Micheline Maynard

Micheline is a contributing columnist at the Washington Post concentrating on business and culture. She has written about flooding in Detroit, tainted water in Benton Harbor, nationwide shortages of restaurant staff, and vaccine hesitancy.

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How To Cover Money

Covering the business of sports

Sports can be a tricky beat, because so many journalists focus on the teams and the outcomes of the games, and miss the vast sums

Transit use rises despite falling gas prices

Gasoline prices fell steadily throughout 2014, but something else rose last year: American’s use of public transportation. Ridership hit the highest annual level since 1956,

The Best Exotic Marigold franchise

This past weekend, the much-anticipated sequel to a 2012 sleeper hit made its debut — and cash registers rang again. No, it wasn’t an action

How To Cover Money

Interviewing small business owners

This episode looks at a subject that is likely to come up with young journalists: interviewing the owners of small businesses. Co-hosts Micki Maynard and

The man who invented K-Cups is sorry

Pod-based coffee machines are exploding in popularity. At the same time, environmentalists have expressed deep concerns that coffee grounds in a plastic pod are bad

Forbes’ billionaire Nutella widow

Forbes’ annual billionaires’ list is always a bonanza of story ideas. And the richest newcomer to the 2015 list owes her fortune, in part, to

How To Cover Money

Dealing with ‘big name’ CEOs

In this episode of How to Cover Money, co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard look at a nerve-wracking subject for many young journalists: interviewing big-name

How To Cover Money

Finding the best sources

Business journalists and reporters who cover money often find themselves needing sources on short notice. In the episode, co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard recommend

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