CalMatters seeks an economy reporter
If you are a journalist who always knows the latest unemployment rate and can explain what difference Wall Street makes to my life as a Californian, you might be the next economy reporter at...
Tagged: Economics reporting
Biz media organizations ask U.S. to reconsider lockup changes
Attorneys for five media organizations asked the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw its plan to restrict journalists’ early access to major economic reports, saying the ban on using computers would benefit high-frequency traders...
Yale study: News stories can determine the state of the economy
It is possible to estimate the state of the economy through news stories, according to a study from Yale University professor Bryan Kelly and his team, reports Simon Rodda of Dow Jones. Rodda writes,...
Washington Post names Stein its White House economics reporter
Washington Post business editor David Cho, deputy business editor Zachary Goldfarb and economics editor Damian Paletta sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: We are thrilled to announce Jeff Stein will be The Washington...
Dow Jones hires Martinez to cover European economics
Maria Martinez has been hired as a reporter on the Dow Jones Newswires EMEA desk in Barcelona, where she covers European economics. Before starting with Dow Jones in Spain — the country where she...
SABEW questions change in economic data release
The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing issued the following statement on Thursday: The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, which represents 3,000 business and financial journalists in North America, is deeply...
US changes how economic data is released
The Labor Department said technology upgrades will allow it to exclusively release high-profile economic data directly to the public, ending the news media’s practice of transmitting economic stories the moment data is released, reports...
AFP econ journalist Gillison set to depart
After three and a half years, Douglas Gillison is leaving the economics desk at the Washington bureau of Agence France-Presse to become a senior investigator at The Sentry, an investigative and policy organization that...
Trump administration wants to limit media access to economic data
The Trump administration plans to restrict the news media’s ability to prepare advance stories on market-moving economic data, reports Katia Dmitrieva and Craig Torres of Bloomberg News. Dmitrieva and Torres report, “Currently, the Labor...
Detroit Free Press seeks a business reporter
The Detroit Free Press is looking for a reporter to help cover Detroit’s resurgence and development, including small business, watch-dogging government incentives and investment to see how they affect the core downtown as well...
