From frenzied financial markets to trade wars to automobile recalls, the international nature of business journalism becomes more evident every day. “In light of the Google controversy, the U.S. selling arms to Taiwan and problems over North Korea, how do you see the future of trade relations between the U.S. and China?” the China Central [...]
It’s shaping up as a busy little week for merger and take-over bids in the retail industry. Following Simon Properties’ bid for rival mall-operator General Growth, we got word on Wednesday that Walgreen Co. wants to acquire New York’s Duane Reade pharmacy business. Drugstore chains – especially the one-on-every-corner variety – may not seem [...]
Two $1,000 scholarships to the conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers from March 19-21 in Phoenix are available from the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. Applicants should be full-time journalists who cover business and have a supervisor’s approval to attend. Preference will be given to those attending all [...]
Watch CBS News Videos Online CBS’ “60 Minutes” recently won the George Polk Award for National Television Reporting for its January 2009 segment that found Wall Street speculation – rather than supply or demand — was pushing up the price of oil in 2008. Correspondent Steve Kroft reports that “the U.S. Department of Energy’s own statistics show that [...]
Today is the first birthday for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, what we all call the stimulus. As President Obama outlines what he sees as a quick and transparent effort to turn around the economy, business reporters are looking for new leads, new angles. Well, you may want to turn to ProPublica, which has [...]
San Francisco public radio station KQED has started a yearlong, occasional series called “Shifting Gears,” which looks at California’s eroding manufacturing base. A recent report focused on the closure of the New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) plant, a joint GM-Toyota venture, in Fremont, Calif. In addition to the radio reports, reporter Rachael Myrow is using a blog to collect all the [...]
UPDATES: The New York Observer and others are reporting on Wednesday morning that Zachery Kouwe resigned following his suspension. Teri Buhl, senior reporter at the Greenwich Time, reports on suspicions that Kouwe may have been copying other reperters work as far back as 2008. She quotes e-mail traffic about this with New York Times editors. [...]
The Orlando Business Journal has an opening for a reporter to cover banking/finance and law, according to this job posting at Poynter.org. This isn’t a job for the passive reporter. The publication wants someone who’s “curious and hungry, who knows the best stories don’t just land on your desk.” The reporter should have solid sourcing [...]
Shopping centers are always handy for journalists as a one-stop shopping for a plethora of business and financial stories. And with a large takeover bid putting malls into the spotlight this week, it might be a good time to see how your local centers fare. Simon Property Group Inc. is making headlines with its $10 [...]
