Daily Biz editor Murden’s 40 years in journalism
Terry Murden is the editor and director of Daily Business. He has editorial and commercial control of the news website, generating and uploading news and opinion, commissioning writers and organizing external events associated with the site. Previously, he has served as business editor and city editor of The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday. He has […]
Bloomberg bureau chief on using AI to find stories
Ian Harrison of Concordia University interviewed Yinka Ibukun, West Africa bureau chief for Bloomberg News, about her job. Here is an excerpt: Your mandate is huge. How do you choose what to cover? I’m currently training an artificial-intelligence tool used at Bloomberg to pick up certain topics on social media and in news reports. The […]
How Reuters investigated RIte Aid’s use of facial recognition
Jeffrey Dastin, technology correspondent for Reuters, explained how he investigated drug store chain Rite Aid and its use of facial recognition cameras in its stores. Here is an excerpt: “I had wanted to deeply explore an example of facial recognition’s use in the United States. I also had an interest in how the private sector […]
New NY Times biz reporter Nelson “never settles”
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following announcement on Monday: We are delighted to introduce and welcome Eshe Nelson, our newest colleague to the Business team, as a reporter in London. Eshe comes to us most recently from the Knight-Bagehot fellowship program at Columbia University, where she studied topics like corporate finance, economic […]
The bias of believing a company’s story
Shane Parrish of The Knowledge Project spoke with investigative business journalist Bethany McLean about the issue of people having a bias of believing a company’s story. “Breaking a story is being able to really get in there and explain what’s happening,” said McLean, who wrote a story for Fortune magazine about Enron Corp. six months before […]
How Business Insider covers the influencer industry
Business Insider deputy executive editor Olivia Oran interviewed reporter Amanda Perelli about how she covers the influencer beat. Here is an excerpt: Oran: Describe an average day on the influencer beat. Perelli: On an average day, I typically wake up and check social media (YouTube’s trending page, Instagram and Twitter) to see what I may have missed overnight. I read […]
How NY Times econ reporter Casselman digs into unemployment
Alex Traub of The New York Times interviewed business reporter Ben Casselman on how he assesses unemployment data. Here is an excerpt: What can you do to interpret that number? One thing we’ve been trying to do is give historical context. I’m sure people can understand that six million layoffs in a week is bad, […]
How one tech reporter uses anonymous sources
David Ingram, a tech reporter with NBC News in San Francisco, spoke with Beck Bamberger on “Coffee with a Journalist” about his reporting tactics. Here is an excerpt: Beck: No comment. Okay. We don’t know who’s on the list of Dave’s. Okay. All right. You got your sleuths, you got your people, and you dig up […]
How business news spawned a solutions journalism movement
Saanya Jain of The Idea interviewed Solutions Journalism president Keith Hammonds, a former editor at BusinessWeek and Fast Company. Here is an excerpt: Where does your personal interest in solutions journalism come from? A lot of business journalism turns out to be solutions-focused. If you look at publications like Bloomberg Businessweek or Fortune, a lot […]
How Business Insider health care reporter Ramsey stays connected
Business Insider deputy executive editor Olivia Oran spoke with health care reporter Lydia Ramsey about her coverage of New York hospital workers caring for COVID-19 patients. Here is an excerpt: Oran: What’s an average day for you right now? Ramsey: When I first wake up, I make a point to go about a morning routine […]
