Business journalism
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (March 2018) |
Business journalism is the part of
This area of journalism provides news and feature articles about people, places and issues related to the business sector. Most[quantify] newspapers, magazines, radio, and television-news shows include a business segment. Detailed and in-depth business journalism may appear in publications, radio, and television channels dedicated specifically to business and financial journalism.
History
Business journalism began as early as the Middle Ages, to help well-known trading families communicate with each other.[1]
Around 1700,
Personnel
Journalists who work in this branch are classed as "business journalists". Their main task is to gather information about current events as they related to business. They may also cover processes, trends, consequences, and important people, in business and disseminate their work through all types of mass media.
Scope
Business journalism, although common in most industrialized countries, has a very limited role in third-world and developing countries. This leaves citizens of such countries in a very disadvantaged position locally and internationally.[citation needed] Recent efforts to bring business media to these countries have proven to be worthwhile.[4]
See also
- Gerald Loeb Award
- Business Insider
- Forbes
- Financial Times
- Nihon Keizai Shinbun
- Weekend City Press Review
References
- ^ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ Margarett A. James, and Dorothy F. Tucker. "Daniel Defoe, Journalist." Business History Review 2.1 (1928): 2-6.
- ^ Roush, Chris (May 2008). "Book Reviews: Taking on the Trust". BusinessJournalism.org. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ Luesby, Jenny (February 2011). "Enlightening entrepreneurs". D+C Development and Cooperation. 52 (2). Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Focus, Page 62. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
Further reading
- Weinberg, Steve (2008). Taking on the Trust: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller. New York: W.W. Norton. OCLC 154706823.
- Profits and Losses: Business Journalism and its Role in Society, Roush, Chris, 2010. Marion Street Press: Portland, OR. ISBN 978-1936863181
- Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication, Roush, Chris, 2016, Routledge: New York. ISBN 978-1138188389