noun
correspondent; special correspondent
Primarily used for journalists dispatched to cover a specific location or event, especially by newspapers or news agencies.
新聞社の特派員が戦地から報告を送った。
The newspaper's correspondent sent a report from the war zone.
noun
A broader sense referring to someone sent as a representative of an organization, not limited to journalism. Less common than the journalistic sense.
会社の特派員として国際会議に出席した。
I attended the international conference as a company representative.