Noun
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
Source: WordNetI'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show', I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of a newsperson. John Oliver (comedian)
The newsperson of today is not the muckraker of yesteryear. Source: Internet
At one point, a Dallas radio newsperson claimed that “Vice President Widen’s lead is Bidening.” Source: Internet