By Chris Roush
Famous muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell never considered herself a business reporter, and no one ever called her that. But her reporting and writing about the Standard Oil Co. more than 100 years ago provided the template for how thousands of... » More
Famous muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell never considered herself a business reporter, and no one ever called her that. But her reporting and writing about the Standard Oil Co. more than 100 years ago provided the template for how thousands of... » More
Book Review: Covering Business Guide Offers Solid Investigative Techniques
By Chris Roush
In the past five years, four business journalism textbooks have been published. Each of them has strengths and weaknesses and provides perspective on the job of being a business reporter. But the latest entry into the field covers two areas... » More
In the past five years, four business journalism textbooks have been published. Each of them has strengths and weaknesses and provides perspective on the job of being a business reporter. But the latest entry into the field covers two areas... » More
Book Review: Secrets of Economic Indicators Belongs on Business News Desk
By Bill Barnhart
Almost every business journalist, at one time or another, has prepared a report based on periodic economic indicators. The ritual is well established. We announce the data -- job growth, retail sales, consumer prices, etc. We tell whether or not... » More
Almost every business journalist, at one time or another, has prepared a report based on periodic economic indicators. The ritual is well established. We announce the data -- job growth, retail sales, consumer prices, etc. We tell whether or not... » More
Book Review: Framed Highlights Media Ignorance of Unions
By Chris Roush
The decline of media coverage related to labor and unions has been well documented in academic journals and mainstream publications. During the past 40 years, many newspapers and magazines have dropped labor as a full-time beat, instead spending their time... » More
The decline of media coverage related to labor and unions has been well documented in academic journals and mainstream publications. During the past 40 years, many newspapers and magazines have dropped labor as a full-time beat, instead spending their time... » More
Book Review: Roush's Show Me The Money Presents Extensive Menu of Business Reporting Tasks
By Bill Barnhart
Business reporting has come a long way in the last 20 years. Not only is there more of it, in print, broadcast, cable and Internet formats. But the discipline of business reporting is upgrading journalism of all sorts. Evidence-based reporting... » More
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Business reporting has come a long way in the last 20 years. Not only is there more of it, in print, broadcast, cable and Internet formats. But the discipline of business reporting is upgrading journalism of all sorts. Evidence-based reporting... » More
MORE STORIES
:: Book Review: Journalist's Guide to Financial Statements Gets to the Point
:: REVIEW: Journalists Tell the Enron Story in Two Different Ways
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