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I was always Iron Man. I wasn’t the smartest person in journalism and I sure didn’t

I’ve told you the story about the contest reporters held in San Diego: “I Can Alienate

Mark Twain noted that there are “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Fraud with numbers is something

Our calling is inhabited by three kinds of news organizations. Let’s use the Sergio Leone scale:

Years ago when I worked in San Diego, I covered a company whose chief executive was

With June 30th, we’ve reached the important mid-year point where you can take stock of myriad

Friends don’t let friends write drunk, unless one is at the Algonquin Round Table. But what

Business journalists especially face the accusation of being “negative.” Companies want to control their image. Many

The most authoritative quotes come from on-the-record named sources, preferably senior executives, labor leaders, scientists, economists

In the previous Business Journalism for Dummies post, I laid out some of the basics you