The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Newsman \News"man\, n.; pl. Newsmen.
   1. One who brings news. [Obs.] --Spenser.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A man who distributes or sells newspapers.
      [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

newsman
    n 1: a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
         [syn: reporter, newsman, newsperson]