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Emerging trends in e-commerce
Online shopping has brought about the slow demise of traditional retail, with many consumers relying solely on sites to shop for everything from groceries to
The legal and ethical concerns of data-driven marketing in technology
As our reliance on technology and data systems grows, so do the avenues through which corporations can harvest our information. In this episode, Ananya Bhargava
The ethics of AI and data usage in marketing
As we witness the rising significance of data and the increasing use of AI to optimize personalized advertising, concerns regarding data acquisition and ethical usage
Barlett & Steele
Data-driven investigation reveals questionable investments by thousands of Federal officials
A massive data-journalism project at The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) revealed that more than 2,600 top federal officials traded stocks in companies they helped oversee,
Reader tips help ProPublica uncover dodgy insurance practices in Barlett & Steele Award-winning series
The Bartlett & Steele Silver Award in the Global/National Category for 2023 went to “Uncovered,” ProPublica’s three-piece investigation into exploitative practices in the health insurance
Renters locked out of the American Dream, Award-winning Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation shows
Homeownership is a way for citizens to move up in American society, but homeownership has become elusive for Black and Brown communities in Metro Atlanta,
Reporting on PACs
Investigative report by student journalists reveals systemic flaw in federal campaign finance
Looking at financial contributions to campaigns is routine practice for political reporters during an election year, but two student journalists at Arizona State University’s Howard
Christian nationalism is on the rise, but it’s difficult to quantify its financial influence in elections
By: Francesca D’Annunzio, Lauren Irwin and Janaé Bradford Christian nationalism is having a moment. The ideology and groups that espouse it aren’t new, but experts
The rise of young Super PACs
Believe it or not, millennials are putting Jeb Bush’s face on flasks and beer koozies. That’s just one of the few ideas that the Millennials for
Elections
Localizing the business of campaign memorabilia
The 2020 presidential election is less than a year away, so yard signs, buttons, bumper stickers, and other memorabilia are already out in full force.
Covering election hacking on the business beat
Election hacking has remained in the headlines after a federal grand jury indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers on charges of hacking Democrats’ emails and computer
Covering election costs
With the close presidential election in 2016 and races in divided national and state legislatures, special elections have garnered extra attention over the last year.
Journalist Q&A
Investigative report uncovers corruption, social injustice in the California cannabis industry
There is a market for everything – even death.
Barlett & Steele Award-winning investigation spurs worker protection for deadly lung disease
Career Advice
Diversity in newsrooms: Reflections from business journalism professionals
How business journalists can build a career in the trade press
Celebrating female business journalists for Women’s History Month
Investigative Tools
A new way to organize business investigations
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Eight datasets, databases to pursue for business journalism story ideas
We Mean Business
Listen to our latest podcast episode as we interview award winning journalists.
