Enterprise Stories

Recent enterprise stories selected by Archive Curator Diana Pesek.

  1. $70 million in delinquent sales, use taxes owed to state

    By Steven Reed; 9/25/2011

  2. Homeland Security funds for Iowa after Sept. 11: Gazette investigation shows some purchases are unaccounted for

    By Erin Jordan; 9/4/2011

  3. New buzzword for Iowa educators: Rigor

    By Meredith Hines-Dochterman; 8/28/2011

  4. Personalized medicine:Genetic testing allows for more tailored treatments for Eastern Iowans

    By Erin Jordan; 8/14/2011

  5. Headlong into battle:Iowa’s Ironman Battalion defeats Taliban and the odds

    By Orland Love; 8/7/2011

Definition

Enterprise reporting describes published news reports that are not based on press releases or news conferences. Enterprise reporting is all about stories a reporter or an editor dig up on his or her own, often what some people might call "scoops." Enterprise reporting may also focus on events, but it usually goes beyond merely covering these events when reporters explore the forces shaping the events.

Through enterprise reporting a news organization demonstrates its understanding of the key issues and interests of its community and it demonstrates the extent of the skill of its staff to report on these matters.