Show Me the Money is a business reporting textbook that gives the reader hands-on examples and advice on how to carry out the job of business journalism on a day-to-day basis. Author Chris Roush draws on his own business journalist experience to explain how to cover businesses and industries, find sources of information for stories, and give examples of business stories that show how reporters take that information and turn it into important facts that explain a topic. With a large number of examples of documents and stories in the text, professors will have an easy reference guide to teach their class. A complete and definitive business journalism textbook, Show Me the Money: provides real-world examples; presents complex topics that are easy to read and understand; gives examples of where to find news stories in SEC filings from companies; discusses, in full-length chapters, how to write stories on mergers and acquisitions, as well as bankruptcy court filings; gives comprehensive explanations and reviews of corporate financial, balance sheet, and cash flow statements, dissected so even the novice reporter can understand; provides tips on finding sources, such as corporate investors and hard-to-find corporate documents, that a reporter or student may not have considered; and gives a comprehensive listing of Web sites for business journalists to use. This text is essential for undergraduate and graduate students who have an interest in learning business journalism, as well as for professional reporters and editors who are new to the field of business journalism or may need a refresher on a certain topic. In addition, it will be of value to public relations students and professionals, particularly those who are in the corporate communications field.