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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 ), 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 ] Some journalist may also be recognized as heroes (like
Ulala from
Space Channel 5 ), and fix the mixed and negative reception of the profession from their respective fictional universe.
By country
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Germany
Chile
France
Hong Kong
Italy
Japan
Ulala , a reporter for Channel 5, the protagonist of the
Space Channel 5 video games
[A]
Pudding , a rival reporter for Channel 42 who enjoys the limelight and fame, from the Space Channel 5 video games
[B]
Meiko Kurita, Washington correspondent for Hakura News Network, in
Stephen Mertz 's novel The Korean Intercept (2005)
Evila, a
robotic replica of Ulala created to keep the truth from leaking and dubbed "The Ultimate Reporter", from the Space Channel 5 series
[C]
Spark Brushel, a freelance journalist that is a witness in
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney of the
Ace Attorney series of video games
[D]
Taneo Tokuda, a journalist working for Juzo News in
My Hero Academia .
Kazakhstan
Mexico
Sweden
United Kingdom
Individual journalists
Becky Burdock, from
Jack Staff comics
George Cragge, from
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 , from
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
Katie Reed, from
Kim Newman 's
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 , from the
Inspector Rebus novels by
Ian Rankin .
Mattie Storin ,
House of Cards
Jasmine Thomas ,
Emmerdale
Polly Becker ,
EastEnders
Tony Hills ,
EastEnders
William Boot ,
Scoop
Thomas Fowler,
The Quiet American
John Dyson,
Towards the End of the Morning
Clint Smoker,
Yellow Dog
Rupert Psmith ,
Psmith, Journalist
Groups of U.K. journalists
Ankh-Morpork Times ' staff in the
Discworld novels:
William de Worde ,
Sacharissa Cripslock ,
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
Chick Adams, reporter in
New York City played by
Jack Weston , on the
CBS
sitcom
My Sister Eileen (1960–1961)
Ichabod Adams, former newspaper owner played by
George Chandler on CBS's sitcom
Ichabod and Me (1961–1962)
Nick Alexander, reporter played by
Nick Adams , on
NBC 's
Saints and Sinners (1962)
Amy Amanda "Triple A" Allen, reporter who covered
The A-Team in the TV series by the same name
Celeste Anders, reporter for the New York Express , played by
Celeste Holm in the CBS
sitcom
Honestly, Celeste! (1954)
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
Ben Andrews, police reporter in
syndicated
Manhunt , played from 1959 to 1961 by
Patrick McVey
Larry Appleton from
Perfect Strangers
Tally Atwater, broadcast journalist in the 1996 film
Up Close & Personal
Matt Bai , with Yahoo! News in the political thriller series
House of Cards
Billy Batson, radio news reporter and the secret identity of the comic book superhero
Captain Marvel
Ted Baxter, talking head from
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Howard Beale, TV news anchor of the UBS Evening News , played by
Peter Finch in the film
Network
D.X. Beaumont, magazine editor played by
Raymond Bailey , on
My Sister Eileen
Paul Beltzer, magazine publisher played by
James Philbrook , on CBS's
The New Loretta Young Show
Cy Bennett, editor of Today's World magazine, played by
John Dehner on CBS's
The Doris Day Show
Maddy Bowen, reporter played by
Jennifer Connelly in
Blood Diamond
Tom Bradford, editor and columnist of fictional Sacramento Register , modeled on novel by
Tom Braden , played by
Dick Van Patten on
ABC 's
Eight Is Enough
Carrie Bradshaw from
Sex and the City TV series
Kent Brockman from
The Simpsons TV series
Murphy Brown from the show of the same name, along with FYI staffers Jim Dial, Frank Fontana, Corky Sherwood, and Miles Silverberg
Anson Bryson, Washington reporter, in
William C. Heine 's novel
The Last Canadian (1974)
Clint Buchanan from
One Life to Live soap opera
Walter Burns, reporter played by
Cary Grant in
His Girl Friday
Michelle Capra , columnist from
Northern Exposure
Snapper Carr , television news reporter in comic books and animated series featuring the
Justice League
Tess Mercer , executive editor and managing director of The Daily Planet played by
Cassidy Freeman on TV series
Smallville
Ben Caxton, an investigative journalist in Robert Heinlein's novel
Stranger in a Strange Land
Miles Clarkson, music journalist from
The Mephisto Waltz
Harris Claibourne, editor of
The Tombstone Epitaph , played by
Richard Eastham on
