Reporting

/rɪˈpɔːrtɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The activity of collecting information and presenting it as news or official information.

Etymology

From *report* plus the noun/verb suffix *-ing* indicating an ongoing action. *Report* stems from Latin *reportare* “to carry back,” so reporting is the continual act of carrying back information.

Kelly Says

Reporting is more than repeating facts; it’s choosing a path for information to travel from events to minds. The routes reporters draw can shape what a society even notices as ‘real.’

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