The phrase "a bit of reporting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small amount or a brief instance of reporting, often in a journalistic or informational context.
Example: "After a bit of reporting, I found that the story was more complex than initially thought."
Alternatives: "a small amount of reporting" or "a little reporting".
Mr. Issenberg: I've been doing a bit of reporting on the ways Obama's 2008 campaign used data for other parts of my book, "The Victory Lab".
Once home, he did some reformist editorializing and a bit of reporting (interviewing Mrs. O'Leary's husband after the Chicago fire) for The New York Tribune; he also wrote some best-selling light narrative verse in the manner of Bret Harte.
By Hendrik Hertzberg August 12, 2008 One of the news networks has finally done a bit of reporting on the National Popular Vote plan, the formula for salvation for which this blog prides itself on being the John the Baptist (as distinct from the John the Koza).
And CNN unveiled another news organization that, like Slate and The Daily Beast, had done a good bit of reporting on the Clifford story in 2016: Fox News.
In what was a truly disgusting bit of reporting today in Politico, news puppy Andy Barr, a shameless apologist for Palin these past 16 months, confirmed the rumor that Stapleton, Palin's longtime "spokesperson" and political assassin, was departing her $96,000-a-year position as a consultant to SarahPAC, though Barr never managed to set any of the significant facts in place.
To explain what Corning has–or may have in fiber optics FORBES will have to step out of character for several hundred words and do a bit of science reporting.
"The strength of ['Mrs. Donaghy'] was that, however silly, all of the illogical circumstances of the show can be explained with a bit of reason", reported Caitlin Smith of The Atlantic.
It took only a bit of investigative reporting to learn that the principals of the center and the agency share a connection that dates back almost three decades.
His work now reflected his belief that any good artist must be "more than a bit of a reporting journalist".
Other than that, you did spell my name correctly, a bit of ace reporting that brings honor to you and The Huffington Post").. Cook did not attend the Rove session, or otherwise take part in any political organizing, a source close to Cook emphasized.
You may have noticed that I've spent quite a bit of my time reporting about horsemeat in recent days.
