With more reports last week that consumers can expect big food price hikes in 2011, you might want to open a file folder on the topic. Or an entire file drawer, because this is one of those subject areas that it’ll be really hard to hit too often, much like the residential housing market, the [...]
Michael Hudson and David Heath of the Center for Public Integrity found an interesting angle on the payday-lender debate: tribal-nation sovereignty.
The University of North Carolina will offer a major in business journalism starting in the fall.
Students will be required to complete at least 22 credit hours from its School of Journalism in Chapel Hill and at least 16 hours from its Kenan-Flagler Business School, according to Chris Roush, the school’s Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Scholar in business journalism. UNC’s Board of Governors approved the major today.
Somewhere in the whistle of the winter wind, you can almost hear the whirr of roller-coaster wheels and the screams of petrified passengers. At least, you can if you’re the HR manager at theme parks like Kings Dominion, which just held a job fair to start filling 2,500 positions, or Kings Island, which needs to [...]
Marshall Allen and Alex Richards of the Las Vegas Sun were nominated for a Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for their project about hospital safety last year. The award, which honors journalists whose stories promote more effective and ethical conduct of government, the making of public policy, or the practice of politics, is sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School.
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ Best in Business contest, recognizing excellence in business journalism, received 897 entries this year, the most in its 16-year history, Executive Director Warren Watson said today. The contest closed Feb. 7. It featured new categories for international news and broadcast, as well as expanded categories for digital [...]
Reports have it that an Obama administration plan to wind down troubled underwriting giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may emerge as early as tomorrow. And while these macro-level proposals for the mortgage industry will have little immediate effect, you might consider getting reaction from local lenders along with a look at conditions in your [...]
Ryan Gabrielson of California Watch was curious about who performed forensic autopsies in California. He gathered and sorted the data into an Excel spreadsheet. When he noticed the Forensic Medical Group numerous times, he changed his focus to find out more about the company.
Several reports Tuesday that recently bankrupt General Motors Co. soon will award the largest cash bonuses in company history to its 53,000 hourly workers is great news for the rebounding auto industry. That’s especially so coming on the heels of hefty bonuses at profitable Ford Motor Co. and even a respectable $750 payout at Chrysler [...]
