The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism

Exposing Medicaid fraud: Inside the Recovery Inc. investigation with A. J. Lagoe

Over seven months, the team uncovered how falsified treatment records and service logs siphoned millions from Minnesota’s ...
The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism

How much is your baby’s life worth? ProPublica duo show how pharmaceutical companies justify sky-high drug prices

The reporting duo demonstrate how drugmakers exploit public funding and legal loopholes to turn high profits, while ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

Lotteries – Who really wins?

Although lottery games like Mega Millions and Powerball seem like national games, there is actually no official national lottery system in the United States. Instead, each state operates their lottery ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

The internet made me do it: Branding in the age of virality

In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Chris Peña, a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University with 10 years of experience in social ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

Content that matters: Balancing strategy and authenticity on social media

In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Crystal Alvarez, an instructor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU. Focusing on the role of authenticity in social ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

“True crime” pays, but who pays and who gets the loot?

It’s not news that digital media is a brave new world. Where regulatory protections are concerned, it’s the Wild West. The resulting tensions have been demonstrated in conflicts over AI in the ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

From potential to popularity: What does cricket need to succeed in America?

The ball used during a Cricket game. Photo by Pexels user Manoj Poosam The first International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament ever held in the United States has just ended, with the USA Cricket team ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

U.S. brands caught in middle of Israel-Hamas conflict, with protests and boycotts hitting profits

In February, U.S. fast-food giant McDonald’s announced its first revenue miss in three years, citing the Israel and Palestine conflicts in the Middle East as the reason for the company’s mixed ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

A brief guide to corporate social responsibility reports

Reading a CSR report often means comparing the highlighted graphics in the report to the actual data presented. Photo provided by Pexels user Alexander For a company like Ben & Jerry’s, social ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

How local businesses, college athletes are taking advantage of the NIL era

The Reynolds Center spoke to three business owners in the Phoenix area that recently entered into sponsorship deals with ASU quarterback Jayden Daniels to understand how they and other small ...
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

Pulling pictures from social media: the do’s and don’ts

Journalists are increasingly dependent on pictures posted on social media from eyewitnesses. These images are copyrighted, and there are legal implications.
BUSINESSJOURNALISM

Salary Survey

The Reynolds Center annual business journalist salary survey results. The 2025 survey is now closed. Stay tuned for the results to be published in June. If you would like to receive an invitation to ...