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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
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)
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For many freelance writers with bylines across multiple publications, the key to success is not in thinking up a million disparate ideas but in finding
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Netflix is investing heavily in video content, and it reported over the holidays that “Bird Box” was its biggest streaming success to date. Amazon and
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