An eye-opening account of how the information gap in business journalism is eroding civic life and impacting the economy--and how we can fix it Business owners, consumers, and employees have long relied on the news to make financial decisions-what to buy, who to hire, and what products to sell. In the twenty-first century, that news has shifted. Only the big businesses and executives can afford expensive subscriptions, while most consumers and small business owners are left scrambling to find the news they need to succeed and thrive. The Future of Business Journalism explores how the field evolved into this divide and offers solutions on how business journalism can once again provide the stories and content that a broad society needs. In The Future of Business Journalism, veteran business journalist and professor Chris Roush explains the causes, reveals the consequences, and offers potential solutions to this pressing problem. Roush delves into how the crisis occurred, from the disintegration of the once-strong relationship between businesses and media to the media's focus on national coverage at the expense of local news. He reveals how these trends result in major "coverage deserts." Roush's proposal for a way forward shows how businesses, journalists, and media can work together to support the economic and financial literacy needed for an informed citizenry. He recommends that media organizations take advantage of technological innovations to provide better business news content, suggests that journalism programs require budding reporters to take more business courses, and encourages businesses to fund journalism school programs. This insightful overview of the current state of business journalism reveals its strengths and weaknesses and shows how Main Street can regain access to the news it needs.

"No one in academia understands business journalism better than Chris Roush. If you believe good journalism has a role to play in creating good business and, ultimately, good societies, read this book."

About the Author
Chris Roush is the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University. He previously spent seventeen years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he started its business journalism program. He is the author or coauthor of ten books, including the textbook Show Me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication. He has won awards for business journalism teaching and has taught business journalism on five continents.

Reviews
A work of original, seminal, and detailed research and scholarship. * Midwest Book Review *
Overall, this book offers time-tested and novel solutions to repair business reporting in an era in which access to meaningful, trustworthy news is crucial. * Choice *


Awards
Winner of Outstanding Academic Book of the Year 2022.



Book Information
ISBN 9781647122560
Author Chris Roush
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Georgetown University Press
Publisher Georgetown University Press
Weight(grams) 544g