American Consumer News is looking for business bloggers to cover business, finance, banking and insurance for three of its Web site blogs. Due to the nature of the position, journalists from anywhere in the U.S. can apply and telecommute to work.The blogger will be treated as an independent contractor and will be responsible for writing [...]
Below are two online tutorials that will take you through SEC filings and teach you how to write better business stories. To access other online tutorials, including “Understanding Financial Statements,” click here to reach the main tutorial page. SEC Filings Tutorial View more presentations from Reynolds Center for Business Journalism. Better Business Writing Tutorial View [...]
“Cash for Clunkers” may end Monday, but there’s still plenty of mileage left in the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) story. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said late Thursday that it will shut down the auto-rebate program after this weekend, with dealers on an 8 p.m. Monday deadline to submit applications. The CARS program, [...]
Anne Ryman of The Arizona Republic heard about a war room at Arizona State University during her beat coverage of higher education. She started reporting for her story and then decided to use lessons learned from some recent training in narrative writing. The result is a story that begins: Six people cluster around an oval [...]
The Arkansas Business Publishing Group is looking for a full-time assistant editor at its headquarters in Little Rock. The assistant editor will be responsible for editing content, researching and supporting editorial staff. The editor will also write, edit and proof articles and lists as well as conduct interviews.Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in journalism [...]
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office is looking for a full-time reporter at its office in Cambridge.The journalist will cover the business, humanities and arts beat. He or she will cover MIT research and teaching through spot news, profiles, trend stories and features. The reporter will be responsible for creating three story ideas and [...]
Jack Healy of The New York Times wrote a story about property tax lien holders foreclosing on properties in Toledo, Ohio. As foreclosures rise, the article offers another answer to what’s behind the increase. Today’s Tip: Think like Dorothy and look behind the curtain. Many news outlets have written about increasing foreclosures, but few have [...]
“Veni, vidi, Visa!” One of the sporadic shopaholics in my family coined that take-off on Julius Caesar’s “I came, I saw, I conquered,” line about 20 years ago, while wielding her plastic with gusto. The quip was a scream, but for millions of Americans who racked up debt with similar abandon, lenders got the last [...]
The Federal Reserve Board is looking for a communications specialist for its Division of Consumer and Community Affairs in Washington D.C.The specialist will be responsible for creating a comprehensive guide for the division’s internal communications. The specialist will also: Produce and manage the content and design on the division’s internal Web site and board’s public [...]