ABC series
Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
Stephen Colbert , played by
Stephen Colbert in
The Colbert Report
Danny Concannon, Senior White House Correspondent for The Washington Post, played by
Timothy Busfield on
The West Wing
Emily Cowles, advice columnist, played by
Ruth McDevitt on ABC's
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Jefferson Crowley, newspaper editor played by
Edmond O'Brien in "Gallegher" segments of NBC's
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Chloe Sullivan , former reporter for The Daily Planet , played by
Allison Mack on TV series
Smallville
Pepper Dennis , in the show of the same name
Bryan Denton, reporter for the
New York Sun in Disney's musical
Newsies
Art Donovan, assistant city editor played by
Jack Bannon , on
Lou Grant
Jefferson Drum , crusading frontier journalist played on the 1958 NBC series of the same name by
Jeff Richards
Brooke English , from
All My Children soap opera
George Faber, a Rome-based television journalist played by
David Janssen in
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Vernon Fenwick, anchorwoman and cameraman for Channel 6 News in the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe
I. M. Fletcher, investigative journalist from the Fletch series of novels by
Gregory Mcdonald
Jack Flood, newspaper researcher played by
Robert Harland , on ABC's
Target: The Corruptors!
Mr. Fosdick, newspaper boss played by
Charles Lane on the NBC series
Dear Phoebe (1954–1955)
Kermit the Frog from
Sesame Street
Grant Gabriel, former assistant editor of
The Daily Planet , played by
Michael Cassidy on TV series
Smallville
Gallegher, teenage cub reporter played by
Roger Mobley , on NBC's
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1964–1965)
Walter 'Wichita' Garrett from
The Return of Doctor X , 1939 film
Pat Garrison, reporter for New York Record , played by
Donald May on
The Roaring 20's (1960–1962)
Rory Gilmore , from
Gilmore Girls
Mark Grainger, editor played by
John Larkin on NBC's
Saints and Sinners
Lou Grant , newspaperman on series also called
Lou Grant and on the earlier
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Ben Gregory,
magazine writer played by
Barry Coe , on ABC's
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Tom Grunick, TV news anchor played by
William Hurt in the film
Broadcast News
Jackie Harvey , from
The Onion
Phoebe Halliwell, advice columnist of Ask Phoebe for the fictional The Bay Mirror , played by Alyssa Milano on The CW's Charmed (1998-2006)
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)
Nancy Hicks-Gribble , voiced by
Ashley Gardner , a weather girl, and later anchor on Channel 84 in Arlen, Texas on
King of the Hill
Chris Higby, copy-boy of New York Record , played by
Gary Vinson on
The Roaring 20's
Jennifer Horton , from
Days of Our Lives soap opera
J. Jonah Jameson , newspaperman played by
Robert F. Simon on
The Amazing Spider-Man
Rick Jason, magazine researcher played by
Gary Lockwood on
Follow the Sun
Sierra Jennings, from the All About Us franchise
Spider Jerusalem , the
gonzo journalist of the future from the graphic novel
Transmetropolitan
Hildy Johnson, reporter played by
Rosalind Russell in
His Girl Friday
Tom Jumbo-Grumbo, voiced by
Keith Olbermann ,
blue whale anchor on
BoJack Horseman
Charles Foster Kane , newspaperman played by
Orson Welles , in the film
Citizen Kane
Clark Kent , reporter for
The Daily Planet by day and
Superman off-duty, played by
George Reeves in
Adventures of Superman ,
Tom Welling on TV series
Smallville and
Henry Cavill in
Man of Steel
John King, TV reporter for CNN, on the US TV series
House of Cards
Kit Kittredge , amateur journalist from the
American Girl series of books
Klugie, photographer played by
Richard Erdman , on
Saints and Sinners
Alexander Knox , reporter for the Gotham Globe in the 1989 film
Batman
Carl Kolchak, played by
Darren McGavin on ABC's
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Lois Lane , reporter for The Daily Planet , played first by
Phyllis Coates and then
Noel Neill , on
Adventures of Superman ; played by
Erica Durance on
Smallville
John Larsen, owner of a
comic book company, played by
Jerome Cowan on
The Tab Hunter Show
Adam MacLean, editor of Yellowstone Sentinel newspaper, played by
Rex Reason on
syndicated television series
Man Without a Gun
Robert "Bob" Major, newspaper owner played by
Robert Sterling on CBS series
Ichabod and Me
Paul Marino, newspaper reporter played by
Stephen McNally on
Target: The Corruptors!
