as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
a newshound of the old school, he was highly skeptical of the claim that the firings weren't politically motivated
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Recent Examples of newshound
Viewers, newshounds, and political pundits aren’t immune to the utopian vision of The West Wing, where the corridors of power are filled with whip-smart strategists and bright-eyed idealists who put country first.
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Jason Bailey, TIME, 24 July 2024
Video game newshound Wario64 first sounded the alarm on social media that the game had been removed from Steam and other PC storefronts seemingly without explanation.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 30 Jan. 2024
The transmissions are monitored not only by newshounds, but by neighborhood groups and people who make a hobby of being tuned into city life.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
That may sound like a bad thing, especially coming from a newshound who, like most politics-watchers, wants to know the results as soon as humanly possible.
—Jill Filipovic, CNN, 21 June 2021
Everett and Fay now running around town trying to figure out what is going on — Fay not at all afraid but excited about the possibilities; Everett as cynical as any newshound can be in his early 20s — pay her a visit.
—Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 25 May 2020
And even the most avid newshounds are having a hard time keeping up.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2020
One newshound heard that, on the night of her death, McKillop had an argument with a boyfriend, a man named Frank, in the courtyard of her apartment building.
—oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2019
One of Hammond’s former colleagues, Jeremy Gilbert, now the director of strategic initiatives at the Washington Post, oversees Heliograf, the Post’s deep-learning robotic newshound.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 25 May 2018
Jason Bailey, TIME, 24 July 2024
Video game newshound Wario64 first sounded the alarm on social media that the game had been removed from Steam and other PC storefronts seemingly without explanation.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 30 Jan. 2024
The transmissions are monitored not only by newshounds, but by neighborhood groups and people who make a hobby of being tuned into city life.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
That may sound like a bad thing, especially coming from a newshound who, like most politics-watchers, wants to know the results as soon as humanly possible.
—Jill Filipovic, CNN, 21 June 2021
Everett and Fay now running around town trying to figure out what is going on — Fay not at all afraid but excited about the possibilities; Everett as cynical as any newshound can be in his early 20s — pay her a visit.
—Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 25 May 2020
And even the most avid newshounds are having a hard time keeping up.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2020
One newshound heard that, on the night of her death, McKillop had an argument with a boyfriend, a man named Frank, in the courtyard of her apartment building.
—oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2019
One of Hammond’s former colleagues, Jeremy Gilbert, now the director of strategic initiatives at the Washington Post, oversees Heliograf, the Post’s deep-learning robotic newshound.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 25 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newshound
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Plus, trending politics reporter Hope Karnopp pulled out some key takeaways from the legislative primary.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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James Marsden as Kevin, a famous wedding reporter—because no rom-com is truly complete without a prying journalist.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bashar Assad's fall after a lightning rebel offensive has allowed journalists for the first time to start searching in Syria for evidence of the captagon empire.Timour Azhari, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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David Axe is a journalist and filmmaker based in Columbia, South Carolina.David Axe, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Times correspondent Nabih Bulos contributed reporting.Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Two Democratic senators are pressing for correspondent between President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks and Boris Epshteyn following allegations that the longtime Trump adviser was seeking payment to promote individuals interested in roles in the next Trump administration.Joanne Haner, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Newshound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newshound. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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