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Covering tech: Four main elements

The following is an excerpt from a Beat Basics Update by G. Pascal Zachary and updated by Yael Grauer on covering banking. You can read the entire update to the ebook here. The technology

Reporting on Reddit, the ‘front page of the internet’

At the start of 2021, the Gamestop/Reddit saga dominated the headlines. Reddit users on r/WallStreetBets managed to drastically inflate the stock prices of several struggling companies, like GameStop, Blackberry and

Write non-fungible articles about non-fungible tokens

The recent hubbub about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has prompted extremely costly speculation, widespread public confusion and — most importantly for business journalists — a wave of barely distinguishable explainers from pretty

Covering tech

By G. Pascal Zachary – Updated by Yael Grauer Journalism about technology spans a few broad but distinct areas, most of which share a common origin in digital electronics. Once

Google’s new suite of tools for journalists

I’m wary of large companies, especially tech ones that seem to be giving things away. Particularly for journalists. There’s the potential for leaking intentions, plans, and information to players that

Checking the validity of a website

I took a free online course at the Knight Center about how to research people and websites. I learned some new tips that have gone into my usual techniques and

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