{"id":90,"date":"2015-12-28T17:27:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T17:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2023-02-16T19:42:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T19:42:22","slug":"business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/beats\/business\/","title":{"rendered":"The business beat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen A. Merrigan, back right and Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, far right, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment, discuss renewable energy initiatives during a press conference at the officers club on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paul D. Honnick\/Released)<\/p><\/div>\n

The local business beat is more than shop openings and chamber of commerce meetings. Any kind of business — from\u00a0organic\u00a0agriculture to rock n’ roll — is interesting to readers & listeners & viewers.<\/p>\n

The national\u00a0business news agenda was once dominated by stock reports, interest rates and profiles of megalomaniac tycoons. These days, however, the agenda is expanding, with creative programs like Marketplace<\/a> and web offerings like Bloomburg<\/a> \u00a0news.\u00a0 \u00a0Topics include economics,\u00a0 technology, agriculture,\u00a0 \u00a0medicine and even sports. Its also important to track government\u00a0 agencies (the State Corporation Commission<\/a> in Virginia) and, on the federal level, the Dept. of Labor<\/a>,\u00a0 the Dept. of Commerce<\/a>, the FCC<\/a>, the FTC<\/a> and the\u00a0 Securities and Exchange Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reporters should know how to find:<\/strong><\/p>\n