Ben Botkin of the Times-News in Idaho suspected something bigger was going on in the school district when the paper found out a local teacher had been hired despite his criminal record. What Botkin found was the state education system was failing to properly background check all their teachers. The background checks had plenty of [...]
When P.J. Huffstutter of the L.A. Times wrote her story about farmland investment, she built the piece from journalism basics and a little personal touch. It’s an article she developed by staying on top of her beat, remaining connected with regular sources and tapping into her agricultural roots. As the agriculture and food industry reporter, [...]
As journalists we often have to cover press conferences, events and forums, and find a way to highlight the most exciting parts. As human beings with natural inclinations and opinions, it’s not unusual that we will often have different views on the most important aspect of a meeting. Last week, I found myself at the [...]
The extreme heat rolled into New York City last week and with it came the reminder that the remaining weeks of my internship are running thin. Before the extreme heat made it almost impossible to lug my camera and tripod around the New York City subway system, I covered a story that got me thinking [...]
Four weeks before my internship began in New York City, British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico killing seven people and beginning what would become the biggest oil spill in history. Leaving San Francisco, I had no idea how bad the situation was going to get and I wasn’t sure of [...]
With more money targeted for green jobs and an increase in the market for environmentally friendly products, the economy is greatly affected by the movement to “go green.” The auto industry is no exception as big names like General Motors and Ford search for cutting-edge solutions to make their products more sustainable and attractive to [...]
Twitter dominated business news, blogs, and of course, tweets Tuesday with the company’s announcement of a new business model that would introduce advertising revenue. Twitter would offer companies advertisement space dubbed Promoted Tweets. Users will see these tweets in their Twitter feed when they have posted something relevant or relating to that company or their [...]
The business journalism students at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University were lucky enough to receive a visit from former CNN financial correspondent, Susan Lisovicz. At Lisovicz, was usually seen reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, but she has also covered general assignment stories such as Hurricane [...]
Financial news reports said Tuesday that Nissan’s electric car, the Leaf, will come at a price tag of about $25,000. Nissan announced the $32,780 price Tuesday, and with a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles, U.S. headlines soared over its reasonable price. According to CNNmoney, it will be a cheaper option to the Chevrolet [...]
