Patdowns and passen ger protests have dom inated year-end headlines but the big travel news this year has been airlines’ re turn to profitability thanks to the return of the busi ness traveler. The big question as 2011 approaches: will the good times continue?
Scot J. Paltrow of Reuters offered a great tip Friday about fixing writing problems by doing more reporting. From his story about how Lender Processing Services’ legal concerns were greater than the CEO said, Scot also suggests that reporters do their homework to ask smart questions.
Two weeks to go and we’re not out of story suggestions yet! Here are a few timely tidbits to round out your holiday shopping coverage: $1 TV sets and other door-buster deals. Ingenious or interesting promotions offer a chance for a behind-the-scenes profile of common businesses. Dollar Castle planned to celebrate its grand opening in [...]
I asked Nocera to identify some of the mistakes made by journalists in covering the crisis and suggest how business journalists can avoid them in the future. I came away with three pieces of advice to go along with his tip about seeking out the “lone voice.”
Scot J. Paltrow of Reuters dug into court records to see how truthful the CEO of Lender Processing Services (LPS) was when he called legal concerns “overblown” about the company’s use of fraudulent documents in foreclosures.
Here’s a chance to learn the tools and techniques that competitive intelligence experts use every day — and that you can use to keep tabs on the companies on your beat.
Through the series “Blown Away,” investigative reporter Russ Choma tracks stimulus grants earmarked for renewable energy projects. He’s been at it for well over a year now, first exposing how millions in stimulus cash for wind energy initiatives ended up in the pockets of overseas companies. In his latest story, Choma highlights another deal involving [...]
A new non-profit investigative news service launched this week in Connecticut. Connecticut Health Investigative Team (C-HIT) is dedicated to in-depth reporting on health and safety issues. The news site was founded by Lisa Chedekel and Lynne DeLucia and became members of INN, the non-profit Investigative News Network. Chedekel and DeLucia are former print journalists who [...]
A gold mine of barely tapped census data is just-released or about to be issued by the U.S. Census Bureau, much of it pertinent for business journalists. Just out as part of the ongoing Survey of Business Owners is data released Dec. 7 on women-owned businesses in the United States; based on 2007 survey responses, [...]
