newsperson vs newsman

newsperson and newsman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
newsperson	Yes	No	No	No
newsman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, newsman is a hyponym of newsperson; that is, newsman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than newsperson:

Other hyponyms of newsperson include newswoman, television newscaster, television reporter, TV newsman, TV reporter.

newsperson (noun)	newsman (noun)
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories	a male person who investigates and reports or edits news stories