Testy Biz Copy Editor: Too much of this going around
Farewell columns are always tiresome. This one is especially so. This guy was a financial editor once, but it’s clear that he didn’t like it much. It’s a...
Tagged: Writing tips
The Kovacevich test of business journalism
Aaron Elstein, a senior reporter at Crain’s New York Business, writes about what makes news for his publication. Elstein writes, “But boss, I pleaded, the story is about a banking executive who is opening...
What makes a good business journalist?
Talking Biz News founder Chris Roush talks about the skills and qualities that a good business journalist possesses.
How young reporters have gotten ahead in business journalism
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers hosted a conference call Monday afternoon to talk with young financial journalists about their impact through strong beat reporting. Jon Chesto, Boston Globe business reporter, moderated...
Testy Biz Copy Editor: Baby steps for the puzzled investor
An investor who bought Google stock 13 years ago at its IPO price of $85 would now own a piece of the company worth about 22 times their original investment. That also takes into...
Tales of hurricane coverage from the Houston Chronicle biz editor
Whatever we write about Hurricane Harvey at the Houston Chronicle, our story already is upstaged by Hurricane Irma. Houston did not evacuate 6 million people as Harvey approached, nor did it face the raging...
Testy Copy Editor: “Trump-linked” oligarch’s company goes bust
It’s out of vogue to be “fair” to President Donald Trump – often for good reasons – but sometimes we must call out stories whose premises are a little out of line. Two mysterious...
Wall Street and the business press
Heidi Moore, the editor in chief of Ladders, writes about how Wall Street would work with the business media as a way of understanding new White House communication director Anthony Scaramucci, who came from...
Consuelo Mack: More women getting into financial journalism
Consuelo Mack is an American business news journalist and host of “WealthTrack,” a nationally syndicated business news program presented by WLIW-TV in New York City. She spoke with TheStreet.com about how more women are...
When subjects of business news stories cry “fake news”
Dana Melius of the St. Peter Herald in southern Minnesota writes about how the subjects of business news coverage at his paper and its sister papers have recently accused the newspapers of “fake news.” Melius...
