How Interest Rates Work
Interest rates play a key role in many important financial decisions, from how much debt costs to what you can…
The Unemployment Rate – A Key Indicator of Economic Health and Job Market Conditions
The unemployment rate is a key indicator of economic health and job market conditions. It can change based on business…
Developing Story Ideas
Story development is the process of taking a seed of an idea and turning it into a fully-fleshed-out story. This…
What Is World News?
World news is a term used to refer to the field of journalism covering global events, such as foreign affairs,…
What is a Refugee Crisis?
A refugee crisis happens when a situation threatens to create too many refugees for the country that takes them in.…
How to Write a Good News Bulletin
A news bulletin is a short summary of a number of different stories which are broadcast to a radio or…
The Economic Impact of the Government Shutdown
As Washington’s stalemate over a government shutdown reaches its fourth week, the economic impact is starting to add up. Economists…
How Front-Page News Affects Your Business
The front page is the first and most visible page of a newspaper or magazine. It teases other interesting stories…
The Journey of a UN Resolution
A UN resolution is a formal expression of the opinion or will of a UN body. They follow a common…
What Is International Relations?
A discipline that examines the interactions of states (and sometimes subnational entities) with one another and with international organizations, often…