Earlier this year, as Japanese organizing expert Marie Kondo moved her popular KonMari method from best-selling book to Netflix sensation, donations poured into Goodwill and Salvation Army. With spring cleaning in
Anyone can get into a rut. When you’re a working journalist, a rut can become so deep that you no longer see over the top. In the past I’ve mentioned
Baby boomers beat out tech-savvy millennials in guarding their online security, according to a survey of over 4,000 internet users from 18 to over 65 years old released on March
Contribution limits to qualified retirement plans for U.S. workers increased in 2019. U.S. workers can now save up to $19,000 in a qualified plan (a 401(k) or 403(b) plan, most
Trends are a great topic for any sort of journalism and are of particular interest in business. Knowing where companies and industries are heading, what the best performers do for
Every day, 10,000 Americans turn 65, which means they qualify for health coverage from Medicare. The size of that number should get the attention of business reporters, but there’s more:
Oxford University and Reuters did a big study of how U.K. media covered artificial intelligence. Here are some of the major points: About 60 percent of articles focused on new
During a major data breach in December 2018, cybercriminals stole the names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and passport numbers of up to 500 million people in the Starwood guest
Although cancer in men has declined slightly and the overall rate remains steady in women, cancer is still a serious public health concern. One in four deaths are cancer-related, according
In the upcoming year, when economists and Wall Street analysts are forecasting a recession, it will be too late to prepare for the worst. The handwriting is clearly on the
In business journalism, statistics may not be second nature to all reporters, but they are a constant companion and it’s necessary to understand them. You might turn to the mean—average—or
For a timely story relating to data breaches, focus your reporting on tax-related scams, which increasingly threaten consumers’ financial security. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a “dirty dozen”
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