Investigative reporting tips for business journalists

By Alex Barinka Matt Apuzzo epitomized how I always imagine an investigative reporter. He spoke 1,000 mph though I’m sure his brain was working faster, he was animated and spoke with passionately waving arms, and he was so excited when he talked about the benefits of using documents. Geeze, sounds a little bit like someone […]

Business journalism and PR: Friend or foe?

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers held its annual Gary Klott Memorial Ethics Symposium on Saturday at its annual conference. The focus of the ethical questions focused on relationships between public relations professionals and business journalits. Business journalists at the conference voted on what they would do with each scenario. Here are some […]

The dangers of covering the drug business

By Sarah Frier A colleague once  called Alfredo Corchado and told him his name was on a list of American journalists who were going to be killed in 24 hours. It was one of four times Corchado said he feared for his life while covering drug cartels —  the most influential business in Mexico —  […]

Google help for business journalists

Sean Carlson, the news interactive manager for Google, talks about how to better use the website for reporting functions. The example here is using local and regional economic data on Google. Carlson spoke Saturday at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference in Dallas.

SABEW Best in Business award winners share strategy

By Sarah Frier Some of the winners of Best in Business awards explained how they got their stories Friday for the Society for American Business Editors and Writers conference in Dallas. Phil Mattingly of Bloomberg won an award for his stories on the Dodd-Frank act. During an at least 22-hour meeting, Mattingly and a team […]

Comparing mortgage-backed securities to chicken parts

A good business journalist needs to provide steady content to their employer so that they can spend the time to report and write the stories they want to cover in their spare time. That was the advice given Friday by Allan Sloan, the senior editor at large at Fortune magazine and one of the top […]

Fortune’s Sloan speaks

Allan Sloan, the senior editor at large for Fortune magazine, spoke Friday afternoon at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers about how he got his start in business journalism.

Fortune's Sloan speaks

Allan Sloan, the senior editor at large for Fortune magazine, spoke Friday afternoon at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers about how he got his start in business journalism.

Explaining personal finance topics

Larry Ingrassia, the business editor of The New York Times, explains the paper’s personal finance coverage philosophy. Ingrassia was part of a panel on personal finance coverage at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference.

SEC chair Schapiro: Our core mission compromised

By Sarah Frier The Securities and Exchange Commission doesn’t have the resources or the support to do its job right, said its chairwoman on Friday. “I’m concerned about our core mission,” Mary Schapiro told journalists at the Society of American Business News Editors and Writers conference Friday. “We can’t review all corporate filings the way […]