Business Journalism

Chris Roush

Business journalism refers to reporting and writing about businesses and the economy. In addition, it commonly includes other beats such as labor, workplace, technology, personal finance, investment, and consumer reporting, as well as investigative reporting focusing on these topics. The field is also known as financial journalism, particularly in countries other than the United States. The common theme in all of this coverage is money—who spends it, who earns it, who makes it, and where it comes from. As more consumers of journalism become aware of how the economy and the stock market affects their daily lives, they are increasingly turning to business journalism to explain the significance. Business journalism in the United States has grown in importance over the past century due to significant changes in the economic makeup of American society. At the time of the great stock market crash of October 1929, less than 10 percent of ...

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