newsgatherers
Those pursuing stories
Newsgatherers are people who collect information for news reports—journalists, reporters, and correspondents who investigate stories and conduct interviews.
The term emphasizes the acquisition phase of journalism rather than writing or broadcasting: Newsgatherers descended on the courthouse within hours of the verdict.
It often appears in legal contexts discussing press freedoms and access rights.
Those who gather news
- correspondentsThose who exchange messages
- editorsContent revisers and correctors
- stringersFreelance reporters or supports
- anchorsWeighted devices securing vessels
broadcasters · newscasters · columnists · photographers · videographers · photojournalists · bloggers · vloggers
Those offering predictions
- informantsPeople providing secret intelligence
- whistleblowersThose exposing organizational misconduct
- leakersThose who reveal secrets
- insidersThose with special access
contacts · confidants · sources · deep throats · anonymous sources · off-the-record · spokespeople · press secretaries
Printed daily publications
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
- wire servicesSuppliers of syndicated journalism
press · bureaus · outlets · publications · broadcasts · digital media · print media · syndicate
Seek facts systematically
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- interviewFormal questioning session
- probeThorough examination or tool
- fact-checkConfirm information accuracy
verify · corroborate · source · cultivate · embed · stake out · FOIA · background check
reporters
Those who gather news
- correspondentsThose who exchange messages
- editorsContent revisers and correctors
- stringersFreelance reporters or supports
anchors · broadcasters · newscasters · columnists · photographers · videographers · photojournalists · bloggers · vloggers · podcasters
tipsters
Those offering predictions
- informantsPeople providing secret intelligence
- whistleblowersThose exposing organizational misconduct
- leakersThose who reveal secrets
insiders · contacts · confidants · sources · deep throats · anonymous sources · off-the-record · spokespeople · press secretaries · fixers
newspapers
Printed daily publications
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
wire services · press · bureaus · outlets · publications · broadcasts · digital media · print media · syndicate · Reuters
investigate
Seek facts systematically
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- interviewFormal questioning session
- probeThorough examination or tool
fact-check · verify · corroborate · source · cultivate · embed · stake out · FOIA · background check · deep dive
newsgathererseditors
Content revisers and correctors
anchors · news anchors · presenters · copy editors · news editors
newsgatherersreaders
Those who peruse text
audience · viewers · subscribers · listeners · the public