Reporting is the work of writing the news for a paper, or telling people the news on television or on the radio. Someone can go into reporting, meaning they take that as a job.

Reporting is the work Reporting 是那份工作：writing the news for a paper為報紙寫新聞，or telling people the news或把新聞說給大家聽，on television or on the radio在電視或廣播上。Someone can有人可以 go into reporting走進這一行，meaning意思是 they take that as a job把它當作職業。

You also hear live reporting from a scene: a person is there, talking as things happen. It is the everyday cousin of the more French-sounding reportage.

You also hear你也會聽到 live reporting from a scene現場的連線報導：a person is there有個人就在現場，talking as things happen事情發生的同時一邊說。It is它是 the more French-sounding聽起來比較法國味的 reportage 的 the everyday cousin日常表親。

Though actually, offices use the same spelling for sending numbers and updates to a manager — “monthly reporting.” That is a different habit of the word. This sense is the news one.

Though actually不過其實，offices辦公室 use the same spelling用同一個拼法，for sending numbers and updates指把數字和進度交 to a manager給主管——“monthly reporting.”「每月回報」。That is那是 a different habit of the word這個字的另一種習慣。This sense is the news one這個義項是新聞的那一個。

A report is often the finished piece; reporting is the activity, the job, the ongoing telling. Students sometimes use reporting for any telling of facts, even a chat after class; that is loose. Keep this sense for news work.

A report is often a report 通常是 the finished piece完成的那一篇；reporting is the activity reporting 是那個活動、the job那份工作、the ongoing telling持續進行的講述。Students sometimes use學生有時會拿 reporting，for any telling of facts指任何陳述事實，even a chat after class連下課後的閒聊也算；that is loose那樣用太鬆了。Keep this sense把這個義項留 for news work給新聞工作。