Sqoop helps biz journalists find documents fast
Tyler Soper of GeekWire writes about Sqoop, a new online tool that alerts journalists when public documents become available online, based on the companies and topics they choose to follow. Soper writes, “After starting with patent filings and SEC documents, Sqoop is expanding its beta this week to include alerts on federal court records. “Hankes, a […]
New economic data for business journalists to use
Brian Moyer, the director of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, announced new data tools for journalists at a panel at the at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference in Chicago. Quarterly GDP by industry: Before last year, the quarterly GDP was only available annually. The new quarterly statistics will provide […]
Using social media the right way in business reporting
Each day people are exposed to enough information to fill over 280 newspapers, and the key for journalists is to figure out how to make their coverage stand out. Randy Hlavac, founder of Marketing Synergy Inc and instructor in social media skills at Northwestern University’s Medill School, said the biggest problem for journalists today is that […]
Business journalists face challenges in covering startups
Reporters who cover startups face challenges few other business reporters do. There aren’t as many documents, CEOs can be young and inexperienced and there is no easy way to tell if a company will fail or be the next GrubHub. At the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference in Chicago, Andrea Hanis, […]
Bloomberg’s Pulitzer winner Mider talks tax coverage
Bloomberg News reporter Zachary Mider received a Pulitzer Prize on Monday in explanatory journalism for his stories last year about corporate tax inversions, or the process by which companies claimed a legal address in a foreign country to lower their taxes. It is the first Pulitzer won by Bloomberg. Links to the stories are here. […]
Insight: How to cover over a trillion dollar industry
Transitioning from drug coverage to energy news does not seem that simple, but one reporter said switching beats was easier than you might think. Sergio Chapa began covering energy news for the San Antonio Business Journal in December after six years covering the Mexican drug war for a CBS affiliate in Texas, and he said […]
Lots of personal drama in business news, says CNN’s do Santos
CNN’s Nina dos Santos talks about how she made it as a business journalist, and why it’s a great news specialism. Dos Santos is the host of CNN International’s daily European-focused business show “The Business View.” As well as anchoring a number of major news events, from the London Olympic Games to the Arab Spring […]
WSJ’s Baker: Our scoops rock
Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker sent out the following email to the staff on Thursday: Scoops remain the lifeblood and raison d’être of any newspaper. They are what makes The Wall Street Journal essential reading. They provide the raw material of news from which we produce the finest analysis and insight in everything […]
Biz reporters are skeptical of “exclusives”
An experienced PR pro should be able to distinguish between what constitutes an exclusive-worthy story and material and what’s best kept on the client’s website or in their sale presentation. The best professionals are adept at working closely with their clients to ensure that white paper and other intellectual capital produce truly compelling findings that […]
NPR reporter: All stories are business stories
All stories are business stories, said National Public Radio reporter Jim Burress in a talk at Murray State University. Austin Ramsey of the Murray Ledger & Times reports, “And it was finding answers – finding the stories within those numbers – that Burress said became key to his business journalism career. “‘Somebody told me once […]
