reporter
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- 1 reporter、journalist
A person whose job is to gather information about events and report it as news. It is a general term that can refer to someone working in print, television, radio, or online media.
reporter、journalist
Someone who investigates events, interviews people, and reports the information as news.
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รัฐมนตรีให้สัมภาษณ์นักข่าว rátthamontrii hây sǎmphâat nák khàaw The minister gave an interview to reporters. รัฐมนตรีให้สัมภาษณ์นักข่าว details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word is formed from นัก, which creates a word for someone engaged in an occupation or activity, and ข่าว, meaning “news” or “information.” Its basic image is therefore “a person who works with news.” It is not limited to newspaper reporters. It can also refer to reporters working in television, radio, or online media, and is natural in both everyday conversation and news-related contexts. The usual classifier for counting reporters is คน: นักข่าวหนึ่งคน means “one reporter,” and นักข่าวสามคน means “three reporters.”
Usage
This word is common when discussing coverage of accidents, crime, politics, sports, or entertainment. It is frequently heard at press conferences and in news broadcasts, articles, job descriptions, and conversations about reporters interviewing people or working at the scene of an event.
Caution
ข่าว by itself means “news” or “information,” not a person. Also, นักข่าว does not specify the type of media; นักหนังสือพิมพ์ can be used when you specifically mean someone associated with newspapers.
Differences from similar words
1 reporter synonyms
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นักหนังสือพิมพ์ primarily refers to someone who works in newspapers. นักข่าว is broader and can describe reporters working in television, online media, and other news outlets.