Get your story on the map: 3 online mapping tools
Maps are so common that we forget the value and wealth of information they provide. Location on the planet and proximity to other places are
Maps are so common that we forget the value and wealth of information they provide. Location on the planet and proximity to other places are
For years, on the occasional request for advice from someone who wanted to get into reporting, I suggested to major in some other field first
I’ve mentioned before the advantages for reporting of having knowledge of a functional silo within business. (The deeper, the better, so long as you can
Whether you’re pitching a freelance story to a new-to-you editor or contacting sources to schedule interviews, you lean heavily on email. But some people make their
Most of us live and work in a mobile world and in business reporting, there’s often a good chance that you will have to be
Would you sit to write with only a typewriter and plan to send paper drafts to an editor? Or when using a computer, would you
Whether it’s a few weeks off for holiday travel or a month or more of parental leave, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to taking time off
Covering any beat in journalism means dealing with jargon, which is more than a collection of buzzwords. I remember a professor of biochemistry decades ago
Definitions of terms may seem like a dull topic, but few other things have the capacity to so radically and invisibly change what you think
Data is something business journalists need to use, whether it is statistics about unemployment or information about company revenues. Sometimes data can be difficult to
Twitter has earned itself a bad reputation in the past few years due to the amount of bullying that happens everyday on it. However, Twitter
Whether there’s been a rise in misinformation online or simply more awareness of it, one thing is for certain: news organizations are under more scrutiny
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