Story Jump-Start: Health Savings Accounts
With the uncertainly about the future of the Affordable Care Act, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) will be getting a lot more
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Back-to-School Shopping: 3 Business Story Angles
Students are heading back to school within the next month, and local business story angles abound. Here’s are several options to consider.
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Free Webinar: Eric Newton’s Tech Tools for Reporters
Mark your calendar for 3:00 PM EDT on August 21, when groundbreaking digital journalist Eric Newton reveals the tech tools that every business
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Financials in a Flash: An Introduction to Balance Sheets
In the second lesson of this series, we take a quick look at balance sheets and what reporters need
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Business Stories of the Week: Aug. 4
U.S. bridges are (still) breaking down America’s roads and bridges are similar to those in developing countries, President Obama’s former transportation secretary,
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Story Ideas: 5 Local Angles on Renewable Energy
Growth in the renewable energy field has been crazy. In fact, 40-years-ahead-of-U.S.-Energy-Information-Administration’s-predictions crazy. You could just say that the EIA needs
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Survive and Thrive in a Shrinking Newsroom, Part 3
After 23 years of reporting from such far-flung spots as Rochester, San Francisco and Hong Kong, Amy Wu now covers politics
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Localizing the New NAFTA Goals
The office of the U.S. Trade Representative released a 17-page document in July outlining the Trump administration’s goals for renegotiations of
Read More Financials in a Flash: An Introduction to Financial Statments
In the first lesson of this series, we take a quick look at what financial statements are and how reporters
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Business Stories of the Week: July 28
Michael Kors goes shoe-shopping In an effort to combat diminishing brand cachet, clothing brand Michael Kors said it will buy
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The Desperate Reporter: How to Use Sourcing Services
Finding sources can be a pain for any reporter. For business journalists, it’s a particular challenge. You need to locate companies that
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Urbanism: Business Journalist’s Briefing
Until recently, the growth of American cities was largely a suburban story. It developed in response to urban afflictions at the turn
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Last Chance to Enter 2017 Barlett & Steele Awards
This Monday, July 31, is the deadline for the 2017 Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism, the nation’s top
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2-Minute Tip: How to Use Numbers in a Story
Numbers add information that is vital in helping readers understand the story you’re telling. If you’re new to business journalism,
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Business Stories of the Week: July 21
Conflicts of interest plague White House The Economist’s July 20th edition took a look at President Trump’s business conflicts of interest
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Interest Rates and Your Readers: 3 Story Ideas
A quarter-percentage-point here, a quarter-percentage-point there. The Federal Reserve has been raising short-term interest rates so slowly that many consumers
Read More Survive and Thrive in the Shrinking Newsroom, Part 2
After 23 years of reporting from such far-flung spots as Rochester, San Francisco and Hong Kong, Amy Wu now covers politics
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Ask an Expert: What’s Ahead for Amazon and Whole Foods
Amazon.com Inc. gave the business journalism world a dozen headlines in June when it entered into an agreement to acquire
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