ECONOMIC NEWS APPROACHES: Journalism Practitioners’ Experience of News Production

Up to now, this book has mainly focused on the political and ideological underpinning of how economic journalism is conceptualised and methodological approaches to its analysis. This chapter focuses on the production process itself and, rather than a scientific analysis of same, is a collection of first-hand accounts, gathered via interviews with some key practitioners in the field of business and economic journalism. It is presented in sections organised thematically in terms of responses, alongside some brief context as per the importance of the topic or line of questioning. This chapter will give students the opportunity to learn from practitioners on how they approach financial journalism and some advice for navigating the institutions and sources.