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Entertainment
The movie business as a working union actor
SAG-AFTRA is still striking against the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers – movie studios, big streaming corporations, etc.) even as the writer’s
What happens when you’re not on strike, but your industry is?
As the entertainment industry strikes continue, Mackenzie Joy-Brennan has a chat with Hollywood costume designer Nicole Suerez Jones whose local IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical
In antitrust we trust: What happens when companies get too big?
During the January 24th Senate Judiciary hearing, top executives at Live Nation Entertainment got an earful from members aiming to protect the American public from
Holiday Inspiration
How to report on the big business of Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras is big business. The first known celebration was held in 1702 in the newly established Mobile, a port city settled by two French
Covering Independence Day trend stories
CBD dog treat sales surge around fireworks season Any pet owner will tell you, loud noises are terrifying to the vast majority of cats and
“Ho, ho—help!” stories on paying off holiday debt
According to a November 2017 survey from the National Retail Federation, U.S. shoppers planned to spend an average of nearly $1,000 ($967.13) this Christmas, most
Barlett & Steele
There is a market for everything – even death.
Ava Kofman, winner of the 2023 Barlett & Steele Award for Outstanding Young Journalist, gave readers a horrifying look into the world of a hospice
Barlett & Steele Award-winning investigation spurs worker protection for deadly lung disease
The top prize in the Regional/Local category of the 2023 Barlett and Steele Awards was given to a collaborative and multi-media investigation of a silicosis
Barlett & Steele 2023 Award winners share their investigative secrets
Investigative reporters who emerged winners of the 17th annual Barlett and Steele Awards were recognized for their excellence in business journalism at an awards ceremony
Food Industry
How inflation affects international students, stores
When Nana Adwoa Agyapong arrived in Phoenix from Ghana in early August to begin a graduate program at Arizona State University (ASU), she was overjoyed.
Why business journalists should report product recalls
Last month, Nestle, a Swiss multinational food and drink processing corporation, announced a voluntary recall of its Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough “break and
Formula for a crisis: Parents left scrambling to secure infant formula
Baby-formula expert Bridget Young has seen it all since February. That’s when the United States’ main provider of infant formula, Abbott Nutrition, closed its Sturgis,
Retirement
Retirement options for freelancers
Retirement insecurity, Part II: Corona-related distributions
Retirement insecurity, Part I: Employers suspend retirement plan contributions
Investigative reporting
Worker-focused investigations take top prizes in 17th Annual Barlett and Steele Awards
Troubled teen industry facilities in Utah had lax oversight. Investigative reporters uncovered rampant abuse.
A company took its heart pump off the market. ProPublica knew that wasn’t the full story.
International business
Borderless beauty: How globalization is boosting the cosmetic medical tourism business
Are sanctions effective? Debate continues six months after Russia invasion
Reshoring breathes life into the manufacturing desert of the United States
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