Editing List of fictional journalists

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Attributing the profession of [[journalist]] to a fictional character allows many possibilities for the author: reporters may travel extensively and face adventures (like [[Tintin (character)|Tintin]]), are among the first to have news of disasters and crimes (like Clark "[[Superman]]" Kent and Peter "[[Spider-Man]]" Parker), and are supposed to be good at establishing communication.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} Some journalist may also be recognized as heroes (like [[Ulala (Space Channel 5)|Ulala]] from ''[[Space Channel 5]]''), and fix the mixed and negative reception of the profession from their respective fictional universe.

== By country ==
=== Australia ===
* [[Adam Zwar|Alex Burchill]], reporter on ''[[Lowdown (TV series)|Lowdown]]''
* [[Tiriel Mora|Martin "Marty" Di Stasio]], senior reporter on the fictional TV current affairs show ''[[Frontline (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]''
* [[Libby Kennedy]], from Australian soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]''
* [[Susan Kennedy]], from Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
* [[Rob Sitch|Mike Moore]], anchor of ''Frontline''
* [[Riley Parker (Neighbours)|Riley Parker]], from ''Neighbours''
* [[Scott Robinson (Neighbours)|Scott Robinson]] from ''Neighbours''
* [[Jane Kennedy (actor)|Brooke Vandenberg]], reporter on ''Frontline''

=== Austria ===
* [[Brüno Gehard]], fashion reporter featured in the [[mockumentary]] [[comedy film]] ''[[Brüno]]''

=== Belgium ===
* [[Tintin (character)|Tintin]], in [[Hergé]]'s bande dessinée albums [[The Adventures of Tintin]] (French: Les Aventures de Tintin)
* [[Spirou et Fantasio|Spirou and Fantasio]], from the same comic series

=== Canada ===
*Louis Ciccone, from ''[[Seeing Things (TV series)|Seeing Things]]''
*[[Caitlin Ryan (Degrassi)|Caitlin Ryan]], from the ''[[Degrassi (franchise)|Degrassi]]'' series

=== Germany ===
* Karla Kolumna, reporter appearing in two German children series: [[Bibi Blocksberg]] and [[Benjamin the Elephant]]

=== Chile ===
* [[Tulio Triviño]], from Chilean puppet TV show ''[[31 minutos]]''
* [[Juan Carlos Bodoque]], [[Mario Hugo]], [[Balon Von Bola]], [[Mico Micofono]], [[Juanin Juan Harry]], [[Patana Tufillo]] from ''31 minutos''

=== France ===
* [[Georges Duroy]], ''[[Bel Ami]]''{{'}}s main character
* Ulysse Mérou, journalist from ''[[Planet of the Apes (novel)|Planet of the Apes]]''
* Raymond Rambert, journalist from ''[[The Plague (novel)|The Plague]]''
* [[Joseph Rouletabille]], in [[Gaston Leroux]]'s novels

=== Hong Kong ===
* [[The World of Lily Wong|Lily Wong]] from comic strips

=== Italy ===
* Paparazzo, from [[Federico Fellini]]'s film ''[[La Dolce Vita]]'', origin of the term ''[[paparazzi]]''
* Marcello Rubini, from ''La Dolce Vita''

=== Japan ===
* [[Ulala (Space Channel 5)|Ulala]], a reporter for Channel 5, the protagonist of the ''[[Space Channel 5]]'' video games{{Efn|Character themselves isn’t necessarily from Japan, but was created by Japanese writers, designers, producers, or developers|group=upper-alpha}}
*[[Pudding (character)|Pudding]], a rival reporter for Channel 42 who enjoys the limelight and fame, from the ''Space Channel 5'' video games{{Efn|Character themselves isn’t necessarily from Japan, but was created by Japanese writers, designers, producers, or developers|group=upper-alpha}}
*Meiko Kurita, Washington correspondent for Hakura News Network, in [[Stephen Mertz]]'s novel ''The Korean Intercept'' (2005)
*Evila, a [[Robot|robotic replica]] of Ulala created to keep the truth from leaking and dubbed "The Ultimate Reporter", from the ''Space Channel 5'' series{{Efn|Character themselves isn’t necessarily from Japan, but was created by Japanese writers, designers, producers, or developers|group=upper-alpha}}
*Spark Brushel, a freelance journalist that is a witness in ''[[Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]'' of the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' series of video games{{Efn|Character themselves isn’t necessarily from Japan, but was created by Japanese writers, designers, producers, or developers|group=upper-alpha}}
*Taneo Tokuda, a journalist working for Juzo News in ''[[My Hero Academia]]''.

