Research

SABEW participants get a Google deep dive

By Robin J Phillips on Mar 20, 2010 in Basics, Investigation, Research, SABEW 2010, SABEW 2010 blog, Technology, Tools, TrendingTopic

Sean Carlson, manager of global communications and public affairs at Google, talked until he was horse on Day 2 of SABEW’s annual convention.
Carlson started “Google for Journalists: Search smarter tips and tricks” sessions every hour on the hour where he shared tips on ways to refine and direct Google searches.
TIPS AND TRICKS (I picked up)
First [...]

Unlocking financial statements: Online, July 19-23

The Particulars
Instructor: Jimmy Gentry
Location: Online
Date: July 19-23
Register for this Webinar.
The free, weeklong “Understanding Financial Statements” online seminar covers income statements, balance sheets, cash flows and writing about numbers.
As one past participant said, “This course really revolutionized my reporting. I felt much more confident writing my last earnings story.”
Space is limited for these seminars, and [...]

Young adults and the Internet

By Reynolds Staff on Jun 01, 2009 in Research, Reynolds Center research, Tools

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 [...]

Americans consider television their primary economic news source

By Reynolds Staff on Feb 10, 2009 in Research, Reynolds Center research, Tools

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

By Reynolds Staff on Jul 24, 2008 in Research, Reynolds Center research, Tools

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

By Reynolds Staff on Sep 17, 2007 in Research, Reynolds Center research, Tools

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

By Reynolds Staff on Sep 14, 2007 in Research, Reynolds Center research, Tools

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

By Reynolds Staff on Jul 24, 2007 in Research, Reynolds Center research, Tools, Uncategorized

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 [...]