The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism

No credit, no problem: Auto lender Tricolor’s broken promises to vulnerable customers

Over the past decade, lenders like Tricolor grew quickly due to investor appetite for high-yield debt and a narrative of ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

Databases you can use

In this week’s episode, Megan Calcote compiles some of the databases and tips for using them that were shared during Reynolds Week 2016. The speakers highlighted are Steve Doig, data journalist and ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

“True crime” pays, but who pays and who gets the loot?

It’s not news that digital media is a brave new world. Where regulatory protections are concerned, it’s the Wild West. The resulting tensions have been demonstrated in conflicts over AI in the ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

Salary Survey

The Reynolds Center annual business journalist salary survey results. The 2025 survey is now closed. Stay tuned for the results to be published in June. If you would like to receive an invitation to ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

Town and gown in Harlem: How gentrification hits black-owned businesses

Photo by Pixabay user Nbandr. The Ivy League is taking the A-train to Harlem after a court in 2010 upheld Columbia University’s plan to build a $6.3 billion satellite campus in the storied ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

LGBT-owned business: Stats and facts

LGBT-owned businesses can be a valuable topic for business reporters. While employee diversity has made headlines for years, stories on businesses that self-identify as being lesbian-, gay-, bisexual- ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

Pulling pictures from social media: the do’s and don’ts

Journalists are increasingly dependent on pictures posted on social media from eyewitnesses. These images are copyrighted, and there are legal implications.
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

The big economic impact of black-owned small businesses

February is Black History Month, honoring the legacy of Black Americans and their vast contributions to American society. African Americans have contributed greatly to the fields of science, arts, ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

How local businesses, college athletes are taking advantage of the NIL era

The Reynolds Center spoke to three business owners in the Phoenix area that recently entered into sponsorship deals with ASU quarterback Jayden Daniels to understand how they and other small ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

Reverse acquihires

After spending the last few months aggressively hiring AI researchers and engineers from other tech companies, Meta Platforms has put a freeze on hiring for its AI division. While a spokesperson for ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

Consumer demands for sustainability are forcing businesses to adopt new strategies

In the lobby of the Media Lab, the innovative hub of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an AI-powered assistant named Oscar is ready to “talk trash.” Created by Intuitive AI, Oscar uses ...