=== Kazakhstan ===
* [[Borat Sagdiyev]], from the mockumentary comedy film ''[[Borat]]''

=== Mexico ===
* [[Vicente Chambón]], from the TV series ''[[Chespirito (TV series)|Chespirito]]''

=== Sweden ===
* [[Annika Bengtzon]], in novels by [[Liza Marklund]]
* [[Mikael Blomkvist]], from the ''Millennium'' series by [[Stieg Larsson]]

=== Taiwan ===
* An Tsai-yung and Hung Mei-ling, from the TV series ''{{ill|Channel-X|lt=|zh|國民英雄 (電視劇)}}''
* Hsia Yu-shan, from the TV series ''[[Zero Day (Taiwanese TV series)|Zero Day]]''
* Hsu Shu-ching, from the TV series ''{{ill|The Amazing Grace of Σ|lt=|zh|我願意 (2022年電視劇)}}''
* Huang Li-mei, from the film ''[[Lost in Perfection]]''
* Kao Ming, from the TV series ''{{ill|The Mirror (TV series)|lt=The Mirror|zh|鏡子森林}}''
* Li Hsiao-wen / Li Ta-chih and Sung Chiao-an, from the TV series ''[[The World Between Us (Taiwanese TV series)|The World Between Us]]''
* Liu Li-min, from the film ''[[The Post-Truth World]]''

=== United Kingdom ===

==== Individual journalists ====
* Becky Burdock, from ''[[Jack Staff]]'' comics
* George Cragge, from ''[[In the Red (novel)|In the Red]]'' and sequels by [[Mark Tavener]]
* Froud, from the novel ''[[Stowaway to Mars]]'' by [[John Wyndham]]
* [[Bridget Jones]], from [[Helen Fielding]]'s columns, novels and films
* Jack Parlabane, from the novels of [[Christopher Brookmyre]]
* [[Alan Partridge]], a character created by [[Steve Coogan]] from the ''[[I'm Alan Partridge]]'' series
* [[Ford Prefect (character)|Ford Prefect]], from ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' series
* Katie Reed, from [[Kim Newman]]'s ''[[Anno Dracula series|Anno Dracula]]'' series
* Vivian Rook, from the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[The Sound of Drums]]"
* [[Rita Skeeter]], from the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]], from the television series ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* [[Jim Stevens (journalist)|Jim Stevens]], from the [[Inspector Rebus]] novels by [[Ian Rankin]]. 
* [[Mattie Storin]], ''[[House of Cards (UK TV series)|House of Cards]]''
* [[Jasmine Thomas]], ''[[Emmerdale]]''
* [[Polly Becker]], ''[[EastEnders]]''
* [[Tony Hills]], ''[[EastEnders]]''
* [[William Boot]], ''[[Scoop (novel)|Scoop]]''
* Thomas Fowler, ''[[The Quiet American]]''
* John Dyson, ''[[Towards the End of the Morning]]''
* Clint Smoker, ''[[Yellow Dog (novel)|Yellow Dog]]''
* [[Psmith|Rupert Psmith]], ''[[Psmith, Journalist]]''

==== Groups of U.K. journalists ====
* ''[[Ankh-Morpork]] Times''{{'}} staff in the ''[[Discworld]]'' novels: [[Minor Discworld characters#William de Worde|William de Worde]], [[Minor Discworld characters#Sacharissa Cripslock|Sacharissa Cripslock]], [[Discworld characters#Otto Chriek|Otto Chriek]] and others
* Various staff from ''[[Broken News]]''; Josh Cashman, Richard Pritchard, Katie Tate, Adam Lockwood, Frances Walsh, Anthony Markovitz and others
* GlobeLink News staff in ''[[Drop the Dead Donkey]]''; Gus Hedges, George Dent, Helen Cooper, Sally Smedley, Henry Davenport, Damien Day and others
* [[Daily Express]] journalists Peter Stelling (played by [[Edward Judd]]) and Bill Maguire (played by [[Leo McKern]]), ''[[The Day the Earth Caught Fire]]''

