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), and are supposed to be good at establishing communication. Some journalist may also be recognized as heroes (like Ulala from Space Channel 5), and fix the mixed and negative reception of the profession from their respective fictional universe.
By country Australia Alex Burchill, reporter on Lowdown Martin "Marty" Di Stasio, senior reporter on the fictional TV current affairs show Frontline Libby Kennedy, from Australian soap opera Neighbours Susan Kennedy, from Australian soap opera Neighbours Mike Moore, anchor of Frontline Riley Parker, from Neighbours Scott Robinson from Neighbours Brooke Vandenberg, reporter on Frontline
Austria Brüno Gehard, fashion reporter featured in the mockumentary comedy film Brüno
Belgium Tintin, in Hergé's bande dessinée albums The Adventures of Tintin (French: Les Aventures de Tintin) Spirou and Fantasio, from the same comic series
Canada Louis Ciccone, from Seeing Things Caitlin Ryan, from the Degrassi series
Chile Tulio Triviño, from Chilean puppet TV show 31 minutos Juan Carlos Bodoque, Mario Hugo, Balon Von Bola, Mico Micofono, Juanin Juan Harry, Patana Tufillo from 31 minutos
China Alice DeRoss, from the Chinese video game Identity V
France Georges Duroy, Bel Amis main character Ulysse Mérou, journalist from Planet of the Apes Raymond Rambert, journalist from The Plague Joseph Rouletabille, in Gaston Leroux's novels
Germany Karla Kolumna, reporter appearing in two German children series: Bibi Blocksberg and Benjamin the Elephant
Hong Kong Lily Wong from comic strips
Italy Paparazzo, from Federico Fellini's film La Dolce Vita, origin of the term paparazzi Marcello Rubini, from La Dolce Vita
Japan Ulala, a reporter for Channel 5, the protagonist of the Space Channel 5 video games Pudding, a rival reporter for Channel 42 who enjoys the limelight and fame, from the Space Channel 5 video games Meiko Kurita, Washington correspondent for Hakura News Network, in Stephen Mertz's novel The Korean Intercept (2005) Evila, a robotic replica of Ulala created to keep the truth from leaking and dubbed "The Ultimate Reporter", from the Space Channel 5 series Spark Brushel, a freelance journalist that is a witness in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney of the Ace Attorney series of video games Taneo Tokuda, a journalist working for Juzo News in My Hero Academia.
Kazakhstan Borat Sagdiyev, from the mockumentary comedy film Borat
Mexico Vicente Chambón, from the TV series Chespirito
Sweden Annika Bengtzon, in novels by Liza Marklund Mikael Blomkvist, from the Millennium series by Stieg Larsson
Taiwan An Tsai-yung and Hung Mei-ling, from the TV series Hsia Yu-shan, from the TV series Zero Day Hsu Shu-ching, from the TV series Huang Li-mei, from the film Lost in Perfection Kao Ming, from the TV series Li Hsiao-wen / Li Ta-chih and Sung Chiao-an, from the TV series The World Between Us Liu Li-min, from the film The Post-Truth World News reporter, from the TV series Brave Animated Series
United Kingdom
Individual journalists Becky Burdock, from Jack Staff comics George Cragge, from In the Red and sequels by Mark Tavener Trent Crimm, Ted Lasso Froud, from the novel Stowaway to Mars by John Wyndham Bridget Jones, from Helen Fielding's columns, novels and films Jack Parlabane, from the novels of Christopher Brookmyre Alan Partridge, a character created by Steve Coogan from the I'm Alan Partridge series Ford Prefect, from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series Katie Reed, from Kim Newman's Anno Dracula series Vivian Rook, from the Doctor Who episode "The Sound of Drums" Rita Skeeter, from the Harry Potter series Sarah Jane Smith, from the television series Doctor Who Jim Stevens, from the Inspector Rebus novels by Ian Rankin. Mattie Storin, House of Cards Jasmine Thomas, Emmerdale Polly Becker, EastEnders Tony Hills, EastEnders William Boot, Scoop Thomas Fowler, The Quiet American John Dyson, Towards the End of the Morning Clint Smoker, Yellow Dog Rupert Psmith, Psmith, Journalist
