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The movie business as a working union actor

We Mean Business - September 28, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
SAG-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 M...

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What happens when you’re not on strike, but your industry is?

We Mean Business - September 19, 2023 07:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
As 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 i...

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Who lost this year’s Super Bowl? It could be the taxpayers.

We Mean Business - February 21, 2023 21:15 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
The 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 fo...

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Don’t shy away from the business angle in your sports coverage

We Mean Business - February 09, 2023 15:59 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
When 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 rea...

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The business of college football with Amanda Christovich

We Mean Business - January 26, 2023 18:47 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Ever 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...

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Bloomberg reporters gain answers to Cerebal Inc.’s ’Questionable Practices’

We Mean Business - November 16, 2022 18:14 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Janaé 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 it...

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Business journalism advice for students with Jeff Timmermans

We Mean Business - June 27, 2022 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
For 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 an...

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Gender equity in the newsroom with Kristen Gilger

We Mean Business - June 13, 2022 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Ruby 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 remi...

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Data Analysis: A journalist’s superpower with Steve Doig

We Mean Business - May 30, 2022 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Numbers 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 h...

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Sports streaming business with Todd Merkow

We Mean Business - May 12, 2022 18:49 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Ruby 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 ...

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Media training with Susan Lisovicz

We Mean Business - April 12, 2022 16:42 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Ruby 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.

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Podcast: Behind the 2016 Barlett & Steele Bronze Prize Winner, Oxycontin’s 12-hour Problem

We Mean Business - March 30, 2017 22:38 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Los 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 Invest...

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Behind the 2016 Barlett & Steele Bronze Prize Winner, Oxycontin’s 12-hour Problem

We Mean Business - March 30, 2017 22:38 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Los 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 Inves...

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Podcast: Behind the 2016 Barlett & Steele Bronze Prize Winner, Oxycontin's 12-hour Problem

We Mean Business - March 30, 2017 00:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Los 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 Inves...

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Behind the 2016 Barlett & Steele Silver Prize Winner, Testing Theranos

We Mean Business - March 01, 2017 19:39 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Christopher 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.

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Behind the 2016 Barlett & Steele Awards Gold Prize Winning Investigation

We Mean Business - February 17, 2017 00:45 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Bastian 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 ...

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How to Cover Money Episode 35: Tips for Engaging Business Journalism Students

We Mean Business - February 02, 2017 23:12 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Business 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.

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Tips for Engaging Business Journalism Students

We Mean Business - February 02, 2017 23:12 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Business 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.

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How to Cover Money Episode 35: Tips for Engaging Business Journalism Students

We Mean Business - February 02, 2017 00:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Business 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.

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How to Cover Money Episode 34: An Introduction to Financial Statements

We Mean Business - January 19, 2017 22:17 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
The 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.

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An Introduction to Financial Statements

We Mean Business - January 19, 2017 22:17 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
The 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.

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How to Cover Money Episode 33: Finding and Using Census Data in your Stories

We Mean Business - November 12, 2016 03:55 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Brandon 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...

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Finding and Using Census Data in your Stories

We Mean Business - November 12, 2016 03:55 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Brandon 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...

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Inside the Barlett and Steele Gold Award Winning Investigation “Fish Slavery”

We Mean Business - October 21, 2016 04:13 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Robin 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...

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How to Cover Money Episode 32: Inside the Barlett and Steele Gold Award Winning Investigation “Fish Slavery”

We Mean Business - October 21, 2016 04:13 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Robin 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...

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How to Cover Money Podcast Episode 31 - Finding Regional Employment Data

We Mean Business - October 07, 2016 03:48 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
University 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

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Finding Regional Employment Data

We Mean Business - October 07, 2016 03:48 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
University 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

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Behind the 2015 Barlett & Steele Awards Silver Prize Winning Investigation

We Mean Business - September 22, 2016 20:01 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Christopher 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 Inve...

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How to Cover Money Episode 30 - Behind the 2015 Barlett & Steele Awards Silver Prize Winning Investigation

We Mean Business - September 22, 2016 20:01 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Christopher 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 Inve...

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How to Cover Money Episode 29: More Tips for Building a Winning Business Investigation

We Mean Business - July 09, 2016 01:52 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Glenn 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/B...

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