Roush Rant by Chris Roush
Chris Roush, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a senior presenter for the Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at API, writes a twice-monthly blog for BusinessJournalism.org.
Roush is also Director of the Carolina Business News Initiative and is a former business reporter for BusinessWeek, Bloomberg News, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Tampa Tribune.
Feel free to post your comments related to Roush's opinions and general trends in business journalism!
Don't Sell Your Readers Short in Source Disclosure
June 6, 2006
The issue that has gripped business journalism in the last couple of months is the use of short sellers as sources. It came up during the Enron trial, and it's been at the heart of the Securities and Exchange Commission subpoenas of some business reporters as part of an investigation. More
Universities Must Enhance Business Journalism Course Offerings
May 22, 2006
As we come to the end of another academic year, I think it's important for those in the world of business journalism to realize why the field is in the state it's in: Blame your local universities and colleges. More
Blog Your Real Estate Coverage for Greater Exposure
May 8, 2006
How many of you have ever seen a newspaper real estate reporter blogging? I've looked and can't find any. Blogging is where real estate reporting should be headed. More
Business Sections Struggle to Define Audience
April 20, 2006
Ideally, a daily newspaper business section should try to strike a balance between providing content that will be of interest to the average consumer and offering stories that will also be read by the business executives in the readership area. But too often, I don't see that. More
Reduced Stock Listings May Translate to Less Respect for Business Sections
April 7, 2006
I have a problem with daily newspapers cutting stock listings in an attempt to improve profits. More than two dozen papers with circulation of nearly 5 million have cut or revamped stock listings since the beginning of the year. More