Business owners, consumers, and employees have long relied on the news to make financial decisions—what to buy, who to hire, and what products to sell. In the 21st century, that news has shifted. Only the big businesses and executives can afford expensive subscriptions, while most consumers and small-business owners are left scrambling to find the news they need to succeed and thrive. The Future of Business Journalism explores how the field evolved into this divide and offers solutions on how business journalism can once again provide the stories and content that a broad society needs.

Veteran business journalist and professor Chris Roush explains the causes, reveals the consequences, and offers potential solutions to this pressing problem. Roush delves into how the crisis occurred, from the disintegration of the once-strong relationship between businesses and media to the media's focus on national coverage at the expense of local news. He reveals how these trends result in major "coverage deserts".

Roush's proposal for a way forward shows how businesses, journalists, and media can work together to support the economic and financial literacy needed for an informed citizenry.

The book is published by Georgetown University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

"A remarkably intelligent look at the shortcomings of modern business and financial journalism...." (Dean Rotbart, founder of NewsBios)

"A must-read for journalists and businesses alike. If you care about how the news of business and the markets are covered, you need to pick up this book." (Dan Simon, CEO, Vested)

"A work of original, seminal, and detailed research and scholarship." (Midwest Book Review)