journalists
People covering stories
Journalists are people who gather, investigate, and report news for newspapers, magazines, broadcasts, or online outlets.
The term covers reporters who chase stories, editors who shape them, and columnists who comment on them.
Journalists camped outside the courthouse waiting for a verdict.
The word carries connotations of professional standards and editorial independence that blogger or content creator may not.
Those who gather news
- correspondentsThose who exchange messages
- editorsContent revisers and correctors
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- deadlineTime limit for completion
byline · assignment · beat · press corps · news desk · copy · sources · interviews
Freedom from personal bias
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
editorial independence · fact-checking · corrections · retraction · conflict of interest · transparency · fairness · verification
Transfer text to paper
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
magazine · online · digital · podcast · anchor · newscaster · videographer · multimedia
Make known publicly
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- deep throatComplete oral insertion
- sourcesPoints of origin
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
leaked documents · corruption · Watergate · muckraker · accountability · public interest · cover-up · scandal
Secures ships to seabed
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- criticOne who judges merit
feature writer · sports reporter · political reporter · foreign correspondent · war correspondent · science writer · opinion writer · travel writer
Journalist covering armed conflicts
- embeddedSet firmly within something
- conflict zoneArea of active hostilities
- press freedomRight to publish uncensored
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
imprisonment · assassination · persecution · protection · bulletproof vest · hostile environment · kidnapping · threats
reporters
Those who gather news
- correspondentsThose who exchange messages
- editorsContent revisers and correctors
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
deadline · byline · assignment · beat · press corps · news desk · copy · sources · interviews · fact-checking
objectivity
Freedom from personal bias
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
impartiality · editorial independence · fact-checking · corrections · retraction · conflict of interest · transparency · fairness · verification · sensationalism
Transfer text to paper
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
newspaper · magazine · online · digital · podcast · anchor · newscaster · videographer · multimedia · social media
expose
Make known publicly
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- deep throatComplete oral insertion
- sourcesPoints of origin
undercover · leaked documents · corruption · Watergate · muckraker · accountability · public interest · cover-up · scandal · freedom of information
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
critic · feature writer · sports reporter · political reporter · foreign correspondent · war correspondent · science writer · opinion writer · travel writer · food critic
war correspondent
Journalist covering armed conflicts
- embeddedSet firmly within something
- conflict zoneArea of active hostilities
- press freedomRight to publish uncensored
censorship · imprisonment · assassination · persecution · protection · bulletproof vest · hostile environment · kidnapping · threats · exile
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, news, articles
- media peoplereporters, reporter, editors, broadcaster, correspondents
- notable peoplepoliticians, artists, leaders, writers, scientists
- 19th Century Figurespoliticians, statesmen, rulers, generals, princes
- cafe societysocialites, glitterati, bon vivants, jet setters, debutantes
journalistscensors
Those who suppress content
propagandists · spin doctors · gatekeepers · redactors · spies
journalistspropagandists
Spreaders of biased messaging
publicists · press agents · spin doctors · advertisers · marketers
journalistsfiction writers
Creators of imaginary narratives
novelists · fabulists · liars · fabricators · hoaxers
- print journalismNews published on paper
- journalism ethicsMoral guidelines for reporters
- journalism schoolsPrograms teaching news reporting
- investigative journalistReporter uncovering hidden truths
- investigative journalismIn-depth reporting exposing wrongdoing
- yellow journalismReporting prioritizing shock value
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