Make sure the trend or event is really new
April 17, 2019
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
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
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
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
Online sources have become important in business journalism. Not sources in the sense of finding data somewhere or pouring through regulatory filings or a company’s
The tech industry prides itself on being forward looking and innovative. Enlightened and progressive. As well as its new approach to business. Except, there are
This is a brief story of money, social media, and an unexpected assignment. There was a discussion on Twitter that I found fascinating. A former
All business reporters learn to follow corporate financials and stock performance. But all that is just money, not the boundaries of a company’s interaction with
You might think that oil is the province of reporters covering the energy industry and its companies. Not at all. No matter what area you
If anything has skated along on a pool of hype and general lack of understanding, it’s been blockchain. The technology gets touted as the answer
This last year has been turbulent in many ways. One of them for business journalism has been learning far more about sexual harassment and gender
Whatever your beat, you had to hear about Amazon HQ2. A beauty contest arranged by the retail giant to pick a location for a second
Good things don’t last forever, as you’ve likely heard when experts have talked about stock market gains. Shares have taken a big hit of late,
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