Do biz reporters like getting calls from PR professionals?
When I entered the PR world, veteran colleagues would recount the days of faxing pitches with great nostalgia. My Millennial cohort heard a lot of riffs on the “I bet you don’t know about fax machines!” bit. The joke was on them. My first gig out of college was working for a legal nonprofit. And […]
How a business editor thinks through stories
In “Good Job, New Mexico,” hosts Stacy Johnston and Leonardo Castaneda sat down with Matthew Narvaiz, business editor at the Albuquerque Journal, to talk about his job and how he got into journalism. “It really wasn’t until I was in college that I honed my writing,” said Narvaiz, who has been the business editor since […]
Biz journalists share tips on unrelenting news cycle
Rebecca Tan of The Washington Post, Peter Landers of The Wall Street Journal and Daniel Moss of Bloomberg News shared business journalism advice with the National Press Foundation’s international trade reporting fellows. A story on the NPF website states, “‘We write for a general audience and with trade and with the economy, I think everyone […]
Bankrate’s Hamrick on economic coverage tips
Mark Hamrick, the Washington bureau chief at Bankrate, spoke at the National Press Club Journalism Institute recently about covering the economy. Here is an excerpt: What tips do you have for journalists covering the US economy right now? Hamrick: Choose your words carefully and work to get it right the first time. In our highly politically polarized […]
Phrases that Fortune invented, from trophy wife to hedge fund
Rachel Ventresca of Fortune writes about eight iconic phrases that the 95-year-old magazine made popular. Ventresca writes, “Yes, Fortune is old. The ’95-year-old startup’ is technically a member of the Silent Generation, predating the invention of not just the internet but also ZIP codes and crash test dummies, not to mention most of the Fortune 500 companies […]
Making financial news more accessible
CNBC Make It reporter Ashton Jackson writes about ways to make financial news more accessible to consumers. Jackson writes, “Often, using examples that resonate with readers helps them understand your message and keeps them engaged in what you have to say. “If you’re discussing inflation, you can talk about how rising costs can affect food, rent and […]
How the NYT’s Lieber explains personal finance
Sarah Bahr of the New York Times interviewed Ron Lieber, its personal finance columnist, about his work. Here is an excerpt: What makes for a good column? When I think about personal finance, there’s a kind of a Venn diagram of possible topics: things that are really expensive; processes that are really complicated; and decisions […]
Swisher on when reporting leads to conclusions
Harry McCracken of Fast Company spoke with legendary tech journalist Kara Swisher about her career in advance of her new book being released on Tuesday: Here is an excerpt: You talk in the book about instances in which you gave advice to some of these tech executives. The upshot is usually that they didn’t follow it. […]
Twin Cities Business editor Kaplan focused on expanding its readership
Rachel Hutton of the Star Tribune in Minneapolis profiles Ali Kaplan, the editor of Twin Cities Business. Hutton writes, “Kaplan’s role at Mpls.St.Paul led to her current one leading Twin Cities Business (the two magazines are owned by the same company). She’s the magazine’s first female editor, covering a male-dominated community. (In Minnesota, roughly 20% of executive […]
WSJ is eliminating usage of courtesy titles
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Tuesday: The Wall Street Journal is eliminating the routine use of honorifics, or courtesy titles, in its news pages. The Journal has been one of the few news organizations to continue to use the titles, under our long-held belief that Mr., Ms. and so […]
