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

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

David Willey, who served as a BBC foreign correspondent for more than half a century, has died aged 93.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Prior to that, Asa spent a decade as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Soon after his appointment it was decided that Willis should be sent to Europe as foreign correspondent of his paper.

From Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century by Paston, George