foreign correspondent

American  

noun

1. a correspondent, as for a periodical, assigned to send back articles and news dispatches from a foreign country for publication.

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foreign correspondent British  

noun

1. journalism a reporter who visits or resides in a foreign country in order to report on its affairs

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foreign correspondent

"I assumed that it would be really loud, that it would cause a global uproar. I mean, it's a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal," he said - and he was right.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Stourton became a presenter of the flagship Today programme in 1999, where his immense experience as a foreign correspondent served him well while reporting from countries such as Lebanon and Afghanistan.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Holly Williams: Williams has been a foreign correspondent working out of Istanbul since 2012.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Georgi Kantchev is a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal covering the intersection of geopolitics, economics and energy in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

Mr. Francis was also a brilliant foreign correspondent, and it afterwards became a speciality of his to assist and preside at the birth of new journals.

From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by James H. Mapleson