The Bureau of Economic Analysis within the U.S. Department of Commerce provides official macroeconomic and industry statistics, providing journalists with a goldmine of statistics and
Business reporters often interview chief executives — but how to ask questions that don’t seem to waste their time? This blog offers five easy guidelines
The Arizona Republic recently looked at 10 jobs with the largest gender pay gap in the Phoenix area and found that women still make drastically less
Lease Accounting is Changing Recently the Financial Accounting Standards Board approved a new lease accounting standard U.S. public entities will adopt starting in 2019. This
Do you report in an area where recreational or medical pot has been legalized by the state? Ricardo Baca, The Denver Post’s first marijuana editor
The craft of business reporting has evolved over the last three decades, but the challenge of telling compelling stories has remained constant, according to industry lecturers
#NationalWineDay may be over, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop thinking vino. Here are some tips to cover the wine business in your
Earnings Per Share (EPS) Capital market participants probably watch, analyze and discuss earnings per share more than any other financial measure. Managers talk about EPS
In spite of high-profile attempts to remove gender inequality in the IT sector, women remain alarmingly underrepresented in large IT companies. To date, while 50 percent
Federal- and state-level data offers a treasure trove of story ideas or story enhancers for business stories about your city or state’s local airlines and airports.
What Is It? Why Analyze It? Often managers announce current earnings results, discuss their business initiatives or talk about other interesting aspects of the entities
The Census Bureau releases facts and figures on people with disabilities in the United States, usually in late May, for reporters to use in features
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