: a person who gathers, reports, or comments on the news : reporter, correspondent
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any newsman will tell you that if you talk to enough people, you'll eventually get a money quote
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Dennis Richmond, a beloved Bay Area newsman and trailblazing Black journalist, died Wednesday, his former news channel, KTVU announced.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Ford himself moved shiny-eyed into the press of newsmen, extending handshakes and thanks.
—Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
The newsman is not, and can never be, a prognosticator; leave that to the weatherman.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
There were more overtly political performances, too, vividly brought to life by Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci as cardinals fighting to see past their own ambition in Conclave, and John Magaro and Peter Sarsgaard as newsmen on the front lines of terrible history in September 5.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Ford himself moved shiny-eyed into the press of newsmen, extending handshakes and thanks.
—Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
The newsman is not, and can never be, a prognosticator; leave that to the weatherman.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
There were more overtly political performances, too, vividly brought to life by Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci as cardinals fighting to see past their own ambition in Conclave, and John Magaro and Peter Sarsgaard as newsmen on the front lines of terrible history in September 5.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Newsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsman. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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newsman
noun
news·man
-mən 
-ˌman
: one who gathers or reports the news : reporter, correspondent
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