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Tips for success from new entrepreneurs who made Substack pay
The changing media landscape might be a blessing and a curse: it has provided writers with far more tools to reach readers without having to
Colleges across the country paid to surveil their students. Here’s how student business journalists can localize the story
Students: your university’s police department might be watching you. That was the finding of a recently published joint investigation by The Dallas Morning News and
Why metrics matter: Helpful analytics every journalist should know
Numbers are the quickest and most concrete way to show how many people you and your work are reaching. They are solid proof that you
Baseball
Big changes in Major League Baseball mean new business angles to explore
Play ball! After tense labor negotiations between Major League Baseball’s ownership group and its players’ union prompted a labor lockout forcing the first week of
Covering what’s left of spring training
The Arizona economy yielded a gross domestic product of $350 billion in 2018, 3% of which — $10.5 billion — came from the state’s tourism
Baseball tourism: Business story ideas
As spring training swings into high gear, business reporters should look into baseball tourism. From youth travel teams to the majors, the game can have
Finance
Use your “common sense filter” on every story for better results
There’s a bewildering amount of data you face in reporting on business. But even that is dwarfed by the mountains of claims and hyperbole you
GAAP vs. Pro-Forma Earnings
A company’s finances are sometimes presented in two forms: a more conservative form, which falls in line with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and a
Four common 10-K red flags
Public companies have many ways of making themselves look more stable and successful than might be the case. Pro-forma financial reports are one tactic that present a
Food Industry
How inflation affects international students, stores
When Nana Adwoa Agyapong arrived in Phoenix from Ghana in early August to begin a graduate program at Arizona State University (ASU), she was overjoyed.
Why business journalists should report product recalls
Last month, Nestle, a Swiss multinational food and drink processing corporation, announced a voluntary recall of its Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough “break and
Formula for a crisis: Parents left scrambling to secure infant formula
Baby-formula expert Bridget Young has seen it all since February. That’s when the United States’ main provider of infant formula, Abbott Nutrition, closed its Sturgis,
Public Records
Troubled teen industry facilities in Utah had lax oversight. Investigative reporters uncovered rampant abuse.
The Wall Street Journal launched a massive investigation into federal judges’ financials; they found many broke the law.
FOIA user’s guide: Six key sources
Super PACs
The rise of young Super PACs
Super PACs injecting big money into the 2016 race
Federal Reserve
Crash course Federal Reserve: Part two
Crash course Federal Reserve: Part one
How to localize federal rate hikes
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