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

He has been a foreign correspondent since 2016, with other postings in London and Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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

"The irreparable loss of an estimable man removes a control which was felt and was very salutary," wrote Hamilton to a foreign correspondent.

From The United States of America, Part 1 by Edwin Erle Sparks