Reporting Amidst the Financial Crisis

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Stories by AAJA members:

Emil Amok, Oct. 3: Bailout? Wells/Wachovia deal shows that capitalism can take care of capitalism

Associated Press, Sept. 29: Lessons for US from Japan's debt crisis, by Yuri Kageyama

Associated Press, Sept. 24: Japanese banks on the hunt again for overseas deals amid Wall Street turmoil, by Tomoko A. Hosaka

MarketWatch, Sept. 19: Wall Street woes may deal luxury a gloomy holiday, by Andria Cheng

Emil Amok, Sept 19: Downsizing our greed: Lehman, AIG, Merrill? If your 401K is wiped out, make a deposit in the Bank of the Soul

The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 18: VCs Assess Fallout From Lehman Brothers Loss, by Brian Gormley and Tomio Geron | VentureWire

The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 16: Some Investors Say Time to Get Out; Others See a Chance, Stephanie Chen and Shirley Wang contributed to this report

The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 11: Would the Fed Let Lehman Fail? by Sudeep Reddy

The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 9: Looking Abroad for a Bigger Boost in Business, by Raymund Flandez

Industry News and Independent Media:

New York Times: Amid Market Turmoil, Some Journalists Try to Tone Down Emotion

PR Blog News: Is Financial Media Aiding Wall Street Collapse?

Columbia Journalism Review: A Little Help From Their Friends, Campaign trail reporters should get help covering the financial crisis

Financial Crisis Puts Journalists, Bloggers Into High Gear

American News Project: Essay: The Faces of the Financial Crisis

Sept. 19, 2008

This week's failure of several major financial institutions and the American International Group (AIG) impacted the stock and world markets and spawned consumer concerns about their investments and retirement plans.

Meanwhile, reporters and bloggers keep a watchful eye on developments to feed into a 24/7 news operation for the Internet, television and radio. Journalists convey the complexity of the downfall into terms that citizens can understand and its possible influence on personal finances. Changes during this crisis happen rapidly, and journalists, particularly business journalists, report on the latest occurrences about the government bailout and stock market recovery.

In addition, the scenario becomes a focal point for the two major presidential candidates. Polls indicate that one of the top concerns among Americans in the forthcoming election is the economy.

Some AAJA members were busy covering this story as news items and analytical pieces. New links will be added through next week as AAJA journalists update and post their stories.