Beat Basics

Contents

1. Front Matter

   1. Introduction by Reynolds Center Director Micheline Maynard

2. I. Covering Agriculture

   1. 1. Covering the Agriculture Beat: An Introduction
   2. 2. Covering Agriculture: Identifying Local Stories, Angles
   3. 3. Covering Agriculture: Challenges
   4. 4. Covering Agriculture: Resources and Sourcing
   5. 5. Covering Agriculture: Glossary of Terms, Concepts

3. II. Covering Business: An Introduction

   1. 6. Covering Business: An Introduction
   2. 7. Covering Business: Finding Local Stories
   3. 8. Covering Business: Resources and Reading

4. III. Covering Companies: A Guide to SEC Databases

   1. 9. 10-K Filings Guide: Introduction
   2. 10. 10-Q Filings Guide: Introduction
   3. 11. 8-K Filings Guide: Introduction

5. IV. Covering Economics

   1. 12. How to Cover Economics: An introduction
   2. 13. Covering Economics: Glossary
   3. 14. Covering Economics: Finding Local Stories in the Data
   4. 15. Covering Economics: Common Mistakes
   5. 16. Covering Economics: Resources

6. V. Covering Energy, Utilities and Mining

   1. 17. Covering Energy, Utilities and Mining: An Introduction
   2. 18. Covering Energy, Utilities and Mining: Identifying Local Stories
   3. 19. Covering Energy, Utilities and Mining: Challenges and Hurdles
   4. 20. Covering Energy, Utilities and Mining: Resources
   5. 21. Covering Energy, Utilities and Mining: Glossary

7. VI. Covering Sustainability

   1. 22. Covering Sustainability: An Introduction
   2. 23. Covering Sustainability: Identifying Local Stories
   3. 24. Covering Sustainability: Challenges and Hurdles
   4. 25. Covering Sustainability: Resources and Sourcing
   5. 26. Covering Sustainability: Glossary of Terms, Concepts

8. VII. Covering Hospitals

   1. 27. Covering Hospitals: An Introduction
   2. 28. Covering Hospitals: Core Concepts and Terms
   3. 29. Covering Hospital Finances: Challenges & Opportunities
   4. 30. Covering Hospitals: 6 Key Documents to Dig Into

9. VIII. Covering Insurance

   1. 31. Covering Insurance: An Introduction
   2. 32. Covering Insurance: Finding True Local Stories, Angles
   3. 33. Covering Insurance: A Few of the Challenges
   4. 34. Covering Insurance: Resources and Sources
   5. 35. Covering Insurance: Glossary of Terms, Concepts

10. IX. Investigative Business Reporting

    1. 36. Investigative Reporting: An Introduction
    2. 37. Investigative Reporting: Identifying Local Stories, Angles
    3. 38. Investigative Reporting: Challenges and Hurdles
    4. 39. Investigative Reporting: Resources and Reading
    5. 40. Investigative Reporting: Glossary of Key Terms

11. X. Covering Banking

    1. 41. Covering Banking: An Introduction
    2. 42. Covering Banking: Challenges, Common Errors and How to Avoid Them
    3. 43. Covering Banking: Glossary of Terms, Concepts
    4. 44. Covering Banking: Resources
    5. 45. Covering Banking: Good Sources Across the Beat
    6. 46. Covering Banking: Localizing the Beat
    7. 47. Covering Banking: Covering Failures
    8. 48. Covering Banking: Twitter Accounts to Follow

12. XI. Covering Manufacturing

    1. 49. How to Cover Manufacturing: An Introduction
    2. 50. Covering Manufacturing: A Crash Course
    3. 51. Covering Manufacturing: Things That Can Go Wrong
    4. 52. Covering Manufacturing: 10 Terms to Know
    5. 53. Covering Manufacturing: Resources

13. XII. Personal Finance Beat

    1. 54. Covering Personal Finance: An Introduction
    2. 55. Covering Personal Finance: Finding True Local Angles, Interests
    3. 56. Personal Finance: A Few of the Challenges
    4. 57. Personal Finance: Glossary of Terms, Concepts

14. XIII. Covering Real Estate

    1. 58. Covering Real Estate: An Introduction
    2. 59. Covering Real Estate: Tips for Finding Standout Stories
    3. 60. Covering Real Estate: Avoiding Traps, Mistakes
    4. 61. Covering Real Estate: Glossary of Terms
    5. 62. Covering Real Estate: Resources, Experts

15. XIV. Covering the Retail Beat

    1. 63. Covering Retailing: An Introduction
    2. 64. Covering Retailing: Themes and Key Issues on the Beat
    3. 65. Covering Retailing: What the Economic Data Means
    4. 66. Covering Retailing: A Reporters' Toolbox
    5. 67. Covering Retailing: A Glossary of Terms You Should Know

16. XV. Covering Sports and Money

    1. 68. Covering the Business of Sports: An Introduction
    2. 69. Covering Sports: Localizing National Issues
    3. 70. Covering Sports: Challenges
    4. 71. Covering Sports: A Glossary of Terms
    5. 72. Covering Sports: Resources and Key Contacts

17. XVI. Covering Technology

    1. 73. How to Cover Technology: An Introduction
    2. 74. Covering Technology: Four Main Elements
    3. 75. Covering Technology: People, Field Visits, Documents
    4. 76. Covering Technology: Challenges
    5. 77. Covering Technology: Core Concepts and Terms

18. XVII. Covering Transportation

    1. 78. How to Cover Transportation: An Introduction
    2. 79. Covering Transportation: Key Resources
    3. 80. Covering Transportation: Finding Local Angles
    4. 81. Covering Transportation: Common Errors and How to Avoid Them
    5. 82. From Code Share to Mainline: A Glossary for Covering Airlines

19. Back Matter

    1. Conclusion
    2. Credits
    3. About the Publisher