We Mean Business
87 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsOriginally, 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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The movie business as a working union actor
September 28, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBSAG-AFTRA is still striking against the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers - movie studios, big streaming corporations, etc.) even as the writer's union has reached its own agreement with the studios this week. In this episode, Mackenzie Joy-Brennan talked to SAG member Marie Cecile Anderson -- an actor, comedian, and musician based in Nashville -- about the strike decision, the demands union members are asking for, and what life is like as a working union actor, even...
What happens when you’re not on strike, but your industry is?
September 19, 2023 07:30 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBAs the entertainment industry strikes continue, Mackenzie Joy-Brennan has a chat with Hollywood costume designer Nicole Suerez Jones whose local IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) unions aren't on strike, but are still suffering the effects of the current dual strikes in Hollywood. Nicole talks studio executive greed, working conditions, artificial intelligence, and what it means to be functioning in an industry that appears to be at an impasse.
Who lost this year’s Super Bowl? It could be the taxpayers.
February 21, 2023 21:15 - 13 minutes - 18.5 MBThe Phoenix Valley was packed with visitors for Super Bowl LVII, but does a packed city equal extra economic activity? Janaé Bradford interviews Kelly Phillips Erb, an expert on tax law who has written for and been interviewed by a variety of media outlets. She is currently a tax contributor for Forbes and a Tax Counsel for White & Williams, LLP. Phillips Erb breaks down how local taxpayers contribute to big sporting events but may not be seeing the dividends they were promised. From tax o...
Don’t shy away from the business angle in your sports coverage
February 09, 2023 15:59 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBWhen is it okay to start talking about the financial cost of a game not played? Steven Watkins, a reporter for the Cincinnati Business Courier, was reporting on the Bengals/Bills game live when Damar Hamlin was struck in the chest and halted the NFL. Watkins shares with Janaé Bradford how he reacted as a journalist who covers the business of sports at a local business journal. Watkins has decades of experience covering the business side of sports and shares tips with aspiring sports journal...
The business of college football with Amanda Christovich
January 26, 2023 18:47 - 8 minutes - 12.3 MBEver wonder what it is like covering the biggest college football game of the season? Janaé Bradford invited Amanda Christovich from FrontOffice Sports to speak with her about her experience covering the business of the big game. Covering college football isn’t just about covering the X’s and O’s. College football has become an enterprise in itself that reporters should not shy away from covering. Christovich tells us how she started covering the business of sports and how businesses have n...
Bloomberg reporters gain answers to Cerebal Inc.’s ’Questionable Practices’
November 16, 2022 18:14 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MBJanaé Bradford interviews Bloomberg reporters Caleb Melby and Polly Mosendz, two members of the bronze award-winning team for their investigation 'Questionable Practices.' Their investigation brings the first important revelations about the largest medical mental-health startup, Cerebral, and its effort to bring telemedicine techniques to mental healthcare. Bloomberg reporters found a lack of delicate consideration assessment from the million-dollar business when prescribing medication to t...
Business journalism advice for students with Jeff Timmermans
June 27, 2022 09:00 - 8 minutes - 12 MBFor her last episode, Ruby interviews Jeff Timmermans, Director of the Reynolds Center. Ruby asks poignant questions about what is needed from students looking to get into business journalism and why students should consider the field. Jeff shares with us the importance of business journalism and how you don't need a finance background to report on and cover the business beat.
Gender equity in the newsroom with Kristen Gilger
June 13, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutes - 15 MBRuby interviews Kristen Gilger, co-author of 'There's no crying in newsrooms,' on what it was like as a woman in broadcast journalism in the 1980s compared to today. Kristen shares insights on how her expectations and hope of greater equity have unfortunately not matched up with reality and reminds women in the business to remember that they are never alone.
Data Analysis: A journalist’s superpower with Steve Doig
May 30, 2022 09:00 - 8 minutes - 12 MBNumbers are the language of the world. Ruby interviews Steve Doig, experienced data journalist and current ASU professor, on how working with data can be a business journalist's superpower. Steve discusses how understanding data tools for smaller stories can prepare you for bigger stories that happen near you or in your beat.
