# report (information)

a message that states information about an event

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: report

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [message](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-message.information), [state](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-state.condition), [happen](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-happen.event-occurrence), [event](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-event.occurrence), [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge)

**Through:** The message conveys knowledge while the state marks the event's condition and the occurrence grounds it in time and place.

**Novel properties:**
- attribution of knowledge to a past event
- structured reporting of changes
- temporal anchoring of information

## Examples
- The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull was documented in real-time by the Icelandic Meteorological Office's status reports. *(geology)*
- NASA's Mars Rover Perseverance sends daily engineering reports on its power levels and location to JPL in California. *(space-exploration)*
- The New York Times published a report on January 6, 2021, detailing the sequence of events at the U.S. Capitol riot. *(journalism)*

## Used by
- [article](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-article.written) (L9)
- [despair](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-despair.state) (L15)
- [doubt](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-doubt.epistemic) (L15)
- [pride](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pride.state) (L15)
- [shame](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-shame.emotional) (L15)

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-report.information.json*  
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