Cronkite School to open biz reporting bureau

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University is establishing a business reporting program through a $1 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.

Emily Overholt of the Phoenix Business Journal writes, “The Donald W. Reynolds Business Reporting Bureau will open in January and be the only university-based newsroom in the country that produces daily business and economic coverage for regional and national media outlets. The bureau will distribute news through the Cronkite News Service.

“‘We’ve been doing a lot in business journalism for a number of years now for one simple reason: it’s an incredibly important area of coverage,’ said Cronkite Dean Christopher Callahan. ‘Business, finance, and economics touch almost every aspect of journalism … city hall, entertainment, sports, virtually any beat you’re on has some dimension of financial and business coverage.’

“As part of the grant, Cronkite is seeking a prominent business journalist to serve as director of the bureau. In the summers the director will lead business coverage for the Carnegie-Knight News21 program, a national initiative where top journalism students from across the country report on an issue of national significance. The grant will also fund four students’ participation in News21 annually.”

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