Sports streaming business with Todd Merkow
May 12, 2022 18:49 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MBRuby Arora interviews Todd Merkow, first general manager of FOX Sports Arizona and current strategic and operational consultant who also teaches sports journalism majors at the Cronkite School of Journalism. Ruby and Todd discuss Amazon emerging into NFL streaming and what journalists should be aware of and what to look out for in the future of sports streaming.
Media training with Susan Lisovicz
April 12, 2022 16:42 - 8 minutes - 11.2 MBRuby Arora interviews Susan Lisovicz, long-time CNN and CNBC on-air reporter, on how journalists can prepare to be on camera and why business journalism is such an important field for all journalists to understand. Stay tuned for the rest of this 5-part series this summer.
Podcast: Behind the 2016 Barlett & Steele Bronze Prize Winner, Oxycontin’s 12-hour Problem
March 30, 2017 22:38 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBLos Angeles Times Reporter Harriet Ryan and Editor Matt Lait, now of CNN, spoke with Jenna Miller of the Reynolds Center to discuss their work with the award winning Oxycontin's 12-hour Problem investigation. This project took home the Bronze Award at the 2016 Barlett and Steele Awards for Investigative Journalism.
Behind the 2016 Barlett & Steele Bronze Prize Winner, Oxycontin’s 12-hour Problem
March 30, 2017 22:38 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBLos Angeles Times Reporter Harriet Ryan and Editor Matt Lait, now of CNN, spoke with Jenna Miller of the Reynolds Center to discuss their work with the award-winning Oxycontin's 12-hour Problem investigation. This project took home the Bronze Award at the 2016 Barlett and Steele Awards for Investigative Journalism.
Podcast: Behind the 2016 Barlett & Steele Bronze Prize Winner, Oxycontin's 12-hour Problem
March 30, 2017 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18.1 MBLos Angeles Times Reporter Harriet Ryan and Editor Matt Lait, now of CNN, spoke with Jenna Miller of the Reynolds Center to discuss their work with the award winning Oxycontin's 12-hour Problem investigation. This project took home the Bronze Award at the 2016 Barlett and Steele Awards for Investigative Journalism.
Behind the 2016 Barlett & Steele Silver Prize Winner, Testing Theranos
March 01, 2017 19:39 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBChristopher Weaver of the Wall Street Journal talked with Jenna Miller of the Reynolds Center to discuss his work with the award winning Testing Theranos investigation. This project took home the Silver Award at the 2016 Barlett and Steele Awards for Investigative Journalism.
Behind the 2016 Barlett & Steele Awards Gold Prize Winning Investigation
February 17, 2017 00:45 - 14 minutes - 19.6 MBBastian Obermayer of the Munich based paper Süddeutsche Zeitung and Gerard Ryle, Director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, talked with Jenna Miller of the Reynolds Center to discuss their work with the award winning Panama Papers. Their organizations, along with more than 100 other media partners, took home the Gold Award at the 2016 Barlett and Steele Awards for Investigative Journalism.
How to Cover Money Episode 35: Tips for Engaging Business Journalism Students
February 02, 2017 23:12 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBBusiness journalism professors Karen Blumenthal, Andrew Cassel and Keith Herndon share their tips for engaging students in class. They originally shared these tips during Reynolds Week 2016. Jenna Miller hosts this episode.
Tips for Engaging Business Journalism Students
February 02, 2017 23:12 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBBusiness journalism professors Karen Blumenthal, Andrew Cassel and Keith Herndon share their tips for engaging students in class. They originally shared these tips during Reynolds Week 2016. Jenna Miller hosts this episode.
How to Cover Money Episode 35: Tips for Engaging Business Journalism Students
February 02, 2017 00:00 - 8 minutes - 11.2 MBBusiness journalism professors Karen Blumenthal, Andrew Cassel and Keith Herndon share their tips for engaging students in class. They originally shared these tips during Reynolds Week 2016. Jenna Miller hosts this episode.
