gossip columnist hinted that a certain A-list couple was headed for divorce.
Some cultivate reputations for cruelty; others position themselves as friendly chroniclers of the famous.
- taletellerGossip or narrator
- hackShortcut or breach
- scribeManual document copier
- reporterOne who gathers news
- authorCreator of written works
defamation · voyeurism · editor · rumor · scandal · celebrity culture · red carpet · privacy invasion · exclusives · kiss and tell · off the record · tabloid · society pages · sensationalism · journalist · gossipmonger · spilling tea · blind item
- high societysocialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat, debutante
- journalistsreporter, correspondent, anchorwoman, news correspondent, journalist
- media peoplejournalists, journalist, reporters, reporter, editors
- newspaper jobsreporter, editor, journalist, photographer, copy editor
- press writersjournalist, reporter, correspondent, editor, contributor
- columnistsop-ed writer, opinion writer, editorialist, editorial writer
gossip columnistinvestigative journalist
Reporter uncovering hidden truths
war correspondent · foreign correspondent · embedded journalist · political correspondent · news anchor
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