reporting
Documenting events professionally
Reporting is the act of giving an account of events, findings, or information.
A journalist does reporting when gathering and presenting news.
An employee does reporting when conveying results to supervisors.
The word often implies a formal or official context: Her reporting on the scandal won awards, quarterly financial reporting.
Reporting also describes hierarchical relationships: She has three people reporting to her.
Article author identification
- headlineNews article title
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- datelineReport's origin stamp
- ledeNews story opening
scoop · source · exclusive · newsroom · bureau · dispatch · coverage · beat
Involving official oversight
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- audit trailChronological record of transactions
internal controls · governance · standards · verification · due diligence · risk assessment · accountability · documentation
Facts supporting truth
- inquiryRequest for information
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- witnessOne who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
whistleblower · tip · leak · exposé · undercover · probing · sources · documents
Secures ships to seabed
- newscastBroadcast of current events
- telecastTransmitted television program
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- liveTo exist or dwell
breaking · on-air · segment · remote · studio · broadcast journalism · news desk · prompter
Four times annually
- annualOccurring every year
- earningsMoney gained from work
- financialsMonetary records and reports
- disclosureAct of revealing information
SEC filing · investor relations · 10-K · shareholder · guidance · forecast · projections · results
byline
Article author identification
- headlineNews article title
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- datelineReport's origin stamp
lede · scoop · source · exclusive · newsroom · bureau · dispatch · coverage · beat · press corps
regulatory
Involving official oversight
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- disclosureAct of revealing information
audit trail · internal controls · governance · standards · verification · due diligence · risk assessment · accountability · documentation · certification
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- inquiryRequest for information
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- witnessOne who attests
testimony · whistleblower · tip · leak · exposé · undercover · probing · sources · documents · discovery
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
- newscastBroadcast of current events
- telecastTransmitted television program
- bulletinBrief public announcement
live · breaking · on-air · segment · remote · studio · broadcast journalism · news desk · prompter · soundbite
quarterly
Four times annually
- annualOccurring every year
- earningsMoney gained from work
- financialsMonetary records and reports
disclosure · SEC filing · investor relations · 10-K · shareholder · guidance · forecast · projections · results · performance
dashboard
Vehicle control panel
- metricsStandards for assessment
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
charts · graphs · tables · summary · KPIs · trends · aggregation · real-time · automated · database
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, sharing, expressing
- business activitiesmeetings, meeting, hiring, firing, training
- Crime Reportingtip lines, tips, hotline, 911, crime stoppers
- Official dutiespatrol, inspection, guard duty, paperwork, filing
- workplace skillsemail etiquette, time management, teamwork, communication, deadlines
- bureaucratic processesapproval, filing, scheduling, auditing, budgeting
reportingeditorializing
Inserting opinion into coverage
commentary · advocacy · propaganda · spin · punditry
reportingconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · suppressing · covering up · withholding · censoring
reportinglistening
Attending to sound
receiving · gathering · investigating · researching · observing
- reporting for duty
- live reportingNews broadcast during events
- investigative reportingJournalism exposing hidden truths
- news reportingGathering and broadcasting current events
- credit reportingTracking borrower payment history
- mandatory reportingLegal duty to notify authorities