How to Cover Money Episode 34: An Introduction to Financial Statements
January 19, 2017 22:17 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBThe How to Cover Money podcast is back with W.P. Carey School of Business professor Philip Drake and Bloomberg's Tom Contiliano, as they give an introduction on reading financial statements as a business reporter. Jenna Miller hosts this episode.
An Introduction to Financial Statements
January 19, 2017 22:17 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBThe How to Cover Money podcast is back with W.P. Carey School of Business professor Philip Drake and Bloomberg's Tom Contiliano, as they give an introduction on reading financial statements as a business reporter. Jenna Miller hosts this episode.
How to Cover Money Episode 33: Finding and Using Census Data in your Stories
November 12, 2016 03:55 - 13 minutes - 18.3 MBBrandon Quester and Evan Wyloge of the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting share their tips for finding and using census data. Quester and Wyloge originally shared these tips during Reynolds Week 2016. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series. To read the AZCIR's four-part investigation on hazardous chemicals, visit businessjournalism.org.
Finding and Using Census Data in your Stories
November 12, 2016 03:55 - 13 minutes - 18.3 MBBrandon Quester and Evan Wyloge of the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting share their tips for finding and using census data. Quester and Wyloge originally shared these tips during Reynolds Week 2016. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series. To read the AZCIR's four-part investigation on hazardous chemicals, visit businessjournalism.org.
Inside the Barlett and Steele Gold Award Winning Investigation “Fish Slavery”
October 21, 2016 04:13 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBRobin McDowell, and Martha Mendoza of the Associated Press discuss their 2015 Barlett and Steele Gold Award winning investigation “Fish Slavery.” McDowell and Mendoza discussed their project with Katherine Fitzgerald and Eddie Keller earlier this year. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series. To read the AP's four-part investigation, visit businessjournalism.org.
How to Cover Money Episode 32: Inside the Barlett and Steele Gold Award Winning Investigation “Fish Slavery”
October 21, 2016 04:13 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBRobin McDowell, and Martha Mendoza of the Associated Press discuss their 2015 Barlett and Steele Gold Award winning investigation “Fish Slavery.” McDowell and Mendoza discussed their project with Katherine Fitzgerald and Eddie Keller earlier this year. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series. To read the AP's four-part investigation, visit businessjournalism.org.
How to Cover Money Podcast Episode 31 - Finding Regional Employment Data
October 07, 2016 03:48 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MBUniversity of Michigan economist Donald Grimes shares his tips for finding Regional Employment data. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series. To access the reports and surveys Grimes recommends during the podcast visit businessjournalism.org
Finding Regional Employment Data
October 07, 2016 03:48 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MBUniversity of Michigan economist Donald Grimes shares his tips for finding Regional Employment data. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series. To access the reports and surveys Grimes recommends during the podcast visit businessjournalism.org
Behind the 2015 Barlett & Steele Awards Silver Prize Winning Investigation
September 22, 2016 20:01 - 10 minutes - 15.2 MBChristopher Serres and Glenn Howatt of the Minneapolis Star Tribune sat down with Katherine Fitzgerald and Eddie Keller of the Reynolds Center to discuss their award winning work, "Unchecked Care." Serres and Howatt's investigation won the Silver Award at the 2015 Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism. Visit businessjournalism.org to read their four-part investigation. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series.
How to Cover Money Episode 30 - Behind the 2015 Barlett & Steele Awards Silver Prize Winning Investigation
September 22, 2016 20:01 - 10 minutes - 15.2 MBChristopher Serres and Glenn Howatt of the Minneapolis Star Tribune sat down with Katherine Fitzgerald and Eddie Keller of the Reynolds Center to discuss their award winning work, "Unchecked Care." Serres and Howatt's investigation won the Silver Award at the 2015 Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism. Visit businessjournalism.org to read their four-part investigation. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series.
