The biz reporter who finds scandals at business schools
Susan Snyder of The Philadelphia Inquirer profiled business journalist John A. Byrne, whose coverage at Poets & Quants led to the college rankings scandal at Temple University’s business school. Snyder writes, “A native of Paterson, N.J., Byrne worked for several newspapers and magazines, including Forbes, Fast Company, and Businessweek, where he eventually rose to executive editor. Byrne […]
How the Facebook whistleblower vetted a WSJ reporter
Ben Smith of the New York Times writes about how the Facebook whistleblower “auditioned” Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz. Smith writes, “Frances Haugen first met Jeff Horwitz, a tech-industry reporter for The Wall Street Journal, early last December on a hiking trail near the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, Calif. “She liked that he seemed […]
How a WSJ reporter used LinkedIn to connect with the Facebook whistleblower
Brian Stelter of CNN Business writes about how Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz used LinkedIn to earn the trust of a Facebook whistleblower. Stelter writes, “Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz first connected with Frances Haugen, now known as the Facebook whistleblower, late last year. He was trying to meet more sources at Facebook to learn about how […]
How sourcing helps build a business journalism career
Michelle Cheng of Quartz writes about developing a career in business journalism, based on comments made at the financial news site’s sixth webinar about the field. Cheng writes, “Work on sourcing and extracting exclusive information. Know your topic inside and out, and marry that expertise on subject matter to get the right info you need. People […]
Detroit auto reporter LaReau on covering GM
Detroit Free Press auto reporter Jamie LaReau spoke with Frank Witsil at the paper about her job. Here is an excerpt: FREE PRESS: Well, going back to GM, can you talk a little bit about what is the most challenging part of covering a big company like that and how you decide what to cover? LAREAU: There’s a lot of […]
How Insider reporter Taylor broke the Brandy Melville story
Insider fellow Phil Rosen spoke to reporter Kate Taylor about her recent investigation into teen clothing brand Brandy Melville. Here is an excerpt: Talk about your process for getting sources for this story. How did you go about finding people to trust you? Finding sources and getting them to trust me was a very long, […]
Yahoo Finance’s LaRoche on preparing for interviews
Yahoo Finance’s Julia LaRoche spoke with Polina Pompliano of The Profile on how she prepares for executive interviews. Here is an excerpt: How do you prepare for your interviews? I love the preparation process! For some of my interviews, it’s taken me years to land them. I’m persistent, though. When I decide that I want to talk to someone, […]
How to find stories from financial reports
Michelle Cheng of Quartz writes about a panel the financial news site had that featured journalists finding stories in financial reports. Cheng writes, “Controversies around cryptocurrency firm Tether had been so well-reported, said Kadhim Shubber, that he and his colleague at the Financial Times decided to take a different approach by looking at the people running […]
Quartz’s Bell on business journalism: Interest of readers is paramount
Mark Sternberg of Adweek interviewed Quartz editor in chief Katherine Bell about business journalism. Here is an excerpt: Business journalism doesn’t happen in a vacuum. If you write a critical article about a company, they are far less likely to send you their next exclusive. How do you balance maintaining healthy relationships with sources, while still trying to […]
How to think about business stories in a non-traditional way
Michelle Cheng of Quartz writes about how to think about business stories in non-traditional ways, from uncovering stories about underrepresented communities to exploring social inequities. Cheng writes, “The panelists included Samanth Subramanian, Quartz’s future of capitalism reporter, Esmé E. Deprez, a senior investigative reporter at Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek, and Eshe Nelson, a business […]
