English

Alternative forms

• cub-reporter

Noun

cub reporter ‎(plural cub reporters)

1. (dated) A young, inexperienced reporter employed by a newspaper or magazine.
   • 1915, P. G. Wodehouse, Psmith, Journalist, ch. 2:

     The cub-reporter cannot make a name for himself unless he is favoured by fortune.

   • 1967, Carlos Baker, "His Beat Was The World," (review of By-line: Ernest Hemingway, edited by William White), New York Times, 28 May, p. SM49:

     He had begun at 18 as a cub reporter for The Kansas City Star.

   • 2004, James Poniewozik, "Shallow Like a Fox," Time, 20 Jan.:

     Like a cub reporter aspiring to be the next David Brinkley, Seacrest is, in a way, applying for a job that no longer exists.

References

• cub reporter at OneLook Dictionary Search