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Three Ways Your Readers Can Save More Money for Retirement

Make Sure the Trend or Event Is Really New

Unravel the Mysteries of Medicare for Readers

Reynolds Weekly: April 15, 2019

Time for Journalists to Take a Big Step Back from Tech

Don’t Tune Out Data Breach Security

Reynolds Weekly: April 8, 2019

Covering Cancer and Health Care

When Statistical Median and Mean Tell You Nothing

In business journalism, statistics may not be second nature to all reporters, but they are a constant companion and it’s

Three Ways to Spot a Tax-Related Scam

For a timely story relating to data breaches, focus your reporting on tax-related scams, which increasingly threaten consumers’ financial security.

Reynolds Weekly: Friday, March 29, 2019

In Digital News: Apple Apple plans to revamp its existing app, Texture — “a Netflix for magazines” — into a

Three Smart Ways to Save on Taxes Before April 15

By February 1, when the tax season opened this year, refunds for 2018 averaged $1,865, 8.4% less, confirming the fears

Online Sources Can Be Misleading

Online sources have become important in business journalism. Not sources in the sense of finding data somewhere or pouring through

The Freelancer’s Guide to Repurposing Ideas

For many freelance writers with bylines across multiple publications, the key to success is not in thinking up a million

Reynolds Weekly: Friday, March 22, 2019

Facebook Passwords Stored in Plain Text Facebook staff discovered that the social media conglomerate had stored hundreds of millions of

The Business of Subscription Boxes

Blue Apron, Ipsy, Dollar Shave Club, Book of the Month, Stitch Fix, BarkBox: What do they all have in common?

Covering the Impact of Ridesharing

By now, most of your readers have heard of ridesharing startups like Uber and Lyft. They may also be familiar

Reynolds Weekly: Friday, March 15, 2019

A previous version of this article contained an image of an airplane that was not one of the Boeing 737

Covering the Business of Movie Theaters

Netflix is investing heavily in video content, and it reported over the holidays that “Bird Box” was its biggest streaming

Finally, New Ways to Save for an Emergency

Seven in 10 Americans don’t have the money to pay for a $400 emergency, as reported in this January 2019

Covering the World of Social Media Influencers

Influencer marketing—that is, where brands pay someone with lots of social media followers to promote the brand–is gaining popularity, especially

Reynolds Weekly: March 1, 2019

Walmart Changes Job Requirements for Front Door Greeters Walmart reportedly plans to remove 1,000 greeter positions, replacing them with “customer

Tips for Reporting on Conferences

Journalists attend conferences as professional development, as a way to stay abreast of trends in a certain industry, or to

Covering Millennial Real Estate Trends

In many real estate markets, spring is a hot season for open houses, and as their families grow, many millennials

Reynolds Weekly: Friday, February 15, 2019

Airlines Will Add Non-Binary Gender Ticketing Options Southwest, United, Delta, Alaska, and American Airlines will be adding “undisclosed” and “unspecified”

Covering Government Shutdowns

Government shutdowns take place when appropriation bills or continuing resolutions that would fund the government aren’t passed. These temporary funding

Reynolds Weekly: Friday, February 8, 2019

Does cleaning spark joy? No, but organization might… Author of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” and star of her

The Tech Industry and Censorship

The tech industry prides itself on being forward looking and innovative. Enlightened and progressive. As well as its new approach

Reynolds Weekly: February 1, 2019

Cannabis Stocks Rise with the Signing of the Farm Bill The 2018 Farm Bill, signed into law by President Trump,

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