Baseball
Big changes in Major League Baseball mean new business angles to explore
Play ball! After tense labor negotiations between Major League Baseball’s ownership group and its players’ union prompted a labor lockout forcing the first week of the season to be postponed,
Covering what’s left of spring training
The Arizona economy yielded a gross domestic product of $350 billion in 2018, 3% of which — $10.5 billion — came from the state’s tourism industry. In turn, 3.5% of
Baseball tourism: Business story ideas
As spring training swings into high gear, business reporters should look into baseball tourism. From youth travel teams to the majors, the game can have a significant impact on local
Banking
An introduction to covering banking
The following is an excerpt from a Beat Basics Update by Heather Landy, Mary Fricker and Theo Francis and updated by Yael Grauer on covering banking. You can read the entire update to
Local and national resources for covering the banking industry
The following is an excerpt from a Beat Basics Update by Heather Landy, Mary Fricker and Theo Francis and updated by Yael Grauer on covering banking. You can read the entire update to
Changes that will shape personal finance coverage in 2021 and beyond
The following is an excerpt from a Beat Basics Update by Dorianne Perrucci on covering personal finance. You can read the entire update to the ebook here. Technological and other changes will continue to
Local reporting
Colleges across the country paid to surveil their students. Here’s how student business journalists can localize the story
Students: your university’s police department might be watching you. That was the finding of a recently published joint investigation by The Dallas Morning News and the Investigative Reporting Program at
Ways to approach SNAP locally
Income inequality and food insecurity have been a long-standing issue not only for the campaign trail, but for many Americans. In 2018, 11.1% of households were determined as “food insecure,”
Localizing the worldwide helium shortage
Helium is the second-most common element in the universe. Not to burst anyone’s bubble, but experts warn that the world’s helium supply could run out within ten years. Is this
Public records
Troubled teen industry facilities in Utah had lax oversight. Investigative reporters uncovered rampant abuse.
It started with a riot. When upheaval ensued at the youth treatment facility in St. George, Utah in 2019, fifty police cars — including SWAT units — showed up. Twenty-five
The Wall Street Journal launched a massive investigation into federal judges’ financials; they found many broke the law.
In late Sept. 2020 when Amy Coney Barrett’s controversial nomination—and eventual appointment—to the Supreme Court was national news, James Grimaldi, a two-time Pulitzer-winning investigative journalist for The Wall Street Journal,
FOIA user’s guide: Six key sources
When a city bids to host the Olympics, it’s big sports news. It’s also a massive business story. Billions are invested, which means companies will vie for it and taxpayers often
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Millennials
Luxury living squeezing out affordable housing in real estate hot spots
How to investigate your next apartment like a reporter
Covering millennial real estate trends
Health Care
A company took its heart pump off the market. ProPublica knew that wasn’t the full story.
ProPublica and the Palm Beach Post team up for multi-story, award-winning package
Is telehealth here to stay?
Interest Rates
Interest rates and your readers
How to localize federal rate hikes
