We Mean Business
Originally the “How to Cover Money” podcast series, ”We Mean Business” is produced by The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism, designed specifically for journalists who want to cover business better on their beats.
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Episodes
Saturday Feb 14, 2015
Saturday Feb 14, 2015
This episode of How to Cover Money covers the art form of asking questions. Although it may take a while to learn, co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard make it clear that any reporter can learn how to ask “good dumb questions” during interviews to get the information you most want to report on and make your reporting understandable for your audience.
Saturday Feb 07, 2015
Saturday Feb 07, 2015
Broadcast writing brings unique challenges for reporters and can, at first, seem intimidating for newcomers to branch into. In this episode, co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard discuss successful tips and strategies for reporting business stories specifically for a broadcast audience, how that may differ from traditional print media, and how to keep all those numbers interesting to the audience on air. Whether you’re working for radio, TV, or creating your own podcast, this episode is sure to give you some practical tools to do your job well.
Tuesday Jan 06, 2015
Tuesday Jan 06, 2015
In this episode co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard discuss the elements of writing compelling business feature stories. They give advice on what aspects to focus on and how to organize a story in order to maintain reader engagement. They also note the importance of being ready to cast a wider net, or follow a different direction than you originally intended to based on the interviews you are having.
Monday Jan 05, 2015
Monday Jan 05, 2015
In this episode, co-hosts Micki Maynard and Mark Remillard discuss strategies for reporters to generate story ideas to keep their editors happy. If you’re a reporter who is experiencing “story block” this episode will give you a range of ideas to help you break out of your slump and keep those stories generating time and time again.
Sunday Jan 04, 2015
Sunday Jan 04, 2015
Reynolds Director Micheline Maynard and co-host Mark Remillard of KTAR News in Phoenix offer tips on ways to find the money in any story, even if you aren't a business journalist. The two discuss the importance of not letting numbers scare you from covering money stories. You don't need advanced math skills to find out where the money is in any type of story, simple addition and subtraction will get you started. They give tips on speaking the "secret language" that is money and how to translate it for a wide audience, as well as the importance of never being afraid to ask "the good, dumb question."
At the Reynolds Center
The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism was established in 2003 with the goal of improving the quality of media coverage of business and the economy. Since then our mission has been to promote the importance of business journalism among journalism students, give journalists tools to improve their business coverage and help freelancers navigate working with a variety of publications.
Over the years the Reynolds Center has trained more than 30,000 journalists and educators through in-person and online training throughout the country. We have worked with a wide range of freelance writers and collaborated with academic professors and departments in order to continuously improve the quality of content we produce including ebooks, podcasts, and instructional fun videos.