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cub reporter

NOUN
inexperienced newspaper reporter
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But cold-calling the president of the United States — on his personal cellphone — made me feel like a cub reporter all over again.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

His career has taken him from cub reporter at the Chester Observer to being the voice behind some of the World Cup, Premier League and FA Cup's most iconic moments.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2025

Santana Jr. put the cub reporter on the county government beat, which is how he found himself at Do’s election night party in 2015, the first time Do ran for supervisor.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2024

As Lachlan Murdoch got older, he would spend summers working in the family business, cleaning the presses for Sydney’s “Daily Mirror,” or working as a cub reporter for the “San Antonio Express-News.”

From Reuters Sep. 22, 2023

"Thank you," I said, and like some cub reporter I began to scribble a few words down on a small pad of paper.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos



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