List of fictional journalists

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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), are supposed to be good at establishing communication.

This list attempts to present fictional journalists sorted by country:

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1 Belgique
2 Hong Kong
3 Italy
4 Spain
5 United Kingdom
6 United States

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Belgique

Tintin, from comics.

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Hong Kong

Lilly Wong from comic strips.

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Italy

Paparazzo, from Federico Fellini's film La Dolce Vita, origin of the term paparazzi.

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Spain

El reporter Tribulete comics.
Periodistas TV series

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United Kingdom

Sarah Jane Smith, from the television series Doctor Who.
GlobeLink News staff in Drop the Dead Donkey; Gus Hedges, George Dent, Helen Cooper, Sally Smedley, Henry Davenport, Damien Day and others.
George Cragge in In the Red and sequels by Mark Tavener
Bridget Jones, from Helen Fielding's columns, novels and films.
Rita Skeeter, from the Harry Potter series.
Ankh-Morpork Times staff in the Discworld novels: William de Worde, Sacharissa Cripslock, Otto Chriek and others.

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United States

Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane
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, tv series and films.
Vicki Vale in the Batman series from the DC Universe superhero comics, and the 1989 movie.
Snapper Carr, a television news reporter in the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited television series.
Kermit the Frog from Sesame Street TV series.
Now magazine and 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.
April O'Neil, an anchorwoman for Channel 6 news in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe.
Vic Sage in The Question series from the DC Universe superhero comics.
Murphy Brown from the show of the same name, along with other FYI staffers Jim Dial, Frank Fontana, Corky Sherwood, and Miles Silverberg.
Lou Grant TV series.
Carl Kolchak, from Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Trevor Newsworthy from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV series.
Kent Brockman from The Simpsons TV series.
Bryan Denton, reporter for the New York Sun in Disney's musical Newsies.
Brenda Starr, reporter for the Chicago newspaper The Flash from the Brenda Starr comic strip and movies.
Amy Amanda "Triple A" Allen, reporter who covered The A-Team in the TV show.
Melvin Frohike, Richard "Ringo" Langly and John Fitzgerald Byers, a.k.a. The Lone Gunmen, who covered conspiracies in their self-titled magazine and The Magic Bullet on The X-Files and their own spinoff series, The Lone Gunmen.
Jack McGee, reporter for The National Register in the TV series The Incredible Hulk.
Sweet Polly Purebred, reporter for TTV in the TV series Underdog. Her boss was O.J. Squeeze.
Ron Burgundy, anchorman for the San Diego Channel Four News Team in the movie Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy, 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.