Business journalism
branch of journalism
Business journalism is the part of journalism that tracks, records, analyzes, and interprets the business, economic and financial activities and changes that take place in societies. Topics widely cover the entire purview of all commercial activities related to the economy.
This area of journalism provides news and feature articles about people, places, and issues related to the business sector. Newspapers, magazines, radio, and television-news shows can include a business segment. Detailed and in-depth business journalism may appear in publications, radio, and television channels dedicated specifically to business and financial journalism.
History
Business journalism began as early as the Middle Ages, to help well-known trading families communicate with each other. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, one of the first business papers was Neus Zeitungen of the House of Fugger, which was well read by merchants. Around 1700, Daniel Defoe, best known for his novels, especially Robinson Crusoe, began publishing business and economic news. By 1740-1760, business press could be found in most economies, particularly in Europe, but also in places such as China, South Africa and Argentina. By 1845, Britain had 24 business newspapers.
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