What is business journalism?

Business journalism is a specialised branch of media that tracks, records, analyzes, and interprets financial, economic, and commercial activities in society. It provides news and feature articles covering people, places, and issues related to the business sector across various platforms, including newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. Detailed coverage can also be found in dedicated financial publications and broadcast channels.

What we know

• Business journalism tracks, records, analyzes, and interprets business, economic, and financial activities and changes in societies. [2]
• Topics covered by business journalism span the entire purview of commercial activities related to the economy. [2]
• Detailed and in-depth business journalism may appear in dedicated publications, radio, and television channels specifically focused on business and finance. [2]
• Business journalism is also known by alternative terms such as commercial journalism, economic journalism, financial journalism, financial news, and trade journalism. [1]

Where to go next

• compared withHow does entertainment journalism cover popular culture?
• the bigger pictureWhat is the role of general journalism in society?
• how it workedWhat are the common formats for reporting financial news?
• what caused itHow do economic changes influence trade journalism?
• an unexpected connectionHow do non-professionals contribute through citizen journalism?

Sources

• [1]business journalism (Wikidata Q2142888) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Business journalism · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Entertainment journalism · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Journalism · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Citizen journalism · CC BY-SA 4.0