=== United States ===

==== Individual journalists ====

*[[Alexander Knox]], reporter for the ''Gotham Globe'' in the 1989 film ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]''
* [[Andrea Sachs]], aspiring journalist, played by [[Anne Hathaway]] in ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]''
* [[April O'Neil]], anchorwoman for Channel 6 News in the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)|1987-1996 animated ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' series]]
* [[Brenda Starr]], reporter for the [[Chicago]] newspaper ''The Flash'' from the ''[[Brenda Starr]]'' comic strip and movies
* [[Brooke English]], from ''[[All My Children]]'' soap opera
* [[Cameron "Buck" Williams]], played by [[Kirk Cameron]] in the original film ''[[Left Behind]]'' and by [[Chad Michael Murray]] in the 2014 version of ''[[Left Behind]]''
* [[Carrie Bradshaw]] from ''[[Sex and the City]]'' TV series
* [[Charles Foster Kane]], newspaperman played by [[Orson Welles]], in the film ''[[Citizen Kane]]''
* [[Chloe Sullivan]], former reporter for ''The Daily Planet'', played by [[Allison Mack]] on TV series ''[[Smallville]]''
* [[Chloe Talbot]], on ''The Simpsons'', Marge's high school chum who goes on to be a famous journalist
* [[Clark Kent]], reporter for ''[[Daily Planet|The Daily Planet]]'' by day and [[Superman]] off-duty, played by [[George Reeves]] in ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]'', [[Tom Welling]] on TV series ''[[Smallville]]'' and [[Henry Cavill]] in ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]''
* [[Clint Buchanan]] from ''[[One Life to Live]]''  soap opera
* [[Dan Vasser]], reporter on ''[[Journeyman (TV series)|Journeyman]]''
* Herb Welch, veteran reporter on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', a character played by [[Bill Hader]].
* [[J. Jonah Jameson]], editor-in-chief of the ''[[Daily Bugle]]'' in the [[Marvel Comics]] and [[Marvel Cinematic Universe|MCU]]. 
* [[Jackie Harvey]], from ''[[The Onion]]''
* [[Jefferson Drum]], crusading frontier journalist played on the 1958 NBC series of the same name by [[Jeff Richards (baseball player/actor)|Jeff Richards]]
* [[Jennifer Horton]], from ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' soap opera
* [[Jimmy Olsen]], photographer for ''[[The Daily Planet]]'', played by [[Jack Larson]] on ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]'' and by [[Aaron Ashmore]] on TV series ''[[Smallville]]''
* [[John Boy Walton]], modeled on [[Earl Hamner, Jr.]], played by [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]] and [[Robert Wightman]] on CBS's ''[[The Waltons]]''
* [[Kent Brockman]] from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' TV series
* [[Kermit the Frog]] from ''[[Sesame Street]]''
* [[Kit Kittredge]], amateur journalist from the ''[[American Girl]]'' series of books
* [[Larry Appleton]] from ''[[Perfect Strangers (U.S. TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]''
* [[Les Nessman]], from [[WKRP in Cincinnati]]
* [[Lois Lane]], reporter for ''The Daily Planet'', played first by [[Phyllis Coates]] and then [[Noel Neill]], on ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]''; played by [[Erica Durance]] on ''[[Smallville]]''
* [[Lou Grant (fictional character)|Lou Grant]], newspaperman on series also called ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]'' and on the earlier ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''
* [[Matt Bai]], with Yahoo! News in the political thriller series ''[[House of Cards (U.S. TV series)|House of Cards]]''
* [[Michelle Capra]], columnist from ''[[Northern Exposure]]''
* [[Miranda Priestly]], fashion magazine editor, played by [[Meryl Streep]] in ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]''
* [[Murphy Brown]] from the show of the same name, along with FYI staffers Jim Dial, Frank Fontana, Corky Sherwood, and Miles Silverberg
