Friday, October 17, 2014

Resources for Writing Business/Money Stories

A short one on the basics.

eHow keeps it simple.

How a press release sets the hook.

Many links from business journalism.org

Ways college students waste money.

Ingrid's story about saving money on textbooks.

USA Today talks about how much we spend on weddings.

Politics and Money

A Firefighters union supplies a sample campaign fundraising projection and a sample campaign budget.

Here's a story more than two decades old from a college newspaper that tells how much it costs to run for city council. We read such stories to find suggestions about sources to interview and questions to ask.

Daily Texan on where faculty political contributions go.

Faculty at sister Jesuit institution get nailed by conservative campus news group.

Robertson does a search and finds his own name.



Startup costs calculator.

Ten hidden costs of running a business


Specifics on cost of making a single piece of art.

New York Times story cost of being an artist.

Searches related to cost of starting a business








Google search the cost of being gay.

Don't forget 990 forms, which all non-profits have to file. Here's one for Dancers' Group.





Sports

Search Results


  1. Search: How much does it cost to be an athlete

    www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/02/.../story.html

    The Boston Globe
    Feb 2, 2014 - Every elite winter athlete's financial situation is different. Training expenses, competition-related travel costs, and equipment prices vary, as ...Olympic dream can be costly for athletes - The Boston Globe
  2. The Cost Of Being An Olympic Athlete - Huffington Post

    www.huffingtonpost.com/.../cost-of-being-an-olym...

    The Huffington Post
    Aug 9, 2012 - And those who are just starting their Olympic careers can't even be ... Likemany Olympians, Flaim describes plenty of tough times, when he ...
  3. Athletic Scholarship Costs Don't Always Add Up for Hopeful ...

    www.nbcnews.com/.../athletic-scholarship-costs-dont-alw...

    NBCNews.com
    6 days ago - Stand long enough on the sidelines of any youth sports tournament and youwill hear conversations about coaches, sports travel, and the cost ...
  4. SEC Schools Spend $163,931 Per Athlete, And Other Ways ...

    deadspin.com/.../sec-schools-spend-163931-per-athlete-and-oth...

    Deadspin
    Jan 16, 2013 - The SEC's nearly $164,000 median cost per athlete is almost twice asmuch as the FBS average, and four-and-a-half times as much as the ...
  5. Athletics cost colleges, students millions - USA Today

    www.usatoday.com/story/news/.../athletics-cost.../2814455/

    USA Today
    Sep 15, 2013 - Division I universities without football spent $39,201 per athlete, more than triple the average student spending. Nearly every university loses ...
  6. It Costs How Much to Raise an Olympic Athlete?! - iVillage

    www.ivillage.com/it-costs-how-much-raise-olympic-athlete.../1-a-47586...

    Jul 25, 2012 - Forbes.com interviewed athletes to find out what the cost of ... Equipmentcosts $2,000, and your $100-an-hour coach will meet you at a ...
  7. How Well Are US Athletes Supported by the USOC? And 11 ...

    usathletictrust.org/athlete.../how-well-are-us-athletes-supported-by-the-us...

    Sep 18, 2013 - So let's start with the athleteshow much of the USOC's expenses ... Here's a 2009-2011 USOC Athlete Advisory Council (AAC) chart showing the average... Colorado Springs CO, and Chula Vista CA) they cost around $23 ...
  8. Raising An Elite Athlete A Financial Challenge For Most ...

    www.momsteam.com/successful-parenting/...elite-athletes/.../raising-an-

    Finding out how much it will cost to support an elite young athlete isn't easy. For instance, no one at the USTA could tell me the average family income for a ...
  9. The price of gold: Taking first place in Olympics could cost ...

    www.foxnews.com/.../price-gold-taking-first-place-in-...

    Fox News Channel
    Feb 8, 2014 - An athlete who wins gold at the 2014 Olympic Games under way in ... tax bracket into which an Olympian falls would decide how much he or ...
  10. Cost Of Being Paralympic Athlete - Business Insider

    www.businessinsider.com/cost-of-being-paralympic-athl...

    Business Insider
    Jan 10, 2014 - BI: Does the money you make from skiing make up for that cost? ... The stories these athletes have really hit home with the average American.
  11. How Stadium Construction Costs Reached the Billions ...

    www.athleticbusiness.com/.../how-stadium-construction-costs-reached-th...

    Multimedia Marketing Transforms High School Athletics To say the business of high school .... "A lot of times people quote numbers, and they're not pure construction costs- those ... "I think it speaks to the way Americans do business," he says.
  12. How much does it cost to send an athlete to the Olympics, like ...

    www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4762009

    Aug 17, 2012 - This is a question that most on this board like to avoid - what is the realcost of this sport? Between admin, support, flights, insurance etc.
  13. How Much Do Olympic Athletes Earn? - Money Under 30

    www.moneyunder30.com/how-much-do-olympic-athletes-earn-unless-y...

    Jan 1, 2014 - WAY overpaid.because of what athletes amke the average person can..... the NASA robot “Curiousity” cost BILLIONS,i dont get it because do ...
  14. One bad tweet can be costly to a student athlete

    www.democratandchronicle.com/...athletes.../15...

    Democrat and Chronicle
    Sep 12, 2014 - One bad tweet can be costly to a student athlete They have to be .... "The big things for kids is to see how many 'Likes' they can get so the more ...
  15. How Rising College Athletic Budgets Cost Taxpayers ...

    thinkprogress.org/.../how-rising-college-athletic-budgets-c...

    ThinkProgress
    Jan 17, 2013 - Athletic departments spent three to six times more per athlete than colleges and universities spend educating the average individual student, ...
  16. The Costs Of College Athletics - Investopedia

    www.investopedia.com/.../does-being-a-college-athlete-pay-...

    Investopedia
    Here we look at the price some young athletes pay in pursuit of college ... So can a family expect to recoup those costs in the form of an NCAA scholarship?
  17. Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site - Tickets

    www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/.../faq-m-footbl.html

    Ohio State Buckeyes
    The Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office does not maintain a waiting list for ... will be refunded their season ticket purchase price and their account will be marked inactive. ... Eligible to purchase 2 season football tickets at the public prices.
  18. How Much Does It Cost to Recruit a Star Athlete? – Data ...

    chronicle.com/.../how-much-does-it-c...

    The Chronicle of Higher Education
    Jun 3, 2014 - It's hard to calculate exactly how much each of the programs spent per recruit because it's difficult to nail down how many athletes they recruited ...
  19. single game tickets - UWBadgers.com - The Official Athletic ...

    www.uwbadgers.com/.../fb-general-informati...

    Wisconsin Badgers football
    Season ticket holders save $105 per season ticket compared to the total cost of single ... Single game ticket prices vary by game and are $45 for Western Illinois and ... The Wisconsin Athletic Department will allow one lap child without charge ...
  20. Swimming South Africa Will Pay Travel Costs For All ...

    www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../swim...

    Swimming World Magazine
    Jun 16, 2014 - JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 16. LESS than a week after informing the six U.S.-based athletes on the Commonwealth Games squad ...



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