Mark Markin, INN/CNN reporter in Lash-Up (2001 novella/2015 novel by
Larry Bond )
Monique Marmelstein, intern reporter, played by
Carol Ann Susi on ABC's
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Doris Martin, journalist for magazine Today's World , played by
Doris Day on CBS's
The Doris Day Show
Steve Martin , reporter for United World News, played by
Raymond Burr in the films
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) and
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
Christine Massey, magazine writer played by
Loretta Young on
The New Loretta Young Show
Willie Maxwell, reporter in Center City,
Iowa , played by
Eddie Applegate on NBC's
Nancy (1970)
Jack McEvoy in
Michael Connelly 's 1996
mystery novel The Poet
Will McAvoy, anchor and managing editor of "News Night", played by
Jeff Daniels on HBO's
The Newsroom
Jack McGee, reporter for The National Register on
The Incredible Hulk
Percy "P.C.M." Mercy, editor of View magazine, in
Allen Drury 's novel
The Throne of Saturn (1971)
Sam Miller,
publisher of the Wilcox Clarion of Wilcox, Arizona, in five episodes of the western series
26 Men (1957–1959)
William Miller, teenage aspiring rock journalist, played by
Patrick Fugit in
Almost Famous
Trudy Monk, San Francisco journalist and late wife of Adrian Monk in the TV series
Monk
Morbo the Annihilator, voiced by
Maurice LaMarche , the belligerent alien co-anchor of The √2 News on
Futurama
Paul Morgan,
cartoonist played by
Tab Hunter on NBC's
The Tab Hunter Show (1960–1961)
Les Nessman , from
WKRP in Cincinnati
Billie Newman, reporter played by
Linda Kelsey , on
Lou Grant
Trevor Newsworthy from
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV series
Tyra Nordbo from the
Man-Kzin Wars
Scott Norris, reporter of New York Record , played by
Rex Reason on ABC's
The Roaring 20's
Bill Norton, New York Herald reporter in
Eric Frank Russell 's novel,
Dreadful Sanctuary (1948)
Jimmy Olsen , photographer for
The Daily Planet , played by
Jack Larson on
Adventures of Superman and by
Aaron Ashmore on TV series
Smallville
Kelly O'Donnell, non-fictional anchor/reporter for NBC News, making guest appearance on US House of Cards
April O'Neil , anchorwoman for Channel 6 News in the
1987-1996 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series
Nic Pappas, in
Peter J. Gallanis 's 2014
mystery novel The Reporter, Part I - Rise and Fall
Dion Patrick,
Irish American newspaperman played by
Adam Kennedy , on NBC's
The Californians (1957–1958)
Dick Preston, radio host in
Arizona , played by
Dick Van Dyke on CBS's
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Miranda Priestly , fashion magazine editor, played by
Meryl Streep in
The Devil Wears Prada
Sweet Polly Purebred, reporter for TTV in the television series
Underdog ; her boss was
O.J. Skweez
Margaret Pynchon, elitist publisher played by
Nancy Marchand on
Lou Grant
Lloyd Ramsey, small-town newspaper editor played by
Ford Rainey , in
Robert Young 's CBS sitcom
Window on Main Street
Mickey Riley, sports writer at the fictitious Los Angeles Daily Star , played by
Marcia Henderson , on NBC's
Dear Phoebe , 1954–1955
Jack Ryder, journalist and alter-ego of
the Creeper , superhero and occasional ally of
Batman
Andrea Sachs , aspiring journalist, played by
Anne Hathaway in
The Devil Wears Prada
Vic Sage in
The Question series from the DC Universe superhero comics
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)
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
Lou Sheldon,
city editor of New York Globe , played by
Gary Merrill on CBS's
The Reporter (1964)
Ruth Sherwood, magazine writer played by
Elaine Stritch on
My Sister Eileen
Diane Simmons, anchor on the TV show
Family Guy
Sabrina Spellman in the TV show
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Brenda Starr , reporter for the
Chicago newspaper The Flash from the
Brenda Starr comic strip and movies
Dave Tabak,
copy editor played by
Robert F. Simon on NBC's
Saints and Sinners
