Morgenson: Better to be a biz journalist because of public information
New York Times business journalist Gretchen Morgenson spoke earlier this week at the Page One Awards in Minneapolis. Here is an excerpt: More important, if you want to gain respect inside the journalistic community and even from those you cover, that’s far easier to do by being a tough but fair reporter than it is […]
A business reporter takes on a machine in writing earnings
Stacey Vanek Smith of “Planet Money” writes about how NPR reporter Scott Horsley fared in writing the earnings story for Denny’s Corp. compared to a machine programmed to write the same story. Smith writes, “The rules for the race: Both contenders waited for Denny’s, the diner company, to come out with an earnings report. Once […]
There’s fast and slow news at the Financial Times
Capital New York interviewed Gillian Tett, the U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times. Here is an excerpt: CAPITAL: Quartz editor in chief Kevin Delaney has argued that the average 800-word newspaper article is too long for people reading their news online or on mobile. Do you agree? Do F.T. editors follow any guidelines about […]
WSJ reporter Newman is a life-long skeptic
Matthew Kassel of the New York Observer profiles former Wall Street Journal reporter Barry Newman, who wrote more than 400 A-hed feature stories for the paper’s front page and has a new book out about feature writing called “News to Me.” Kassel writes, “He went to the Journal in 1970 and started out on the […]
WSJ writing king Newman tells how he did it
Former Wall Street Journal reporter Barry Newman, who wrote more than 400 A-head front page stories for the paper, has written a book called “News to Me” about his writing and reporting style. The Guardian has posted an excerpt. Here’s part of it: This is the point: A lede should lead directly to the story […]
Using social media the right way in business reporting
Each day people are exposed to enough information to fill over 280 newspapers, and the key for journalists is to figure out how to make their coverage stand out. Randy Hlavac, founder of Marketing Synergy Inc and instructor in social media skills at Northwestern University’s Medill School, said the biggest problem for journalists today is that […]
Insight: How to cover over a trillion dollar industry
Transitioning from drug coverage to energy news does not seem that simple, but one reporter said switching beats was easier than you might think. Sergio Chapa began covering energy news for the San Antonio Business Journal in December after six years covering the Mexican drug war for a CBS affiliate in Texas, and he said […]
Biz reporters are skeptical of “exclusives”
An experienced PR pro should be able to distinguish between what constitutes an exclusive-worthy story and material and what’s best kept on the client’s website or in their sale presentation. The best professionals are adept at working closely with their clients to ensure that white paper and other intellectual capital produce truly compelling findings that […]
NPR reporter: All stories are business stories
All stories are business stories, said National Public Radio reporter Jim Burress in a talk at Murray State University. Austin Ramsey of the Murray Ledger & Times reports, “And it was finding answers – finding the stories within those numbers – that Burress said became key to his business journalism career. “‘Somebody told me once […]
ACBJ’s best beat reporter talks about covering Nike
Portland Business Journal reporter Matthew Kish was honored earlier this week as the best beat reporter among those who work at American City Business Journals. Kish covers Nike, Adidas, footwear, apparel, banking and general assignment news, and has been at the paper since 2006. He also teaches journalism at the University of Portland. Kish previously […]