Groups of U.K. journalists Ankh-Morpork Times staff in the Discworld novels: William de Worde, Sacharissa Cripslock, Otto Chriek and others Various staff from Broken News; Josh Cashman, Richard Pritchard, Katie Tate, Adam Lockwood, Frances Walsh, Anthony Markovitz and others GlobeLink News staff in Drop the Dead Donkey; Gus Hedges, George Dent, Helen Cooper, Sally Smedley, Henry Davenport, Damien Day and others Daily Express journalists Peter Stelling (played by Edward Judd) and Bill Maguire (played by Leo McKern), The Day the Earth Caught Fire
United States
Individual journalists
Alexander Knox, reporter for the Gotham Globe in the 1989 film Batman Andrea Sachs, aspiring journalist, played by Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada April O'Neil, anchorwoman for Channel 6 News in the 1987-1996 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series Brenda Starr, reporter for the Chicago newspaper The Flash from the Brenda Starr comic strip and movies Brooke English, from All My Children soap opera Cameron "Buck" Williams, played by Kirk Cameron in the original film Left Behind and by Chad Michael Murray in the 2014 version of Left Behind Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City TV series Charles Foster Kane, newspaperman played by Orson Welles, in the film Citizen Kane Chloe Sullivan, former reporter for The Daily Planet, played by Allison Mack on TV series Smallville Chloe Talbot, on The Simpsons, Marge's high school chum who goes on to be a famous journalist Clark Kent, reporter for The Daily Planet by day and Superman off-duty, played by George Reeves in Adventures of Superman, Tom Welling on TV series Smallville and Henry Cavill in Man of Steel Clint Buchanan from One Life to Live soap opera Dan Vasser, reporter on Journeyman Herb Welch, veteran reporter on Saturday Night Live, a character played by Bill Hader. J. Jonah Jameson, editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle in the Marvel Comics and MCU. Jackie Harvey, from The Onion Jefferson Drum, crusading frontier journalist played on the 1958 NBC series of the same name by Jeff Richards Jennifer Horton, from Days of Our Lives soap opera Jimmy Olsen, photographer for The Daily Planet, played by Jack Larson on Adventures of Superman and by Aaron Ashmore on TV series Smallville John Boy Walton, modeled on Earl Hamner, Jr., played by Richard Thomas and Robert Wightman on CBS's The Waltons Kent Brockman from The Simpsons TV series Kermit the Frog from Sesame Street Kit Kittredge, amateur journalist from the American Girl series of books Larry Appleton from Perfect Strangers Les Nessman, from WKRP in Cincinnati Lois Lane, reporter for The Daily Planet, played first by Phyllis Coates and then Noel Neill, on Adventures of Superman; played by Erica Durance on Smallville Lou Grant, newspaperman on series also called Lou Grant and on the earlier The Mary Tyler Moore Show Matt Bai, with Yahoo! News in the political thriller series House of Cards Michelle Capra, columnist from Northern Exposure Miranda Priestly, fashion magazine editor, played by Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada Murphy Brown from the show of the same name, along with FYI staffers Jim Dial, Frank Fontana, Corky Sherwood, and Miles Silverberg Nancy Hicks-Gribble, voiced by Ashley Gardner, a weather girl, and later anchor on Channel 84 in Arlen, Texas on King of the Hill Nicole Walker, from Days of Our Lives soap opera Pepper Dennis, in the show of the same name Perry White, editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet, played by John Hamilton on Adventures of Superman Robin Scherbatsky, news anchor for New York cable news channel Metro News 1 