Journalists are responsible for reporting on breaking news and delivering the truth into your homes, whether that is through your television on your favorite news channel or through an article like this one. The same goes for our favorite fictional journalists, who we loved for reporting on the dating scene or running a tyrannical operation for a high-end magazine.
In honor of the recent National Day of Writing on October 20, formerly known as National Journalism Day, we are remembering some of our favorite fictional TV and movie journalists from over the years!
1. Murphy Brown, Murphy Brown
As the star reporter of FYI, television journalist Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is dedicated to her work, while also maintaining her sarcastic personality. Not only was the fierce female journalist a role model to women everywhere for thriving in a male-dominated world, but she also reports on what matters while keeping a level head. Murphy Brown is the perfect example of a fictional journalist we’d love to meet.
Watch Murphy Brown on YouTube!
2. Gale Weathers, Scream
Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers is everything we wanted in a fictional journalist. As the ambitious news reporter on the scene of every Woodsboro murder, Gale has a reputation to uphold. She is introduced as someone fairly unlikeable in the first Scream film, as she would use the tragic stories for her own gain and career growth. Gale ultimately ends up helping to stop Ghostface and save those he attacked. We’d be honored to meet Gale Weathers, just maybe not in the middle of one of the Scream movies.
Watch Scream on Prime Video!
3. Lois Lane, Superman
A Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist for The Daily Planet, Lois Lane is easily a very memorable reporter. Appearing first in DC’s Action Comics #1, Lois is the best journalist in comics and might top many others in the fictional universe. Not only does she report on important matters, but she does it while up against supervillains.
4. Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City
Although it seems unlikely for Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) to be making her living on the few stories she writes per week, her life as a newspaper and sex columnist certainly makes her a memorable journalist. Carrie’s expertise is in navigating the dating scene in your 30s, a topic not very widely covered. But her column goes on to become optioned for a movie and turned into a book, so her work must be very good.
Watch Sex and the City on Netflix!
5. Miranda Priestly, The Devil Wears Prada
So, we might not want to meet Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) as she is kind of terrifying, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t a memorable fictional journalist. As editor-in-chief of a high-end fashion magazine, Miranda is highly skilled in her field, making her a well-respected journalist. Although slightly frightening, Miranda has influence in the industry and is able to create opportunities, especially for the journalists who work beneath her.
Watch The Devil Wears Prada on Max!
6. Robin Scherbatsky, How I Met Your Mother
You might know her best as Robin Sparkles, but Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders) is actually a news anchor in New York City. Not only is she good at her job of reporting the truth, but she also wows as a working woman in a very male-dominated career. Robin starts out at Metro News 1 and eventually obtains her dream job at World Wide News.
Watch How I Met Your Mother on Netflix!
7. Lou Grant, Lou Grant
Before he was the editor of a Los Angeles newspaper, we knew Lou Grant as the boss of Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. But when we got to see him once again on his spinoff series, we were gifted with his more dramatic side as he demonstrated his journalistic skills on a weekly basis in L.A.
Watch Lou Grant on Prime Video!
8. Clark Kent, Superman
Alongside his wife, Lois Lane, Clark Kent is a star reporter at The Daily Planet. Clark is an investigative journalist who’s won many prestigious awards for his work. Debuting in the same comic that introduced Lois Lane and, of course, his alter ego of Superman, he’s been interpreted in a wide variety of TV shows, movies and comics ever since.
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