5 investigative journalists share their secrets

The Reynolds Center assembled some of the best investigative business journalists in the nation on Friday to talk about how they come up with great stories.

What they all share is a doggedness in and passion for their work. And they all sat down to talk with Alec Klein for the Reynolds Center.

LISTEN and WATCH – PANEL of top investigative business journalists:

MEMBERS OF THE PANEL
Alexandra Berzon of the Wall Street Journal, Gary Cohn, formerly of the Los Angeles Times, Mark Maremont of the Wall Street Journal, Lawrence Roberts, formerly of the Washington Post and now executive editor of the Huffington post Investigative Fund and Bill Sizemore of the Virginian-Pilot.

THEIR AWARDS

Gary and Mark have each won the Pulitzer Prize.

Alexandra’s reporting earned a Pulitzer for the Las Vegas Sun.

Larry directly edited three Pulitzer Prizes.

And Bill was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

INVESTIGATIVE BUSINESS REPORTING – Webinar sessions

Day 1 – Monday, Jan. 25

Day 2 – Tuesday, Jan. 26

Day 3 – Wednesday, Jan. 27

Day 4 – Thursday, Jan. 28

Day 5 (the panel) – Friday, Jan. 29

Q&As AND INTERVIEW

Each of them spoke with Alec Klein as part of a 5-day Webinar on investigative business reporting. Below are links to their Q&As and podcast interviews in which they share their thoughts about the importance of investigative business reporting and offer some tips they’ve discovered along the way.

Podcast and Q&A: Alexandra Berzon.

Podcast and Q&A: Gary Cohn.

Podcast and Q&A: Mark Maremont.

Podcast and Q&A: Lawrence Roberts.

Podcast and Q&A: Bill Sizemore.

Alec Klein’s Slideshow

And to get started, check out Alec Klein’s all-you-need-to-know resources for investigative reporting.

About the Author

The Reynolds Center, created through generous grants from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation of Las Vegas and operated by ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is dedicated to improving the quality of business and economics coverage through training programs for business reporters and editors.