Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reporter \Re*port"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
   One who reports. Specifically:
   (a) An officer or person who makes authorized statements of
       law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates.
   (b) One who reports speeches, the proceedings of public
       meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers.

Source : WordNet®

reporter
     n : a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
         [syn: {newsman}, {newsperson}]