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reporting

reporting

241 2.5
News that journalists gather and share in newspapers or on TV
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
  • Literature
translation icon : periodismo
  • Her in-depth reporting highlighted the challenges faced by local communities after the storm.
  • investigative reporting
  • inaccurate reporting
  • reporting standards

And you get we didn't have good reporting for quite a while.

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Examples

  • My concern is the effect of digital reporting on our democracy.

  • And most of these conglomerates really operate with an eye focused on the bottom line, not on fair and balanced reporting.

  • There was some reporting, but nobody picked up on it.

  • We're talking about reporting of numbers around the world.

  • You really think that your reporting can change the will of the powerful?

  • Public health relies on data reported by health care partners, and information technology makes such reporting easier than ever.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Once the reporting has been done, any amount of news value will emerge.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • And you get we didn't have good reporting for quite a while.

  • One of the most difficult aspects of environmental journalism is that it involves science reporting, foreign territory for most journalists.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Courageous, brilliant reporting and disinterested, creative editing would bring Nixon down at last.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

coverage
vsreporting
  • Literature
446 2.7

Reporting of news on TV, radio, or in newspapers

includes additional media types beyond those traditional outlets
journalism
vsreporting
  • Literature
365 3.1

Work of collecting, writing, and sharing news for newspapers, TV, or websites

focuses only on presenting news and information rather than the whole profession
reportage
vsreporting
  • Literature
7 6.9

Journalists make news stories about events for newspapers, radio, or television

covers presentation of news and broader information not only events

Antonyms

51 5.4

A thing someone leaves out, often by mistake

8 5.0

Keeping something hidden or secret

Compounds

biased reporting
  • Literature
1 5.5

News that shows one side instead of being fair

7.5

An athlete's body weight recorded when they first arrive for training

How Detailed

feature
  • Literature
155 3.1
reporting
  • Literature
241 2.5
news item
  • Literature
12 2.0
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

reporting singular
reportings plural

Morphology

reporting = report (transparent) = report + ing

A regular nominalization of the verb 'report' indicating the act or process of reporting, which is directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

The word reporting comes from report, made of the Latin parts re- 'back' and portare 'to carry'. Think of a reporter as someone who 'carries back' news from events to the public, which is why reporting means telling people the news.