Journalist

A journalist was a person who reported news. The Doctor encountered many journalists throughout his travels.

In 1899, the Sixth Doctor and Peri met Winston Churchill when he was a war correspondent in the Boer Wars. (PDA: Players)

In the 1960s, TV journalist Harold Chorley covered the British Army's fight against the Great Intelligence and its robot Yeti in the London Underground. (DW: The Web of Fear)

Shortly after UNIT was formed, journalist James Stevens began investigating the organisation. (MA: Who Killed Kennedy)

In the 1970s, TV journalist Alastair Fergus covered Prof. Gilbert Horner's excavation at Devil's Hump. (DW: The Dæmons)

Journalist Jamie Ferguson was killed while investigating strange goings-on near Puddlesfield. (TVA: The Celluloid Midas)

Journalist Sarah Jane Smith became the Third Doctor's companion. (DW: The Time Warrior)

In 2001, the Sixth Doctor and the Brigadier met journalist Claire Aldwych, who was investigating strange goings-on in Turelhampton. (PDA: The Shadow in the Glass)

In 2006, the Seventh Doctor met journalist Ruby Duvall, who was covering the SS Elysium's tour of Antarctica. (NA: Iceberg)

In 2007, the Seventh Doctor persuaded journalist Shreela Govindia to submit an article he had written about telekinesis under her name as part of his plan to defeat the Butler Institute. (NA: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)

In 2008, journalist Vivien Rook was killed while investigating Harold Saxon. (DW: The Sound of Drums)

In 2009, the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble met journalist Penny Carter, who was investigating Adipose Industries. (DW: Partners in Crime)

Later that year, journalist Jo Nakashima was killed while investigating ATMOS. (DW: The Sontaran Stratagem)

In 2013, the Tenth Doctor met journalist Kate Maguire, who was investigating Hyperville. (NSA: Autonomy)