The New York Times Reader: Business & Economics - Softcover

Tatge, Mark W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604264837 ISBN 13: 9781604264838

Publisher: CQ Press, 2010

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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.

Review:

A journalist's journalist, Mark Tatge has a gift for understanding the reporting and craft that goes into telling a financial news story. He shares his gifts with readers by taking them inside the structure of a New York Times business story and describing the building blocks of basic business journalism. --- Henry Dubroff, Editor, Pacific Coast Business Times and Former SABEW President (1997-98)

This is a great book for anyone who wants to better understand business and economics news, and for anyone who wants to write business and economics news more clearly. In this day and age, that should be just about all of us. --- Chris Roush, Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Scholar in Business Journalism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Mark Tatge is a top-notch business journalist who captures the drama of business and why some of us find it so compelling to follow and write about. Tatge's analyses of real business articles tease out the subtle nuance and take you behind the curtain to see how real reporters put together their stories. --- Dan Lyons, Technology Editor, Newsweek and Author, Options, the Secret Life of Steve Jobs

About this edition

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1604264837
• ISBN 13: 9781604264838
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304