* [[Nancy Hicks-Gribble]], voiced by [[Ashley Gardner]], a weather girl, and later anchor on Channel 84 in Arlen, Texas on ''[[King of the Hill]]''
* [[Nicole Walker]], from ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' soap opera 
* [[Pepper Dennis]], in the show of the same name
* [[Perry White]], editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Planet'', played by [[John Hamilton (actor)|John Hamilton]] on ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]''
* [[Robin Scherbatsky]], news anchor for New York cable news channel Metro News 1 in the sitcom ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''; famous for her use of the filler words "but, um" in that order, and falling in horse manure on live television
* [[Rory Gilmore]], from ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
* [[Sabrina Spellman]] in the TV show ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]''
* [[Snapper Carr]], television news reporter in comic books and animated series featuring the [[Justice League]]
* [[Spider Jerusalem]], the [[Gonzo journalism|gonzo]] journalist of the future from the graphic novel ''[[Transmetropolitan]]''
* [[Stephen Colbert (character)|Stephen Colbert]], played by [[Stephen Colbert]] in ''[[The Colbert Report]]''
* [[Steve Martin (Godzilla)|Steve Martin]], reporter for United World News, played by [[Raymond Burr]] in the films ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' (1956) and ''[[Godzilla 1985]]'' (1985)
* [[Tess Mercer]], executive editor and managing director of ''The Daily Planet'' played by [[Cassidy Freeman]] on TV series ''[[Smallville]]''
* [[Tyra Nordbo]] from the ''[[Man-Kzin Wars]]''
* Abby Townsend, press secretary to the [[First Lady of the United States]], played by [[Celeste Holm]] on NBC's ''[[Nancy (TV series)|Nancy]]''
*Adam MacLean, editor of ''Yellowstone Sentinel'' newspaper, played by [[Rex Reason]] on [[Television syndication|syndicated]] television series ''[[Man Without a Gun]]''
* Amy Amanda "Triple A" Allen, reporter who covered [[The A-Team]] in the TV series by the same name
* Anson Bryson, Washington reporter, in [[William C. Heine]]'s novel ''[[The Last Canadian]]'' (1974)
* Art Donovan, assistant city editor played by [[Jack Bannon (American actor)|Jack Bannon]], on ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]''
* Ben Andrews, police reporter in [[Television syndication|syndicated]] ''[[Manhunt (1959 TV series)|Manhunt]]'', played from 1959 to 1961 by [[Patrick McVey]]
* Ben Caxton, an investigative journalist in Robert Heinlein's novel ''[[Stranger in a Strange Land]]''
* Ben Gregory, [[magazine]] writer played by [[Barry Coe]], on ABC's ''[[Follow the Sun (TV series)|Follow the Sun]]'' (1961–1962)
* Bill Hastings, writer of the advice-to-the-lovelorn column of the fictitious ''Los Angeles Daily Star'', played by [[Peter Lawford]], on NBC's ''[[Dear Phoebe]]'' (1954–1955)
* Billie Newman, reporter played by [[Linda Kelsey]], on ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]''
* Bill Norton, ''New York Herald'' reporter in [[Eric Frank Russell]]'s novel, ''[[Dreadful Sanctuary]]'' (1948)
* Billy Batson, radio news reporter and the secret identity of the comic book superhero [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]]
* Bob Wallace, son of the newspaper editor, played by [[Scott McKay (actor)|Scott McKay]] on CBS's ''[[Honestly, Celeste!]]''
* Bryan Denton, reporter for the ''[[New York Sun]]'' in Disney's musical ''[[Newsies]]''
* Carl Kolchak, played by [[Darren McGavin]] on ABC's ''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]''
* Celeste Anders, reporter for the ''New York Express'', played by [[Celeste Holm]] in the CBS [[sitcom]] ''[[Honestly, Celeste!]]'' (1954)
* Chick Adams, reporter in [[New York City]] played by [[Jack Weston]], on the [[CBS]] [[sitcom]] ''[[My Sister Eileen]]'' (1960–1961)
