Testy Copy Editor: In summary, part 2
December 20, 2013
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
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
With only a week to go before Christmas and a mere two weeks left of 2014, holiday mania is just about over for retailers, consumers
Retail stories this time of year tend to focus on items that fit under the tree, like electronics, apparel, jewelry, gift cards. But year-end sales
It’s that blingy time of year when even many of us no-frills types gravitate to a little sparkle, whether around our necks, on our fingers
Bitcoin is getting a lot of attention these days; the digital person-to-person currency system says the value of Bitcoins worldwide surpassed $1.5 billion in August.
A former New York Times senior business correspondent and a former CNN Wall Street correspondent will be the Donald W. Reynolds Visiting Professors in Business
The reindeer seem to be in overdrive this year, and Christmas Eve is approaching at what seems to be warp speed. Still, there is plenty
Editorials from the heartland are growing increasingly pessimistic about the prospects of farm billpassage before Congress decamps for holiday break. And with the giant omnibus
If you love journalism, love newspapers, you’ll find this film, which is making its TV debut in the PBS December lineup, well worth your while.
The last month of the year traditionally is a slow one for residential housing sales, as weather, holiday activity, travel and school breaks collide to make
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