Definition
A person whose job is to gather information and tell the public about news events, usually through newspapers, television, radio, or online media.
Etymology
From *report* plus the agent suffix *-er* meaning “one who does.” *Report* comes from Latin *reportare* “to carry back,” so a reporter is literally someone who ‘carries back’ information.
Kelly Says
A reporter is a professional messenger, carrying reality from where it happens to where you are. The job’s power comes from choosing which pieces of the world get carried back—and which are left behind.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
verslaggewer
ver-SLAG-khe-wer
ARالعربية
مراسل
mu-ra-sil
BGБългарски
репортьор
re-por-TYOR
BNবাংলা
সংবাদদাতা
shong-bad-da-ta
CACatalà
reporter
re-por-TER
CSČeština
reportér
re-por-TEER
DADansk
reporter
re-POR-ter
DEDeutsch
Reporter
re-POR-ter
ELΕλληνικά
δημοσιογράφος
dhi-mo-sio-GRA-fos
ESEspañol
reportero
re-per-TE-ro
ETEesti
reporter
re-POR-ter
EUEuskara
kazetari
ka-ze-TA-ri
FAفارسی
گزارشگر
go-zar-esh-gar
FISuomi
toimittaja
TOI-mit-ta-ya
FRFrançais
journaliste
zhoor-na-LEEST
GLGalego
reporteiro
re-por-TEI-ro
HIहिन्दी
रिपोर्टर
ri-por-tar
HRHrvatski
izvjestitelj
iz-vyes-TI-tel
HUMagyar
riporter
ri-POR-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
wartawan
war-ta-wan
ITItaliano
giornalista
jor-na-LIS-ta
LTLietuvių
reporteris
re-por-TE-ris
LVLatviešu
reportieris
re-por-ti-E-ris
MNМонгол
сурвалжлагч
sur-valj-lagch
MSBahasa Melayu
wartawan
war-ta-wan
MYမြန်မာ
သတင်းထောက်
tha-din-htauk
NLNederlands
verslaggever
ver-SLAG-khe-ver
NONorsk
reporter
re-POR-ter
PLPolski
reporter
re-POR-ter
PTPortuguês
repórter
re-POR-ter
RORomână
reporter
re-POR-ter
RUРусский
репортёр
re-por-TYOR
SKSlovenčina
reportér
re-por-TEER
SLSlovenščina
poročevalec
po-ro-che-VA-lets
SRСрпски
извештавач
iz-vesh-ta-VACH
SVSvenska
reporter
re-POR-ter
SWKiswahili
mwandishi wa habari
mwan-DI-shi wa ha-BA-ri
TAதமிழ்
நிருபர்
ni-ru-par
TEతెలుగు
నివేదకుడు
ni-ve-da-ku-du
TRTürkçe
muhabir
mu-ha-BIR
UKУкраїнська
репортер
re-por-TER
VITiếng Việt
phóng viên
fong vien
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Journalism was long male-dominated, and women reporters were often confined to 'women’s pages' or soft news, with their hard-news and investigative work undervalued. Gendered expectations shaped which stories were assigned and whose perspectives were amplified.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'reporter' as a gender-neutral term and avoid assuming a reporter’s gender; highlight work by reporters of all genders, especially in examples and case studies.
Inclusive Alternatives
["journalist","correspondent"]
Empowerment Note
Women reporters have played crucial roles in war reporting, investigative journalism, and civil rights coverage but were often denied bylines or recognition; acknowledging their contributions counters historical erasure.