In the Mauryan administration the reporters were called

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UGC NET Paper-2: History 2nd Dec 2019 Shift 1

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The orders of the king ’Ashoka’ speaks ( Devanampiya Piyadassi) - In the past, there were no arrangements for disposing affairs, nor for receiving regular reports. But I have made the following (arrangement). Pativedakas should report to me about the affairs of the people at all times, anywhere, whether I am eating, in the inner apartment, in the bedroom, in the cow pen, being carried, or in the garden. And I will dispose of the affairs of the people everywhere.
6^th Major rock edict mention that Pativedaka can meet the king any time to discuss state affair.
Epigraphists have translated the term pativedaka as reporter. Hence, it is clear from the above point that the the term pativedaka was referred to reporter.