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In this episode, host Megan Calcote highlights some of the best tips from the Reynolds Center presentation at SABEW 2015 with University of Michigan economist Donald Grimes. Grimes highlights the importance of regional data in national data series and where some of the best data sets are located. He explains how some of the surveys work and recommends when is the best time to look at those data sets. The conversation includes the importance of understanding sample sizes and how to dig deeper into outliers and large changes that appear over time.

To access some of the reports and surveys Grimes recommends during the podcast, click below:

• • Bureau of Economic Analysis

• • Current Employment Statistics Survey (CES)

• • Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)

Megan Calcote reviews some of the best tips for generating local story ideas by Jennifer Conlin, New York Times contributor and founder of Creative Voice. Conlin emphasizes the value of fresh perspectives, some observations she has made in her reporting and the importance of trusting your own instincts. Conlin originally shared these tips at SABEW 2015 during a session on covering regional economics.

Welcome to Season 3 of How to Cover Money, presented by The Reynolds Center. This new season brings a new host, Megan Calcote, program coordinator for the Reynolds Center. This week’s episode features Christopher Waddell, an associate professor at the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario Canada, and his tips for business journalists. His tips were presented at the 2015 Canadian Association of Journalists conference.

In the Season 2 finale of How to Cover Money, co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard take a look back at some of the best tips they got from all of the amazing journalists that joined them this season. If you missed any episodes, feel free to circle back to any of our previous episodes and, of course, keeping thinking like a business reporter!

In this episode, co-host Micki Maynard discusses the financial aspects of sports rivalries with Mark Remillard. Maynard highlights major college football and basketball rivalries, such as Michigan vs. Ohio State and Duke vs. UNC, noting the significant revenue generated from these matchups, as an example of how business journalists can cover the sports world. She also gives some thoughts on how young journalists can use social media, FOIA requests and city liaisons to get data and understand the financial stories of sports beyond what’s being played on the field.

Co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard talk with Marilyn Geewax, an editor at NPR. Geewax gives her thoughts on the importance of impact in stories and how news from all around the world and the nation can impact your local readers. Geewax gives advice to journalists on how to find their next story, what websites are goldmines of information, and how to interpret the data for your reader.

In this week’s episode, co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard pivot get an editor’s point of view. Kim Quillen, the East Valley Editor of The Arizona Republic, shares her approach to business journalism and details her experience covering historic events like Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. As an editor, Quillen highlights some of the common mistakes she sees from reporters and how reporters can avoid them. With business journalism ever-evolving, Quillen gives her insights for young reporters to break into the field and why they should.

This episode, co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard spend more time talking with long-time technology journalist and journalism professor, Dan Gillmor. Gillmor gives his personal experience on the dos and don’t of covering technology, including what journalists should look out for. The co-hosts asked Gillmor for advice on how young journalists can get started in the field and how to balance covering a company that may be an integral part of your daily life, like Apple and Google, with journalistic integrity.

In this episode, co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard spend some time talking with long-time technology journalist and journalism professor, Dan Gillmor. They discuss the complexities of covering technology as a business journalist and explore the implications of technology in daily life, including the control of data, the impact of net neutrality, and the rise of centralized tech giants like Amazon and Taco Bell. The conversation touches on the potential future implications of automation and artificial intelligence on employment and society.