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How Much Does the Apple Card Protect User’s Privacy?

Ways to Approach SNAP Locally

Localizing the Economic Impact of Coronavirus

Funding for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

Beyond the Nine-to-Five: A Few Labor Stories to Try

Create Your Digital Go Kit

Brands Offering Banking Products

The Trove of U.S. Census Bureau Stories

Localizing Employment Policy Issues

While on the campaign trail this fall, Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren shared a story about getting fired for being pregnant.

Journalist’s Brief: Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

Where does an exchange rate come from? At its core, an exchange rate is a representation of the supply and

Work with a Spreadsheet and Calculator at Hand

Would you sit to write with only a typewriter and plan to send paper drafts to an editor? Or when

Roth IRAs Expected to Get a Big Boost in 2020

Setting Up Every Community for Retirement Enhancement, or the Secure Act, offers tax advantages for small business owners and many

How to Plan a Break from Freelance Writing

Whether it’s a few weeks off for holiday travel or a month or more of parental leave, there’s no one-size-fits-all

Understand the Jargon, Don’t Just Repeat It

Covering any beat in journalism means dealing with jargon, which is more than a collection of buzzwords. I remember a

Will the Secure Act Help Americans Save Enough for Retirement?

Late last year, The U.S. Senate handed Americans an early Christmas gift on December 19 by approving Setting Every Community

Crash Course Federal Reserve: Part Two

The Federal Reserve System, Part Two Tools and Relevance in Reporting This is part two of a series about the

Covering Business in the Era of Mass Shootings

El Paso. Dayton, Ohio, Virginia Beach. Midland, Texas. Several mass shootings have made headlines this year. Regardless of where you

Different Definitions Can Change What You Think You’re Reporting

Definitions of terms may seem like a dull topic, but few other things have the capacity to so radically and

Two story ideas for covering unemployment

Unemployment rate is one of the major indicators of a country’s healthy economy. There is a great deal of content

Reporter’s Brief: Attorney General’s Attempt to Weaken Facebook’s Encryption

In early October, Attorney General William Barr wrote an open letter to Facebook, urging the company to abandon plans to

Crash Course Federal Reserve: Part One

The Federal Reserve System, Part One History, Purpose and Structure The Federal Reserve System is a quasi-government body that impacts

Approach ‘AI Everywhere’ with Proper Skepticism

Everything is powered by artificial intelligence these days, if you took stock of manufacturers’ claims and general hype. Don’t, because

The Costs of Emergency Medical Transportation

Emergency transport, such as ambulances, can save lives–but not without a price. Although these services are solely run by the

Localizing the Business of Campaign Memorabilia

The 2020 presidential election is less than a year away, so yard signs, buttons, bumper stickers, and other memorabilia are

Online Data Tools for Business Journalists

Data is something business journalists need to use, whether it is statistics about unemployment or information about company revenues. Sometimes

Localizing Small Business This Holiday Season

CNBC reports that major brands including Target, UPS, and Kohl’s plan to hire almost a quarter million (230,000) seasonal workers this

Tips for covering Black Friday 2019

Shopping is often the first word that comes to peoples’ minds when they hear Black Friday. The day after the

Covering the Impact of Tariffs on Local Businesses

As part of the United State’s ongoing trade war with China, the Trump administration instituted a 15 percent tariff on

Navigating the IT Channel

Generally speaking, there are two avenues for selling products: Business to consumer (B2C) and business to business (B2B). Most large

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