Get productive (with some help)
Staff June 7, 2019
Productivity gains have a widespread appeal. Get more done always sounds good. Getting a bit more critical, it’s not just getting anything done, but hopefully reducing time in the more
Productivity gains have a widespread appeal. Get more done always sounds good. Getting a bit more critical, it’s not just getting anything done, but hopefully reducing time in the more
Anyone can get into a rut. When you’re a working journalist, a rut can become so deep that you no longer see over the top. In the past I’ve mentioned
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 the best performers do for
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 might turn to the mean—average—or
For many freelance writers with bylines across multiple publications, the key to success is not in thinking up a million disparate ideas but in finding ways to put a new
Journalists attend conferences as professional development, as a way to stay abreast of trends in a certain industry, or to write about them. If you fall into the latter camp,
If you want to freelance for a living rather than a hobby, it’s essential to treat it as a business. The tips below will help you get in the right
Whether you’re diving into a freelance writing career or are simply doing a bit of independent journalism on the side, if you want to land assignments, you’ll need to spend
Developing new topics can be a challenge. A lot of journalists forget to look inward instead of outward. There are current events, financial filings, regulatory decisions, labor relations, and other
Business journalism is the process of gathering, arranging, and presenting information that helps people better understand companies, industries, and economies. At the center is “information.” Journalists pride themselves on learning
You spend years learning tactics, skills, strategies, ethics, and industries in business journalism. And they’re all necessary. But after a while, you need to develop something else: a personal theory
It’s easy to get locked into small views of what constitutes stories in a field of coverage. Often, what might seem like something in sports or entertainment or science could
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