Erik Sherman, Author at Reynolds Center

Posts From Erik Sherman

Hearing from people who ask for interviews off the record has become a regular part of

If your experience reporting is anything like mine, you’ll constantly hear from people who want to

Finding good sources can be a challenge and chances are you spend a good amount of

Social media has become such a fabric of life that it is also now an intrinsic

All writers—business journalists, too—prize creativity. Story structure, phrasing, ledes and kickers. No matter how dry the

Big data and artificial intelligence are tremendously popular in business. Everybody is using “machine learning” or

Covering business means you’re always hearing estimates, projections, and predictions from companies, industry analysts, think tanks,

In business journalism, you can safely bet that most—almost all, even—interview subjects have an agenda. Company

A long time ago, I was in a software distribution business with a large audience of

Productivity gains have a widespread appeal. Get more done always sounds good. Getting a bit more