Reporter? Journalist? Take your pick?

I've been editing and revamping my resume this week and a friend suggested that I remove my longstanding references to my experience as a Reporter with a couple of daily newspapers.  He's working for a community newspaper as the Managing Editor and he informed me that "few, if any professionals in the field refer to themselves as Reporter -- Journalist, is the most common and accepted professional title."

Really? I'm going to have to ask around a little more because I'm not convinced.  Though I must say, I've noticed an increase in the use of the title.  Out of curiosity, I did a quickie Google and found that the BBC online had a very nice definition:

A reporter is a type of journalist who gathers information about newsworthy issues. This may involve researching through several sources – interviews, police and public records, photographs etc. When the information is gathered, the reporter will create a report for publication or broadcast in the media. Reporters often specialise in a particular area, for example: crime, politics, health or education. 

A columnist is a writer (usually a journalist) who writes regularly (often weekly) for a newspaper or magazine. She or he chooses a topic that is in the news and writes not only about the events that have become newsworthy but also often offers some analysis and/or personal opinion. This job is usually reserved for senior journalists at a particular newspaper or magazine.

So following the BBC's lead on this, a Reporter is a type of journalist as is a Columnist.  I think I've always shied away from the title Journalist because I associated it closely with Columnist.  I've always viewed Journalists as the more experienced writers who choose their topic and provide analysis/opinion.  Reporters on the other hand, as the BBC says, gather, cull, interview, analyze, investigate and possibly specialize.  I think, however, that Journalists would argue that they do this too ;-)