in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother; famous for her use of the filler words "but, um" in that order, and falling in horse manure on live television Rory Gilmore, from Gilmore Girls Sabrina Spellman in the TV show Sabrina the Teenage Witch Snapper Carr, television news reporter in comic books and animated series featuring the Justice League Spider Jerusalem, the gonzo journalist of the future from the graphic novel Transmetropolitan Stephen Colbert, played by Stephen Colbert in The Colbert Report Steve Martin, reporter for United World News, played by Raymond Burr in the films Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) and Godzilla 1985 (1985) Tess Mercer, executive editor and managing director of The Daily Planet played by Cassidy Freeman on TV series Smallville Tyra Nordbo from the Man-Kzin Wars Abby Townsend, press secretary to the First Lady of the United States, played by Celeste Holm on NBC's Nancy Adam MacLean, editor of Yellowstone Sentinel newspaper, played by Rex Reason on syndicated television series Man Without a Gun Amy Amanda "Triple A" Allen, reporter who covered The A-Team in the TV series by the same name Anson Bryson, Washington reporter, in William C. Heine's novel The Last Canadian (1974) Art Donovan, assistant city editor played by Jack Bannon, on Lou Grant Ben Andrews, police reporter in syndicated Manhunt, played from 1959 to 1961 by Patrick McVey Ben Caxton, an investigative journalist in Robert Heinlein's novel Stranger in a Strange Land Ben Gregory, magazine writer played by Barry Coe, on ABC's Follow the Sun (1961–1962) Bill Hastings, writer of the advice-to-the-lovelorn column of the fictitious Los Angeles Daily Star, played by Peter Lawford, on NBC's Dear Phoebe (1954–1955) Billie Newman, reporter played by Linda Kelsey, on Lou Grant Bill Norton, New York Herald reporter in Eric Frank Russell's novel, Dreadful Sanctuary (1948) Billy Batson, radio news reporter and the secret identity of the comic book superhero Captain Marvel Bob Wallace, son of the newspaper editor, played by Scott McKay on CBS's Honestly, Celeste! Bryan Denton, reporter for the New York Sun in Disney's musical Newsies Carl Kolchak, played by Darren McGavin on ABC's Kolchak: The Night Stalker Celeste Anders, reporter for the New York Express, played by Celeste Holm in the CBS sitcom Honestly, Celeste! (1954) Chick Adams, reporter in New York City played by Jack Weston, on the CBS sitcom My Sister Eileen (1960–1961) Chris Higby, copy-boy of New York Record, played by Gary Vinson on The Roaring 20's Christine Massey, magazine writer played by Loretta Young on The New Loretta Young Show Cy Bennett, editor of Today's World magazine, played by John Dehner on CBS's The Doris Day Show D.X. Beaumont, magazine editor played by Raymond Bailey, on My Sister Eileen Danny Concannon, Senior White House Correspondent for The Washington Post, played by Timothy Busfield on The West Wing Danny Taylor, reporter for New York Globe, played by Harry Guardino on The Reporter Dave Tabak, copy editor played by Robert F. Simon on NBC's Saints and Sinners Diane Simmons, anchor on the TV show Family Guy Dick Preston, radio host in Arizona, played by Dick Van Dyke on CBS's The New Dick Van Dyke Show Dion Patrick, Irish American newspaperman played by Adam Kennedy, on NBC's The Californians (1957–1958) Doris Martin, journalist for magazine Today's World, played by Doris Day on CBS's The Doris Day Show Duke William, journalist with New York Record, played by John Dehner on The Roaring 20's Emily Cowles, advice columnist, played by Ruth McDevitt on ABC's Kolchak: The Night Stalker Francis Wilde, photographer played by Randy Boone on CBS's western Cimarron Strip Frankly Unctuous, TV newscaster, in The Throne of Saturn (1971) Gallegher, teenage cub reporter played by Roger Mobley, on NBC's Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1964–1965)