How to use SEC filings to cover companies
Six important Securities and Exchange Commission filings that business journalists need to know how to read quickly and effectively.
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Reading economic data releases from the government
Writing about the economy has to involve numbers, but it doesn’t have to be deadly dull. While the numbers are the story, a good economic journalist uses real-life examples to make those numbers come alive.
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Test of forecasting model on Japanese earthquakes
2005 study in Pure and Applied Geophysics testing an earthquake forecasting model against the records of Japanese quakes over 36 years.
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Energy beverages: Content and safety
2010 Mayo Clinic review of the contents and safety of energy beverages and sports drinks.
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History of tsunami research and countermeasures in Japan
2009 report in the Proceedings of the Japan Academy detailing the nature of tsunami disasters over time and Japan’s responses.
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Saving for retirement: Overcoming human biases and knowledge deficits
2010 report by the Social Security Administration on faulty decision-making in retirement investing strategies.
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Gendered perceptions and women’s equality in electoral politics
2010 study in American Journal of Political Science on the persistent political gender gap in American politics.
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Politics of foreign direct investment into developing countries
2008 study in the American Journal of Political Science on political conditions that attract foreign direct investment.
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Effect of local weather on perceptions about global warming
2012 study by New York University and Temple University on the link between local weather patterns and perceptions of climate change.
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Energy innovation and competition among U.S., China, India, Brazil
2010 study by the Council on Foreign Relations on issues of technology research and development among major countries.
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