# reporting

Pronunciation: US say "ri-POR-ting" /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪŋ/; UK say "ri-PAWT-ing" /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The activity or process of producing reports.
   - Simple: The work of making reports that tell people about something.
   - _In many labs, the reporting takes longer than the experiment it describes._
   - _Open-source projects depend on careful bug reporting from the people who use them._
3. The gathering and presentation of news accounts in journalism, as distinct from analysis, commentary, or opinion.
   - Simple: The work of gathering facts and presenting news stories, rather than giving personal opinions about them.
   - _The paper is known for careful reporting rather than partisan commentary._
   - _Months of investigative reporting exposed the corruption scandal._

## Verb

2. Present participle of report. — present participle and gerund of report
   - Simple: Present participle of report. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or going on.
   - _The journalists are reporting from the front lines._
   - _Analysts are reporting steady growth across the region._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/reporting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).