reporting

/rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of report: to give a spoken or written account of something that has happened.
    • The journalist is reporting live from the scene of the protest.
    • They are reporting the results of the experiment to the scientific community.
    • He was reporting the details of the meeting to his boss when the phone rang.
  2. Present participle of report: to make a formal complaint or statement about something, especially to an authority.
    • She is reporting a lost passport at the embassy.
    • The teacher is reporting the bullying incident to the principal.
    • Several neighbors are reporting suspicious activity to the police.
  3. Present participle of report: to present oneself to someone in authority as ready to work or begin a duty.
    • He is reporting to his new supervisor on the first day of the job.
    • The soldiers are reporting for duty at the base tomorrow morning.
    • All new employees will be reporting to the human resources office at 8 AM.
noun
  1. The activity or job of giving information about news events for newspapers, television, radio, or online media.
    • The station's weather reporting is always accurate and easy to understand.
    • Citizen reporting through social media has changed how we learn about breaking news.
    • She has a career in investigative reporting for a major newspaper.
  2. The act of telling someone about something that has happened, especially officially or in writing.
    • The company requires monthly reporting on sales figures from each region.
    • Regular reporting of test results helps the team track their progress.
    • The manager asked for a full reporting of the incident by the end of the day.
adjective
  1. Relating to the work of giving news or information.
    • The reporting staff at the newspaper works around the clock during elections.
    • She took a reporting job at a local television station after college.
    • The reporting team traveled to the disaster zone to cover the story.