public function &getReports($channel = null)
    {
        // Uses the passed channel or fallback to the current selected channel
        $channel = $this->namespaceChannel($channel);

        if (!isset($this->console['reports'][$channel])) {
            // Create a new empty array to return as reference
            $this->console['reports'][$channel] = array();
        }

        return $this->console['reports'][$channel];
    }