記者|きしゃkisha[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounreporter; journalist
   記者きしゃは話はなされたことはすべて書き留かきとめた。↗

   The reporter took down everything that was said.

• SynonymジャーナリストNeutralLoanword for news professionals in general, as in 「フリージャーナリスト」; often carries an independent, commentary flavor, and covers a wider range than 「記者」.
• Synonym通信員つうしんいんWrittenWritten/formal term for a reporter dispatched by a newspaper or broadcaster to cover a location, in Japan or abroad; 「記者」 is the general term.
• SynonymリポーターNeutralLoanword for someone who reports from the scene on TV or radio, as in 「芸能リポーター」; 「記者」 leans toward gathering and writing the news.
• RelatedブンヤCasualColloquial slang for a news reporter, from 「新聞屋」; can sound dismissive or self-deprecating. Use 「記者」 in formal settings.
• RelatedレポータNeutralAn alternative spelling of 「リポーター」 for someone doing on-the-spot reporting; leans more toward field reporting than 「記者」.
• Antonym読者どくしゃNeutralA person who reads books or newspapers — the receiver of the news, on the opposite side from the 「記者」 who writes the reports.

For a news reporter, 「記者」 is the default. Use 「ジャーナリスト」 for news professionals broadly, 「リポーター」 for reporting from the scene, and 「通信員」 for correspondents stationed somewhere. 「ブンヤ」 is slang; 「読者」 is the reader.

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1. 新聞しんぶん・雑誌ざっし・放送ほうそうなどで、記事きじの取材しゅざいや執筆しっぴつなどに携たずさわる人ひと。