Video: Meet Adam Davidson, Founder of NPR’s Planet Money
On March 17th, Adam Davidson, founder of NPR’s Planet Money, participated in a discussion with the J-School’s Matt McAllester and Prue Clark. The theme of the talk was that journalists must understand business and economics to intelligently report their subjects. Here are a few selected tweets:
Davidson: Understanding business and economics leads to more nuanced reporting of Haiti and Iraq. You ask better questions. #cunyjnpr
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Davidson: Studying business and economics isn’t necessarily for reporting the subject, but to better report others #cunyjnpr
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Davidson: “Incentives” is key theme for journalists to understand about economics. Helps describe the *why* of what people do. #cunyjnpr
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Davidson: Once you have the business and economics framework to understand events, most other journalism seems boring and trite. #cunyjnpr
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Davidson: … especially “he said, she said” political reporting. #cunyjnpr
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Davidson: Too many journalists hide their passion for a subject behind the veil of objectivity. #cunyjnpr
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Davidson: Business and economics is also tremendously useful for helping you understand the economics of your own industry. #cunyjnpr
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Davidson: Whichever country you’re going to, it’s filled with nerdy economists. Those are people who know a lot about how it works #cunyjnpr
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Tags: Adam Davidson, business reporting, Events, NPR, Planet Money