* Chris Higby, copy-boy of ''New York Record'', played by [[Gary Vinson]] on ''[[The Roaring 20's (TV series)|The Roaring 20's]]'' 
* Christine Massey, magazine writer played by [[Loretta Young]] on ''[[The New Loretta Young Show]]''
* Cy Bennett, editor of ''Today's World'' magazine, played by [[John Dehner]] on CBS's ''[[The Doris Day Show]]''
* D.X. Beaumont, magazine editor played by [[Raymond Bailey]], on ''[[My Sister Eileen]]''
* Danny Concannon, Senior White House Correspondent for The Washington Post, played by [[Timothy Busfield]] on ''[[The West Wing]]''
* Danny Taylor, reporter for ''New York Globe'', played by [[Harry Guardino]] on ''[[The Reporter (TV series)|The Reporter]]''
* Dave Tabak, [[copy editor]] played by [[Robert F. Simon]] on NBC's ''[[Saints and Sinners (TV series)|Saints and Sinners]]''
* Diane Simmons, anchor on the TV show ''[[Family Guy]]''
* Dick Preston, radio host in [[Arizona]], played by [[Dick Van Dyke]] on CBS's ''[[The New Dick Van Dyke Show]]''
* Dion Patrick, [[Irish American]] newspaperman played by [[Adam Kennedy (actor)|Adam Kennedy]], on NBC's ''[[The Californians (TV series)|The Californians]]'' (1957–1958)
* Doris Martin, journalist for magazine ''Today's World'', played by [[Doris Day]] on CBS's ''[[The Doris Day Show]]''
* Duke William, journalist with ''New York Record'', played by [[John Dehner]] on ''[[The Roaring 20's (TV series)|The Roaring 20's]]''
* Emily Cowles, advice columnist, played by [[Ruth McDevitt]] on ABC's ''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]''
* Francis Wilde, [[photographer]] played by [[Randy Boone]] on CBS's western ''[[Cimarron Strip]]''
* Frankly Unctuous, TV newscaster, in ''[[The Throne of Saturn (novel)|The Throne of Saturn]]'' (1971)
* Gallegher, teenage cub reporter played by [[Roger Mobley]], on NBC's ''[[Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'' (1964–1965)
* George Faber, a Rome-based television journalist played by [[David Janssen]] in ''[[The Shoes of the Fisherman (movie)|The Shoes of the Fisherman]]''
* Grant Gabriel, former assistant editor of ''[[The Daily Planet]]'', played by [[Michael Cassidy (actor)|Michael Cassidy]] on TV series ''[[Smallville]]''
* Hal Towne, newspaper columnist on CBS's ''[[The Dennis O'Keefe Show]]'', with [[Dennis O'Keefe]] in the featured role
* Harris Claibourne, editor of ''[[The Tombstone Epitaph]]'', played by [[Richard Eastham]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Tombstone Territory]]'' (1957–1960)
* Hildy Johnson, reporter played by [[Rosalind Russell]] in ''[[His Girl Friday]]''
* Howard Beale, TV news anchor of the ''UBS Evening News'', played by [[Peter Finch]] in the film ''[[Network (1976 film)|Network]]''
* I. M. Fletcher, investigative journalist from the ''Fletch'' series of novels by [[Gregory Mcdonald]]
* Ichabod Adams, former newspaper owner played by [[George Chandler]] on CBS's sitcom ''[[Ichabod and Me]]'' (1961–1962)
*Jack Deveraux played by Mathew Ashford, on Days of our Lives, Soap Opera.
* Jack Flood, newspaper researcher played by [[Robert Harland]], on ABC's ''[[Target: The Corruptors!]]''
* Jack McEvoy in [[Michael Connelly]]'s 1996 [[mystery novel]] ''The Poet''
* Jack McGee, reporter for ''The National Register'' on ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''
* Jack Ryder, journalist and alter-ego of [[Creeper (comics)|the Creeper]], superhero and occasional ally of [[Batman]]
* Jamie Campbell in the television series ''[[Zoo (American TV series)|Zoo]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=CBS' 'Zoo' Admits Kristen Connolly, Billy Burke|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cbs-zoo-admits-kristen-connolly-763987|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=15 January 2015 |access-date=22 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* Jefferson Crowley, newspaper editor played by [[Edmond O'Brien]] in "Gallegher" segments of NBC's ''[[Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]''
