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

“Ultimately, they are giving up their guns,” Trump said, according to Fox chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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

Before coming to the Journal in 2014, Juan worked in the region as a foreign correspondent for the Washington Post, NPR and the New York Times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

She always talked in the close-packed style of a foreign correspondent who telegraphs at a dollar a word.

From Comrade Yetta by Albert Edwards