NPR’s Gogoi on what makes a good business news story
Pallavi Gogoi, former NPR chief business editor and current acting managing editor-daily report, speaks with Jacqueline GaNun of The Lead podcast about the best way to tell business news stories. “I’ve never lost sight of the fact that storytelling is important to me,” said Gogoi. “No matter what you cover in journalism, you can cover […]
English of Barron’s discusses her writing style and focus
Russell Sherman at Press Profiles interviewed Carleton English of Barron’s about her job and her career. “I think that they’re both outlets that are writer focused,” said English about working at Barron’s and The New York Post. She said she learned at The Post that story shaping and knowing your audience was vital. “The Post is so much […]
How Rowan from Forbes Advisor approaches personal finance coverage
Dana Miranda of Healthy Rich interviewed Forbes Advisor personal finance writer Lisa Rowan on her writing strategy. Miranda writes, “Rowan, however, approaches hacks differently. “‘I’m looking for things that I can convey to the biggest group of readers,’ she says. If she runs into a ‘hack’ for 18 to 21 year olds who live in central Missouri, that’s […]
How Matt Levine juggles writing about Elon Musk and crypto
Elizabeth Lopatto of The Verge interviewed Matt Levine, who writes the popular “Money Stuff” newsletter at Bloomberg News. Lopatto writes, “Matt Levine would like you to know that Elon Musk does not actually ruin all of his vacations. Sure, he was at Sesame Place, the theme park just outside Philadelphia, with his kids when Musk announced his Twitter […]
It’s time to retire stock market metaphors from coverage
Jeremy Olshan, who is leaving MarketWatch.com where he was editor in chief to become personal finance editor at The Wall Street Journal, writes about how stock market metaphors hurt investors. Olshan writes, “The language and imagery we use to talk about markets matters. In one of my first columns after becoming editor of this site […]
Bloomberg columnist Levine: Panic is my motivator
Neal Freyman of Morning Brew spoke with Bloomberg Opinion columnist Matt Levine about his career. Here is an excerpt: Give us a sense of your writing setup. Two monitors? Coffee? Music? I mostly write from home, on a Mac desktop with one big monitor. Sometimes I go to the office, where I have a PC with two monitors […]
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 […]
Biz reporter Matthew Kish: The role model for anyone
Andy Giegerich, the managing editor of the Portland Business Journal, writes about departing reporter Matthew Kish, who is leaving for a job at Business Insider. Giegerich writes, “Matt’s last day at the PBJ is today. He’s spent the past decade-and-a-half, oh, let’s see, breaking story after story, mentoring younger reporters (and, as I have an easy […]
How Insider senior correspondent Ito spends her days
Business Insider senior correspondent Aki Ito spoke with Phil Rosen about how she covers the future of work. Here is an excerpt: What’s a day in the life of Aki Ito like? It depends on whether I’m writing or not. On days I’m writing, I’m holed up in our guest bedroom, where I’ve set up my home office. I […]
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 […]
