What is the difference between a reporter and a journalist?

Question

Is there money in this also?

Answer 1

A reporter reports the news, succinctly.

A journalist interprets the news and does 'think pieces'.

Answer 2

a reporter tells what happened.

a journalist goes deeper into why, how, and what are the

ramifications.

Answer 3

In the broadest sense of the word, all reporters are journalists, but not all journalists are reporters.  Some journalists may be photographers, copy editors, page designers, or a host of other jobs.