Localizing the spreading consumer data breach story
January 13, 2014
The story merchants wish would go away actually just got bigger, with Target admitting that far more customers than earlier reported had been victims of
The story merchants wish would go away actually just got bigger, with Target admitting that far more customers than earlier reported had been victims of
Zooming along at a slippery 30 mph this morning, I tuned into a satellite radio trucker channel; an open-line program drew callers from around the
The new year always brings that fresh-start urge, with lots of people resolving to snuff out cigarettes, jettison junk food and … dump the spouse?
The intersection of government and business is one of the most important and target-rich coverage areas available. Yet most news organizations don’t have it. I
Today will begin the one-month countdown to the 2014 winter Olympics, which will take place Feb. 7-23 in Sochi, Russia. Unless your region is sending
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Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Raquel Rutledge has spent her career uncovering the painful truths behind some of Wisconsin’s controversial news stories. From exposing fraud in
In addition to “Auld Lang Syne,” the Rose Bowl and diet resolutions, one of the rituals of early January is the big gadget convention in
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Editor’s note: This will be Phillip Blanchard’s final regular post for BusinessJournalism.org. A copy editor on the Washington Post Financial desk for 6 1/2 years
Retailers like to make headlines in December — but for triumphs like double-digit sales increases, not the security fiasco that discounter Target is red-faced over
Not every news outlet can boast a headline like Wednesday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Buckhead,” but chances are that people in
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