* John King, TV reporter for CNN, on the US TV series ''[[House of Cards (U.S. TV series)|House of Cards]]''
* John Larsen, owner of a [[comic book]] company, played by [[Jerome Cowan]] on ''[[The Tab Hunter Show]]''
*Kara Zor'El / Kara Danvers (By day) Super Girl by night, in the television series "Supergirl".
*Kate Ripperton, voiced by Asta Parry, in several stories and editions of the Dark Shadows Audio drama series by Big Finish Productions.
*Kat Grant, editor of Catco Media, played by Calista Flockhart, Kara Danver's first boss, in season one of ''Supergirl''.
* Kelly O'Donnell, non-fictional anchor/reporter for NBC News, making guest appearance on US ''House of Cards''
* Klugie, photographer played by [[Richard Erdman]], on ''[[Saints and Sinners (TV series)|Saints and Sinners]]''
*Lana Winters, investigative journalist falsely admitted to Briarcliff Asylum on [[Ryan Murphy (filmmaker)|Ryan Murphy]]'s eerie [[American Horror Story: Asylum]]. Played by [[Sarah Paulson]].
* Linda van Schoonhoven, voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]], is the perky human blonde co-anchor of The {{radic|2}} News on ''[[Futurama]]''
* Lloyd Ramsey, small-town newspaper editor played by [[Ford Rainey]], in [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]]'s CBS sitcom ''[[Window on Main Street]]''
* Lou Sheldon, [[city editor]] of ''New York Globe'', played by [[Gary Merrill]] on CBS's ''[[The Reporter (TV series)|The Reporter]]'' (1964)
* Maddy Bowen, reporter played by [[Jennifer Connelly]] in ''[[Blood Diamond (film)|Blood Diamond]]''
* Margaret Pynchon, elitist publisher played by [[Nancy Marchand]] on ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]''
* Mark Grainger, editor played by [[John Larkin (actor, born 1912)|John Larkin]] on NBC's ''[[Saints and Sinners (TV series)|Saints and Sinners]]''
* Mark Markin, INN/CNN reporter in ''Lash-Up'' (2001 novella/2015 novel by [[Larry Bond]])
*Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
* Matt Anders, freelance [[anti-communist]] journalist at the height of the [[Cold War]], played by [[Brian Keith]] in the 1955-1956 CBS [[adventure]]/[[drama]] ''Crusader''
* Mickey Riley, sports writer at the fictitious ''Los Angeles Daily Star'', played by [[Marcia Henderson]], on NBC's ''[[Dear Phoebe]]'', 1954–1955
* Miles Clarkson, music journalist from ''[[The Mephisto Waltz]]''
* Monique Marmelstein, intern reporter, played by [[Carol Ann Susi]] on ABC's ''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]''
* Morbo the Annihilator, voiced by [[Maurice LaMarche]], the belligerent alien co-anchor of The {{radic|2}} News on ''[[Futurama]]''
* Mr. Fosdick, newspaper boss played by [[Charles Lane (actor, born 1905)|Charles Lane]] on the NBC series ''[[Dear Phoebe]]'' (1954–1955)
* Mr. Wallace, newspaper editor, played by Geoffrey Lumb (1905–1990) on CBS's ''[[Honestly, Celeste!]]''
* Murray Scarvi, columnist and radio commentator opposed to the [[Apollo program]], in William R. Shelton's novel ''Stowaway to the Moon: The Camelot Odyssey'' (1973)
* Nick Alexander, reporter played by [[Nick Adams (actor, born 1931)|Nick Adams]], on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Saints and Sinners (TV series)|Saints and Sinners]]'' (1962)
* Nic Pappas, in Peter J. Gallanis's 2014 [[mystery novel]] ''The Reporter, Part I - Rise and Fall''
* Nina Romina, TV news anchor from ''[[Nightcrawler (film)|Nightcrawler]]'' played by [[Rene Russo]]
* Pat Garrison, reporter for ''New York Record'', played by [[Donald May]] on ''[[The Roaring 20's (TV series)|The Roaring 20's]]'' (1960–1962)
* Paul Beltzer, magazine publisher played by [[James Philbrook]], on CBS's ''[[The New Loretta Young Show]]''
