columnist

columnist
col‧umn‧ist /ˈkɒləməst, ˈkɒləmɪst, -ləmnəst $ ˈkɑː-/ noun [countable]
someone who writes articles, especially about a particular subject, that appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ journalist someone who writes for a newspaper or magazine: She worked as a journalist on the New York Times. | I've always wanted to be a journalist.
   ▪ reporter someone whose job is to find out about news stories and ask questions for a newspaper, television or radio company etc: A crowd of reporters were waiting outside the house all night. | He told reporters that he had no intention of resigning.
   ▪ correspondent someone who writes news articles or does reports about a particular subject, especially a serious one, for a newspaper or news organization: our economics correspondent | a war correspondent | He was the BBC's correspondent in Moscow.
   ▪ columnist someone who writes articles, especially about a particular subject, that appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine: an influential financial columnist | a gossip columnist
   ▪ hack informal a disapproving word for a journalist, especially one whose work is of low quality: The editor sent one of his hacks to interview the murderer’s girlfriend.
   ▪ newsman/woman (also newspaperman/woman) a general word for someone who works for a newspaper, especially a reporter or editor: an experienced newspaperman
   ▪ the press newspapers and journalists in general: The press always like a good story about the royal family. | the right-wing press
   ▪ Fleet Street the British press. This phrase comes from the street in London, where many newspapers used to have their offices: Relations between the government and Fleet Street aren't as cosy as they once were.