diff --git a/slack_backup/reporters.py b/slack_backup/reporters.py
index bbf29f3..6113fb4 100644
--- a/slack_backup/reporters.py
+++ b/slack_backup/reporters.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 Reporters module.
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import os
 import logging
 
 from slack_backup import objects as o
+from slack_backup import utils
 
 
 class Reporter(object):
@@ -22,19 +24,19 @@ class Reporter(object):
 
     def _get_channels(self, selected_channels):
         """
-        Retrive channels from db and return those which names matched from
+        Retrieve channels from db and return those which names matched from
         selected_channels list
         """
-        result = []
         all_channels = self.q(o.Channel).all()
         if not selected_channels:
             return all_channels
 
+        result = []
         for channel in all_channels:
             if channel.name in selected_channels:
                 result.append(channel)
 
-        return channel
+        return result
 
     def generate(self):
         """Generate raport it's a dummmy one - for use with none reporter"""
@@ -53,10 +55,22 @@ class TextReporter(Reporter):
     """Text aka IRC reporter"""
     ext = '.log'
 
+    def __init__(self, args, query):
+        super().__init__(args, query)
+        utils.makedirs(self.out)
+        self._line = ""
+
+    def _prepare_line(self, channel):
+        users = [m.user for m in channel.messages]
+        users = set([u.name for u in users])
+
+        return
+
     def generate(self):
         """Generate raport"""
         for channel in self.channels:
             log_path = self.get_log_path(channel.name)
+            self._prepare_line(channel)
             for message in self.q(o.Message).\
                     filter(o.Message.channel == channel).\
                     order_by(o.Message.ts).all():
@@ -64,6 +78,18 @@ class TextReporter(Reporter):
 
     def write_msg(self, message, log):
         """Write message to file"""
+        with open(log, "a") as fobj:
+            fobj.write(self._format_message(message))
+
+    def _format_message(self, msg):
+        """
+        Check what kind of message we are dealing with and do appropriate
+        formatting
+        """
+        return msg.text
+        return (msg.datetime().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
+                msg.user.name,
+                msg.text)
 
 
 def get_reporter(args, query):