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During the financial crisis, what was the most difficult part about business reporting?
Probably the fact that a lot of people were nervous. The main players were nervous. So they weren’t willing to give out all the information on what was really going on. It was hard to keep track of things because they were moving so quickly. And, of course, when the people you’re talking to don’t want you to really know what’s going on, that’s tough. When you’re in a crisis situation, it’s tough to sort through the noise.
You once told The Guardian that “business news is sexy.” What’s so sexy?
It’s sexy because it affects us all. Very few types of news can change a person’s livelihood. If I’m giving you entertainment news about Kim Kardashian, it’s not going to impact your life. But if I’m telling you what the stock market is doing or providing information about the price of your home, that may change your behavior and your life. That’s sexy. Business and economic news are pocketbook issues: they impact the way we spend and allocate money. The way people have built something when they start from nothing is interesting and sexy. Where the stock market has gone – if only in the years that I’ve been covering it – is interesting and sexy.
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