Reynolds Center research

Young adults and the Internet
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Young adults and the Internet

Young adults rely heavily on the Internet for economic news, according to a nationwide study released today by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.
More than half of the 400 interviewees aged 18 to 25 said they relied a lot on the Internet for business news, followed by [...]

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Americans consider television their primary economic news source
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Americans consider television their primary economic news source

Television is cited as the primary source of news about the economy by more Americans than daily newspapers, the Internet and radio combined. In addition, more than half of those who primarily receive their economic news from television rate the coverage as good.
Those are the results of a nationwide research report based [...]

Minority and private businesses rate media coverage
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Minority and private businesses rate media coverage

Eighty-eight percent of minority and independent business owners who have been interviewed by the media say the story that resulted was fair and accurate.
However, 83 percent of respondents said reporters must improve their understanding of business.
These findings are a part of new research on coverage of minority-owned and privately-held [...]

The state of stock tables in business pages
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The state of stock tables in business pages

Stock market tables in daily newspapers began shrinking more than a decade ago. In 2007, about two-thirds of the nation’s 1,400 daily newspapers still print some form of stock market tables, but virtually none print anything close to a full list of stock results.
This research by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism [...]

The growth of “green” stories
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The growth of “green” stories

This research project from the Reynolds Center in 2007 explored the growth of “green” stories found in the nation’s top 10 newspapers. The two-part study consisted of a content analysis of newspapers and a survey of business editors at newspapers.
To view the full report click here.

Research on business journalism blogging
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Research on business journalism blogging

Three-fourths of the nation’s largest newspapers now offer blogs on business-related topics, according to a study released today by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University.
These popular online Web journals written by reporters get breaking news to readers more quickly, according to 60 percent of the business bloggers who [...]

Research findings: Business news Web logs
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Research findings: Business news Web logs

BUSINESS NEWS WEB LOGS: CONTENT ANALYSIS AND SURVEY
January-February 2007
Research Summary
CONTENT ANALYSIS
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Researchers analyzed a random sample from the nation’s 1,400 daily newspapers in search of blogging activity on business issues. One hundred publications were randomly chosen to be examined as part of the sample. Of those, 98 had web sites. Researchers also analyzed the web [...]

Content, training and the future of biz journalism
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Content, training and the future of biz journalism

In 2005, the Reynolds Center asked journalism educators about their business journalism course offerings at universities nationwide and business editors about their decisions in playing specialized content in their business sections, large and small.
We unveiled the results at the Business Editors Seminar, held in December 2005 by the American Press Institute. Click here to see [...]