How to Cover Money Episode 29: More Tips for Building a Winning Business Investigation
July 09, 2016 01:52 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MBGlenn Hall, Executive Editor at the Washington Post shares more tips for creating winning business investigations. He originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series. Applications for the 2016 Barlett & Steele Awards are now open. Visit http://bit.ly/BarlettSteeleApp2016 to submit your work today.
More Tips for Building a Winning Business Investigation
July 09, 2016 01:52 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MBGlenn Hall, Executive Editor at the Washington Post shares more tips for creating winning business investigations. He originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series.
Inside the 2015 Barlett & Steele Bronze Award Investigation
June 24, 2016 16:56 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBPat Beall of The Palm Beach Post sat down with Katherine Fitzgerald and Eddie Keller of the Reynolds Center to discuss her award winning work, "Dying for Care." Beall's investigation won the Bronze Award at the 2015 Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism. Visit businessjournalism.org to read her four-part investigation. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series.
How to Cover Money Episode 28: Inside the 2015 Barlett & Steele Bronze Award Investigation
June 24, 2016 16:56 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBPat Beall of The Palm Beach Post sat down with Katherine Fitzgerald and Eddie Keller of the Reynolds Center to discuss her award winning work, "Dying for Care." Beall's investigation won the Bronze Award at the 2015 Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism. Visit businessjournalism.org to read her four-part investigation. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series. Applications for the 2016 Barlett & Steele Awards are now open. Visit http://bit.ly/BarlettSteeleApp2016 to su...
Building Winning Business Inestigations
June 10, 2016 19:28 - 6 minutes - 9.36 MBGlenn Hall, Executive Editor at the Washington Post shares his tips for creating winning business investigations. He originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series.
How to Cover Money Episode 27: Building Winning Business Inestigations
June 10, 2016 19:28 - 6 minutes - 9.36 MBGlenn Hall, Executive Editor at the Washington Post shares his tips for creating winning business investigations. He originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series. Subscribe to the How to Cover Money podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud. New episodes come out biweekly on Fridays.
How to Cover Money Episode 26: Covering the Marijuana Industry
May 19, 2016 23:03 - 7 minutes - 11.1 MBRicardo Baca, editor of The Denver Post’s website The Cannabist; and Kevin Dale, executive editor of Arizona PBS’s Cronkite News, who directed pot coverage as a top editor at the Post, share more insights on covering the legal marijuana industry. They originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016. For more information about investigations into product potency or to learn about chemical and pesticide testing in marijuana, visit businessjournalism.org. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast ser...
How to Cover Money Episode 25 - The Business of the Marijuana Industry
May 06, 2016 07:32 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MBRicardo Baca, editor of The Denver Post’s website The Cannabist; and Kevin Dale, executive editor of Arizona PBS’s Cronkite News, who directed pot coverage as a top editor at the Post, share more insights on covering the legal marijuana industry. They originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016. Megan Calcote, program coordinator for the Reynolds Center, hosts the podcast series. Subscribe to the How to Cover Money podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud. New episodes come out biweek...
The Business of the Marijuana Industry
May 06, 2016 07:32 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MBRicardo Baca, editor of The Denver Post’s website The Cannabist; and Kevin Dale, executive editor of Arizona PBS’s Cronkite News, who directed pot coverage as a top editor at the Post, share more insights on covering the legal marijuana industry. They originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016. Megan Calcote, program coordinator for the Reynolds Center, hosts the podcast series.
How to Cover Money Episode 24: Covering The Business Of Pot
April 22, 2016 17:34 - 9 minutes - 12.4 MBRicardo Baca, editor of The Denver Post’s website The Cannabist; and Kevin Dale, executive editor of Arizona PBS’s Cronkite News, who directed pot coverage as a top editor at the Post, share their insights in covering the legal marijuana industry. They originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016. Megan Calcote hosts the podcast series. You can subscribe to the How to Cover Money podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud. New episodes come out biweekly on Fridays.
