Now. This will sound simple.
Reporter. The root “port”. To carry. Reporter: to carry information from one source to another.
Journalist. The root “journal”. Journal: personal diary. A personal diary of a personal journey.
When you choose a news source and form your opinion, wouldn’t it be sagacious to choose facts over a personal opinion?
And wouldn’t it be sagacious to choose a number of sources to collect the greatest number of the necessary facts?