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 […]
How tech reporter Lorenz develops her sources
New York Times technology reporter Taylor Lorenz spoke with Digiday’s Kayleigh Barber about how she reports her stories. Here is an excerpt: On developing sources… “I have written about that stuff and treated people who make a living off the internet as very valid from the beginning, which most people in mainstream media weren’t doing back in 2012 and […]
Top biz journalist Zuckerman talks persistence and success
Gregory Zuckerman, reporter and columnist at The Wall Street Journal, is a three-time winner of the Gerald Loeb award, the highest honor in business journalism. “I can write about Wall Street all day? How cool!” added Zuckerman. On Feb. 28, he visited Brandeis International Business School to discuss his latest book, “The Man Who Solved […]
How a WSJ markets reporter uses data analysis to tell stories
The Wall Street Journal’s Women In newsletter features markets reporter Gunjan Banerji. Here is an excerpt: WSJ: What is the most challenging story you have worked on? Banerji: I was covering alleged manipulation in a popular Wall Street index—the Cboe Volatility Index—last year. In order to understand why people were saying the index was being […]
NY Times econ reporter: 42 percent of my sources in 2019 were women
New York Times economics reporter Ben Casselman kept track of his sources in 2019 and reports that 42 percent of them were women. Fifteen percent of his sources were minorities. Focusing specifically on people quoted as experts such as economists, political scientists, and industry Casselman reported that 44 percent were women and 11 percent were people of […]
How Reuters worked sources and documents to report on baby powder issues
Last week, a Reuters investigation revealed that since at least the 1970s, the FDA has downplayed health concerns about talc in powders and cosmetics, deferring again and again to manufacturers. The story follows earlier reporting on how Johnson & Johnson failed to warn customers that its talc powders and cosmetics were tainted with cancer-causing asbestos […]
Business owner grabs phones of reporter during interview
A restaurant operator grabbed an Arizona Republic reporter’s cellphones Thursday, abruptly ending an interview about the woman’s new venue and her trail of closed restaurants, reports Kathy Tulumello of the Republic. Tulumello reports, “Tawny Costa, the operator of Parma Italian Roots, took the phones, with the reporter trying to snatch them back, according to a statement she made […]
WSJ entertainment industry reporter Flint talks about his reporting
Wall Street Journal entertainment industry reporter Joe Flint talked about how he does his job. Here is an excerpt: Q: Take us through your process of reporting and writing. Where do you start, and what steps do you take next? A: Depends on the story. If it is a feature story or a profile, I […]
