legmen
Reporters gathering facts
Legmen is the plural of legman, a person who does fieldwork—gathering information, running errands, or conducting interviews on behalf of someone else.
The term originated in journalism for reporters who work outside the office collecting facts for a story, while another writer shapes the material: The editor sent his legmen to interview witnesses.
It extends to anyone who handles the ground-level work of an operation.
One who gathers news
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- scoopFirst-reported story
- sourcePoint of origin
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
correspondent · byline · headline · interview · press · coverage · editor · article
Private investigator
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- private eyeHired investigator, unlicensed
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
mystery · crime · stakeout · tail · surveillance · undercover · shadowing · informant
Rapid following of quarry
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- huntPursuit of quarry
- trailPath through wilderness
- tailRear animal appendage
shadowing · following · hounding · search · quarry · pursuit · dogged · relentless
Systematic fact-finding effort
- surveySystematic data collection
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- data collectionSystematic accumulation of facts
ground-level · on-site · canvassing · footwork · reconnaissance · scouting · advance work
reporter
One who gathers news
beat · correspondent · byline · headline · interview · press · coverage · editor · article · deadline
sleuth
Private investigator
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- private eyeHired investigator, unlicensed
- noirHard-boiled film genre
whodunit · mystery · crime · stakeout · tail · surveillance · undercover · shadowing · informant · case
chase
Rapid following of quarry
tail · shadowing · following · hounding · search · quarry · pursuit · dogged · relentless
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- surveySystematic data collection
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
data collection · ground-level · on-site · canvassing · footwork · reconnaissance · scouting · advance work
legmendesk jockeys
Sedentary office employees
office workers · analysts · copy editors · pencil pushers · paper pushers
legmeneditors
Content revisers and correctors
managing editors · directors · supervisors · columnists · anchors