thông tin viên
Definition
- Noun:
- Correspondent, Reporter: A person whose job is to regularly provide news or reports, often from a specific location or on a specific subject, to a newspaper, news agency, or other media organization.
- Informant: In a broader or more general sense, a person who provides information or news.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thông tin viên của báo đó ở Hà Nội vừa gửi bài tường thuật mới. (That newspaper's correspondent in Hanoi just sent a new report.)
- Anh ấy làm thông tin viên cho một hãng thông tấn quốc tế. (He works as a correspondent for an international news agency.)
- Cơ quan an ninh đã tiếp xúc với một thông tin viên tại địa phương. (The security agency contacted an informant in the area.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can imply a formal role within a journalistic organization but can also be used in contexts like research, intelligence, or internal communications for someone tasked with gathering and relaying information.
Variants and Related Words
- Phóng viên (n): Journalist, reporter. This is a more common and general term for a news reporter.
- Phóng viên đang phỏng vấn các nhân chứng. (The journalist is interviewing witnesses.)
- Phóng viên thường trú (n): Correspondent, specifically one stationed in a particular place.
- Phóng viên thường trú tại Tokyo. (The correspondent stationed in Tokyo.)
Synonyms
- Correspondent: A reporter who contributes stories from a particular location.
- Reporter: A person who investigates and reports news.
- Informant: A person who provides privileged information.
Related Idioms
- : To act as a correspondent or informant.
- Ông ấy đã làm thông tin viên cho tờ báo này nhiều năm. (He has acted as a correspondent for this newspaper for many years.)