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A person whose job is to research current events and report on them for media such as newspapers, television, or radio.
Ein Reporter interviewte die Zeugen des Unfalls direkt vor Ort.
A reporter interviewed the witnesses to the accident directly at the scene.
The word 'Reporter' (reporter) belongs to a word family related to reporting. The related verb is 'reportieren' (to report), and the activity or result is 'die Reportage' (the report/feature story).
Die Journalistin schrieb eine beeindruckende Reportage über das Leben in der Arktis.
The journalist wrote an impressive feature story about life in the Arctic.
A reporter is often 'vor Ort' (on site) in order to 'berichten' (report) directly from the events. Common verbs are 'berichtet über' (reports on), 'recherchiert' (researches), and 'interviewt' (interviews).
Der Reporter berichtet live vom Ort des Geschehens.
The reporter is reporting live from the scene.
To indicate which media outlet a reporter works for, German uses 'für' (for) with newspapers or 'bei' (at/for) with broadcasters. So you say 'Reporter für eine Zeitung' (reporter for a newspaper) or 'Reporter beim Fernsehen' (reporter for television).
Er arbeitet als Reporter für eine große deutsche Tageszeitung.
He works as a reporter for a major German daily newspaper.
journalist
Journalist and Reporter both refer to people who research and report for the media. Journalist is the more general occupational term and also includes other journalistic work, whereas Reporter particularly emphasizes concrete reporting on current events. Journalist fits the profession in general, while Reporter is often used for a current assignment.
Der Reporter berichtet direkt vom aktuellen Unfallort.
The reporter is reporting directly from the scene of the accident.
Die Journalistin recherchiert für die Zeitung verschiedene Themen.
The journalist is researching various topics for the newspaper.
