Alicia Wallace shares her tips for organizing the biz beat

By Kelly Carr on Jan 07, 2011 in 5 Questions with..., Basics, Best Practices, Reynolds Week, Reynolds Week 2011, TrendingTopic

Several years ago there were a group of reporters covering business at the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo.

Now it’s just Alicia Wallace.

The award-winning journalist has the responsibility of covering business for the publication by herself, a job that requires someone who is organized and strategic. To keep on top of her beat, Wallace has developed different methods to guide her daily reporting. If not, she could miss a breaking story or a national trend playing out in her backyard.

Since Wallace is in Phoenix this week studding financials, she offered to share her top tips for plotting out your coverage.

Alicia Wallace shares her tips for organizing the biz beat from Reynolds Center on Vimeo.

About the Author

Kelly is the Reynolds Center's Senior Online Producer. She has worked as a reporter for several newspapers, most recently The Arizona Republic, and has been an adjunct professor at Arizona State University’s Cronkite School. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College and holds a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from West Virginia University. Kelly also was a fellow at The Poynter Institute and a contributing writer for "Cancer Stories: Lessons in Love, Loss & Hope."