The New York Times Reader: Business & Economics / Edition 1

by Mark W. Tatge

Overview

It is not just the depth of experience of The Times reporters that makes its business coverage unique, rather it is how Times stories are framed as they're written. Mark Tatge's volume looks at how these reporters balance compelling analysis and historical perspective, showing students specific ways to practice the craft of business writing. Delving into the fundamentals of covering the beat, the book is divided into two sections—one on the economy (inflation, jobs, wagers, debt and taxes) and another on business (Wall Street, mergers, profiles and investigative reporting). Tatge, having spent years at such publications as Forbes and The Wall Street Journal, provides a template for how to decipher complex terminology and cut through business babble, to discover the drama and excitement of how money is made, spent, and lost.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604264838
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/18/2010
Series:	TimesCollege from CQ Press
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mark W. Tatge spent three decades as an investigative editor and reporter for Forbes Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dallas Morning News and Denver Post. Tatge’s work has won a number of state and regional awards, and he was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the E.W. Scripps Visiting Professional at Ohio University, where he teaches journalism. He is a contributing editor to Forbes and a financial commentator for the Fox Business Network.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Lawrence Ingrassia
Preface
Introduction
I. WRITING ABOUT THE ECONOMY
1. Making Sense of the Economy
2. Inflation
3. Jobs and Unemployment
4. Wages
5. Debt
6. Taxes
II. WRITING ABOUT BUSINESS
7. Wall Street
8. Mergers
9. Writing Profiles
10. Investigative Reporting
Notes