This is the 294th most frequent Japanese word.
記者
Journalist.
In this sentence, '記者' refers to a professional journalist working for a newspaper or media outlet.
彼は新聞社の記者です。
He is a journalist at a newspaper company.
Here, '記者' is used collectively to denote multiple journalists attending an event.
記者たちは会見で質問をした。
The reporters asked questions at the press conference.
In this instance, '記者' specifies the role of the person who authored the article.