newshounds
Journalism's eager pursuers
Newshounds are reporters or journalists, especially those who pursue stories aggressively.
The term evokes a hunting dog's relentless tracking instinct applied to news gathering: The newshounds were already camped outside the courthouse.
It can be affectionate or slightly dismissive depending on context.
Those who gather news
- correspondentsThose who exchange messages
- scribesProfessional document copiers
- stringersFreelance reporters or supports
- journosSlang for reporters
columnists · photojournalists · war correspondents · foreign correspondents · anchors · editors · pundits · commentators
Investigative work
- diggingRemoving earth below
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
fact-checking · scandal · watchdog · probe · source · leak · tip · scoop
Apply force downward
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
- wire serviceOrganization distributing news widely
deadline · byline · dateline · headline · bulletin · coverage · editorial · column
Intensely enthusiastic
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
- insatiableImpossible to satisfy
- obsessedGripped by fixation
dedicated · relentless · tireless · dogged · persistent · tenacious · driven · addicted
reporters
Those who gather news
- correspondentsThose who exchange messages
- scribesProfessional document copiers
- stringersFreelance reporters or supports
journos · columnists · photojournalists · war correspondents · foreign correspondents · anchors · editors · pundits · commentators · broadcasters
sleuthing
Investigative work
- diggingRemoving earth below
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
whistleblower · fact-checking · scandal · watchdog · probe · source · leak · tip · scoop · evidence
press
Apply force downward
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
wire service · deadline · byline · dateline · headline · bulletin · coverage · editorial · column · beat
avid
Intensely enthusiastic
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
- insatiableImpossible to satisfy
obsessed · dedicated · relentless · tireless · dogged · persistent · tenacious · driven · addicted · compulsive