* Paul Marino, newspaper reporter played by [[Stephen McNally]] on ''[[Target: The Corruptors!]]''
* Paul Morgan, [[cartoonist]] played by [[Tab Hunter]] on NBC's ''[[The Tab Hunter Show]]'' (1960–1961)
* Paul Templin, magazine writer played by [[Brett Halsey]] on ''[[Follow the Sun (TV series)|Follow the Sun]]''
* Percy "P.C.M." Mercy, editor of ''View'' magazine, in [[Allen Drury]]'s novel ''[[The Throne of Saturn (novel)|The Throne of Saturn]]'' (1971)
* Phoebe Halliwell, advice columnist of ''Ask Phoebe'' for the fictional ''The Bay Mirror'', played by Alyssa Milano on The CW's ''Charmed'' (1998-2006)
* Rick Jason, magazine researcher played by [[Gary Lockwood]] on ''[[Follow the Sun (TV series)|Follow the Sun]]''
* Robert "Bob" Major, newspaper owner played by [[Robert Sterling]] on CBS series ''[[Ichabod and Me]]''
* Ron Updyke, disdainful reporter, played by [[Jack Grinnage]] on ABC's ''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]''
* Roxanne Ritchi, reporter and love interest of the main character in ''[[DreamWorks Animation|Dreamworks]]''' ''[[Megamind]]''.
* Ruth Sherwood, magazine writer played by [[Elaine Stritch]] on ''[[My Sister Eileen]]''
* Sam Miller, [[Newspaper publisher|publisher]] of the ''Wilcox Clarion'' of Wilcox, Arizona, in five episodes of the western series ''[[26 Men]]'' (1957–1959)
* Scott Norris, reporter of ''New York Record'', played by [[Rex Reason]] on ABC's ''[[The Roaring 20's (TV series)|The Roaring 20's]]''
* Sierra Jennings, from the ''All About Us'' franchise
* Steve Wilson, in CBS' ''[[Big Town]]'', managing editor of ''The Illustrated Press'' in a large American city, played from 1950 to 1954 by [[Patrick McVey]]
* Sweet Polly Purebred, reporter for TTV in the television series ''[[Underdog (TV series)|Underdog]]''; her boss was [[List of Underdog characters#O.J. Skweez|O.J. Skweez]]
* Tally Atwater, broadcast journalist in the 1996 film ''[[Up Close and Personal (film)|Up Close & Personal]]''
* Ted Baxter, talking head from ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''
* Tom Bradford, editor and columnist of fictional ''Sacramento Register'', modeled on novel by [[Tom Braden]], played by [[Dick Van Patten]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Eight Is Enough]]''
* Tom Grunick, TV news anchor played by [[William Hurt]] in the film ''[[Broadcast News (film)|Broadcast News]]''
* Tom Jumbo-Grumbo, voiced by [[Keith Olbermann]], [[blue whale]] anchor on ''[[BoJack Horseman]]''
* Tom Tucker, news anchor on ''Family Guy''
* Tony Vincenzo, newspaper editor, played by [[Simon Oakland]] on ABC's ''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]''
* Trevor Newsworthy from ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' TV series
* Tricia Takanawa, reporter on ''Family Guy''
* Trinity Wells in the television series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''
* Trudy Monk, San Francisco journalist and late wife of Adrian Monk in the TV series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
* Vernon Fenwick, anchorman and cameraman for Channel 6 News in the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' universe
* Vicki Vale in the ''[[Batman]]'' series from the DC Universe superhero comics and the [[Batman (1989 film)|1989 film]]
* Vic Sage in ''[[Question (comics)|The Question]]'' series from the DC Universe superhero comics
* Walter 'Wichita' Garrett from ''[[The Return of Doctor X]]'', 1939 film
* Walter Burns, reporter played by [[Cary Grant]] in ''[[His Girl Friday]]''
* William Miller, teenage aspiring rock journalist, played by [[Patrick Fugit]] in ''[[Almost Famous]]''
* Willie Maxwell, reporter in Center City, [[Iowa]], played by [[Eddie Applegate]] on NBC's ''[[Nancy (TV series)|Nancy]]'' (1970)
* Will McAvoy, anchor and managing editor of "News Night", played by [[Jeff Daniels]] on HBO's ''[[The Newsroom (U.S. TV series)|The Newsroom]]''