Tricia Takanawa, reporter on Family Guy
Chloe Talbot , on The Simpsons , Marge's high school chum who goes on to be a famous journalist
Danny Taylor, reporter for New York Globe , played by
Harry Guardino on
The Reporter
Paul Templin, magazine writer played by
Brett Halsey on
Follow the Sun
Tom Tucker, news anchor on Family Guy
Hal Towne, newspaper columnist on CBS's
The Dennis O'Keefe Show , with
Dennis O'Keefe in the featured role
Abby Townsend, press secretary to the
First Lady of the United States , played by
Celeste Holm on NBC's
Nancy
Frankly Unctuous, TV newscaster, in
The Throne of Saturn (1971)
Ron Updyke, disdainful reporter, played by
Jack Grinnage on ABC's
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Vicki Vale in the
Batman series from the DC Universe superhero comics and the
1989 film
Linda van Schoonhoven, voiced by
Tress MacNeille , is the perky human blonde co-anchor of The √2 News on
Futurama
Dan Vasser , reporter on
Journeyman
Tony Vincenzo, newspaper editor, played by
Simon Oakland on ABC's
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Bob Wallace, son of the newspaper editor, played by
Scott McKay on CBS's
Honestly, Celeste!
Mr. Wallace, newspaper editor, played by
Geoffrey Lumb (1905–1990) on CBS's
Honestly, Celeste!
Nicole Walker , from
Days of Our Lives soap opera
John Boy Walton , modeled on
Earl Hamner, Jr. , played by
Richard Thomas and
Robert Wightman on CBS's
The Waltons
Herb Welch , veteran reporter on
Saturday Night Live , played by
Bill Hader
Trinity Wells in the television series
Doctor Who and
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Perry White , editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet , played by
John Hamilton on
Adventures of Superman
Francis Wilde,
photographer played by
Randy Boone on CBS's western
Cimarron Strip
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
Duke William, journalist with New York Record , played by
John Dehner on
The Roaring 20's
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
Jamie Campbell in the television series
Zoo
[1]
Jack Deveraux played by Mathew Ashford, on Days of our Lives, Soap Opera.
Sarah Jane Smith, played by Elizabeth Sladen, on Doctor Who/The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Kara Zor'El / Kara Danvers (By day) Super Girl by night, in the television series "Supergirl".
Kat Grant, editor of Catco Media, played by Calista Flockhart, Kara Danver's first boss, in season one of Supergirl .
Kate Ripperton, voiced by Asta Parry, in several stories and editions of the Dark Shadows Audio drama series by Big Finish Productions.
Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Lana Winters, investigative journalist falsely admitted to Briarcliff Asylum on
Ryan Murphy 's eerie
American Horror Story: Asylum . Played by
Sarah Paulson .
Groups of U.S. journalists
Daily Bugle staff in the
Spider-Man series:
J. Jonah Jameson , Peter Parker,
Betty Brant Leeds ,
Ned Leeds , Frederick Foswell,
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 : war photojournalist Lee Smith,
Reuters journalist Joel Martinez,
The New York Times journalist Sammy, and 23-year-old aspiring photographer Jessie Cullen
The French Dispatch staff in
The French Dispatch : editor Arthur Howitzer Jr., copy editor Alumna, cartoonist Hermes Jones, travel writer Herbsaint Sazerac, writer J.K.L. Berensen, journalist Lucinda Krementz, and food writer Roebuck Wright
Notes
^ Character themselves isn’t necessarily from Japan, but was created by Japanese writers, designers, producers, or developers
^ Character themselves isn’t necessarily from Japan, but was created by Japanese writers, designers, producers, or developers
^ Character themselves isn’t necessarily from Japan, but was created by Japanese writers, designers, producers, or developers
^ Character themselves isn’t necessarily from Japan, but was created by Japanese writers, designers, producers, or developers
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