In California’s Monterey County, where until recently I lived and reported, the cannabis industry has been ramping up. The cultivation and sale of medical marijuana is legal in the county and
I was recently tapped by the Democratic Women of Monterey County (DWMC) to join their panel of community journalists on “Reporting in the Age of Trump.” I swiftly accepted the
Journalists and editors have been asking themselves the same questions for years now. How can we tell stories that attract a wider audience? How do we generate more clicks to
Ahh taxes. Most of us dread tax season, but for journalists it is critical to get chummy with taxes right now, in the heat of the election. And I mean local
Deals apply to Main Street as much as they do Wall Street. When I was hired to work for “The Deal” a decade ago, I thought that mergers and acquisitions
Business associations such as chambers of commerce can be hotbeds of stories and sources and often intersect local government, economic development and the community. Get to know the chamber president
Robust business stories often start with contracts, but what’s the connection between contracts and business stories? Contracts reveal the DNA of a project whether it be your local airport, public
For reporters, budgets can be anything from boring to scary. They’re packed with numbers and technical words like “appropriation” “non-recurring expenditures” and “capital improvement,” also known as building roads and bridges.
It’s tempting, I’ll admit it – churning out the business profile. The itch surfaces on the occasional slow week, or the desire to diversify content and step up business coverage seeps
Business reporters are a rare bunch at local newspapers. Many papers no longer carry business sections, but this isn’t exactly new. As early as 2008, Columbia Journalism Review, CJR, noted
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