Correspondent

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Correspondent

A correspondent on the scene
Occupation
Names	Reporter, Journalist
Synonyms	Reporter, Journalist, Writer, Communicator, Contributor
Pronunciation	/ˌkôrəˈspändənt,ˌkärəˈspändənt/
Occupation type	Profession
Activity sectors	Mass Media, Entertainment, Newspaper
Description
Competencies	Communication, Responsibility
Fields of employment	Mass Media, Newspaper, Magazine, Broadcasting
Related jobs	Editor, Reporter, Writer

A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is usually a journalist or commentator for a magazine, or an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign country. The term "correspondent" refers to the original practice of filing news reports via postal letter. The largest networks of correspondents belong to ARD (Germany) and BBC (UK).