Covering the Business of Pot
April 22, 2016 17:30 - 9 minutes - 12.6 MBRicardo Baca, editor of The Denver Post’s website The Cannabist; and Kevin Dale, executive editor of Arizona PBS’s Cronkite News, who directed pot coverage as a top editor at the Post, share their insights in covering the legal marijuana industry. They originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016. Megan Calcote, program coordinator for the Reynolds Center, hosts the podcast series.
How to Cover Money Episode 24: Covering the Business of Pot
April 22, 2016 17:30 - 9 minutes - 12.6 MBRicardo Baca, editor of The Denver Post’s website The Cannabist; and Kevin Dale, executive editor of Arizona PBS’s Cronkite News, who directed pot coverage as a top editor at the Post, share their insights in covering the legal marijuana industry. They originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016. Megan Calcote, program coordinator for the Reynolds Center, hosts the podcast series. You can subscribe to the How to Cover Money podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud. New episodes come ...
Generating Story Ideas
April 07, 2016 21:09 - 7 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this week’s episode, Jennifer Conlin, New York Times contributor and founder of Creative Voice, shares tips for generating. She originally shared these tips at SABEW 2015 during a session on covering regional economics. Megan Calcote, program coordinator for the Reynolds Center, hosts the podcast series.
How to Cover Money Episode 23: Generating Story Ideas
April 07, 2016 21:09 - 7 minutes - 17.1 MBHow to Cover Money episode 23 is now available on iTunes, SoundCloud and Stitcher. In this week’s episode, Jennifer Conlin, New York Times contributor and founder of Creative Voice, shares tips for generating. She originally shared these tips at SABEW 2015 during a session on covering regional economics. Megan Calcote, program coordinator for the Reynolds Center, hosts the podcast series. You can subscribe to the How to Cover Money podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud. New episodes co...
Covering Campaign Finance
March 11, 2016 05:49 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MBLeslie Wayne, adjunct faculty at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, shares tips for covering campaign finance. She originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016.
How to Cover Money Episode 22: Covering Campaign Finance
March 11, 2016 05:49 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MBLeslie Wayne, adjunct faculty at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, shares tips for covering campaign finance. She originally shared these tips at Reynolds Week 2016.
How To Cover Money Episode 21: Databases You Can Use
February 26, 2016 15:25 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBThis week, Steve Doig, data journalist and Knight Chair in Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communciation and Evan Wyloge, senior reporter at the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting share databases you can use for your business reporting. They originally shared this list of databases and tips for using them at Reynolds Week 2016. If you'd like to visit some of the databases discussed during the podcast, visit businessjournalism.org
Databases You Can Use
February 26, 2016 15:18 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBThis week, Steve Doig, data journalist and Knight Chair in Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communciation and Evan Wyloge, senior reporter at the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting share databases you can use for your business reporting. They originally shared this list of databases and tips for using them at Reynolds Week 2016. If you'd like to visit some of the databases discussed during the podcast, visit businessjournalism.org
Everyone’s a Business Journalist
February 12, 2016 19:59 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MBThis week's episode features Christopher Waddell, associate professor at the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario Canada, and excerpts of his session at the 2015 Canadian Association of Journalists conference. Megan Calcote, program coordinator for the Reynolds Center, hosts the podcast series.
How to Cover Money Episode 20: Everyone's a Business Journalist
February 12, 2016 00:00 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MBThe Reynolds Center podcast, How to Cover Money, is back! Check out episode 20 on iTunes, SoundCloud or Stitcher. This week's episode features Christopher Waddell, associate professor at the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario Canada, and excerpts of his session at the 2015 Canadian Association of Journalists conference. Megan Calcote, program coordinator for the Reynolds Center, hosts the podcast series.
Series Finale and Greatest Tips
June 20, 2015 22:52 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBToday we take a look back at some of the best tips we got from all of the amazing journalists that joined us for this series. If you missed any episodes, feel free to circle back to any of our previous episodes and, of course, keeping thinking like a business reporter!