The following is an excerpt from a Beat Basics Update by Adam DeRose. You can read the entire update to the ebook here. For experts, economic research and policy
“Fake news” has become a thorn in the side of reporting. Yes, there are always stories that have failings in bias, bad research, or other
You’d think this would be a given, but too many business stories incorporate information that, while popularly believed, is simply wrong. If you don’t check
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
You know the drill. You receive a response to an outstanding query, or maybe it’s something tepid coming in over the transom. The email lauds
October means witches, goblins, and all things spooky. To freelancers, few things are scarier than getting ghosted by an editor or other key person in their project.
With the rise of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., business reporters may be having to quickly adapt to writing health stories. But with people across
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
You’re no better than your sources, and the more varied and deep the information they can provide, the more effective your research and stories are.
Hearing from people who ask for interviews off the record has become a regular part of business journalism. In my experience, that’s most frequently done
If your experience reporting is anything like mine, you’ll constantly hear from people who want to be sources and their reps. It may be in
Finding good sources can be a challenge and chances are you spend a good amount of time looking for them. You want someone with knowledge
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