==== Groups of U.S. journalists ====
* ''[[Daily Bugle]]'' staff in the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series: [[J. Jonah Jameson]], Peter Parker, [[Betty Brant|Betty Brant Leeds]], [[Ned Leeds]], Frederick Foswell, [[Joseph "Robbie" Robertson|Robbie Robertson]], [[Ben Urich]], Lance Bannon and others from the [[Marvel Universe]] superhero comics, then passed onto comic strips, TV series and films
* ''[[Daily Planet]]'' and Galaxy Broadcasting staff in the ''[[Superman]]'' series: [[Clark Kent]], [[Lois Lane]], [[Jimmy Olsen]], Perry White, [[Lana Lang]], [[Morgan Edge]] and others from [[DC Comics]] US superhero comics, then passed onto comic strips, television series, and films
* [[The Lone Gunmen]], aka Melvin Frohike, Richard "Ringo" Langly and John Fitzgerald Byers, who cover conspiracies in their self-titled magazine and ''The Magic Bullet'' on ''[[The X-Files]]'' and their own spinoff series, ''[[The Lone Gunmen]]''
* San Diego Channel Four News Team in the movie ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]'' : [[Ron Burgundy]], anchorman, alongside co-anchor [[Veronica Corningstone]], weatherman [[Brick Tamland]], [[sportscaster]] [[Champ Kind]], and field reporter [[Brian Fantana]]; Burgundy's rival from Channel Two is [[Wes Mantooth]]
* Fictional newspaper ''[[Lush For Life]]''{{'}}s entire staff
*The Palatine Star, located in the city of Palatine, Ill. Series: Reporter, by Peter J. Gallanis
* The team of journalists in ''[[Civil War (film)|Civil War]]'': war photojournalist Lee Smith ([[Kirsten Dunst]]), [[Reuters]] journalist Joel Martinez ([[Wagner Moura]]), ''[[The New York Times]]'' journalist Sammy ([[Stephen McKinley Henderson]]), and 23-year-old aspiring photographer Jessie Cullen ([[Cailee Spaeny]])
* ''The French Dispatch'' staff in ''[[The French Dispatch]]'': editor Arthur Howitzer Jr. ([[Bill Murray]]), copy editor Alumna ([[Elisabeth Moss]]), cartoonist Hermes Jones ([[Jason Schwartzman]]), travel writer Herbsaint Sazerac ([[Owen Wilson]]), writer J.K.L. Berensen ([[Tilda Swinton]]), journalist Lucinda Krementz ([[Frances McDormand]]), and food writer Roebuck Wright ([[Jeffrey Wright]])
* ''[[Weekend Update]]'' news anchors from ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'': [[Chevy Chase]], [[Jane Curtin]], [[Dan Aykroyd]], [[Bill Murray]], [[Charles Rocket]], [[Gail Matthius]], [[Brian Doyle-Murray]], [[Mary Gross]], [[Christine Ebersole]], [[Brad Hall]], [[Christopher Guest]], [[Dennis Miller]], [[Kevin Nealon]], [[Norm Macdonald]], [[Colin Quinn]], [[Tina Fey]], [[Jimmy Fallon]], [[Amy Poehler]], [[Seth Meyers]], [[Cecily Strong]], [[Colin Jost]], and [[Michael Che]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ijpc.org Information on the image of the journalist in popular culture, at ijpc.org]
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