記者(きしゃ)

きしゃ
noun
reporter, journalist
occupation
1. reporter, journalist, press member
A person who gathers news, conducts interviews, and writes articles for newspapers, magazines, or broadcast media. The standard word for a working journalist in Japanese.
記者(きしゃ)が取材(しゅざい)に来(き)た。
A reporter came to do an interview.
記者(きしゃ)会見(かいけん)で社長(しゃちょう)が謝罪(しゃざい)した。
The company president apologized at the press conference.
彼女(かのじょ)は新聞(しんぶん)記者(きしゃ)として長年(ながねん)現場(げんば)で活躍(かつやく)してきた。
She has been active in the field as a newspaper reporter for many years.

Usage

記者(きしゃ) is the most general term for a reporter or journalist. It is a homophone of 汽車(きしゃ) (steam train), which has a completely different meaning. The compound 記者(きしゃ)会見(かいけん) (press conference) is extremely common in news. Types of 記者(きしゃ) include 新聞(しんぶん)記者(きしゃ) (newspaper reporter), 特派(とくは)記者(きしゃ) (correspondent), and フリー記者(きしゃ) (freelance journalist).

Common collocations

Related Words

Related: 記事(きじ) (article, news story)
Related: 新聞社(しんぶんしゃ) (newspaper company)
Related: マスコミ (mass media)
Compare: 筆者(ひっしゃ) (writer, author)
Compare: 特派員(とくはいん) (correspondent, special envoy)
Compare: レポーター (reporter (on-scene))
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