The creation of reports, as for a business or a journal.
"The new intern spent her first week focused on reporting sales figures to help the marketing team plan their next campaign."
In plain English: Reporting is the act of telling someone about something that happened or saw.
"The journalist spent the morning writing up her reporting on the local election."
Usage: Reporting refers to the formal process of compiling and presenting information in documents like financial statements or news articles. Use this noun when discussing the act of generating these specific records rather than simply describing an event that happened.
present participle of report
"The journalist spent the morning reporting from the scene before returning to the studio for the live broadcast."
In plain English: Reporting means telling someone about something that happened.
"The journalist is reporting on the local election results."
Derived from the Old French reporter, which combines re- (again) and porter (to carry), the term originally meant to bring back or convey information that had been carried elsewhere. It evolved into its current sense of giving an account of facts or events through written or spoken communication.