The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism

From a K-shaped economy to a K-shaped culture: How journalists can accurately cover the U.S. economy from their audience’s perspective

How do business reporters accurately cover the k-shaped economic trend and capture its social reverberations? We've got you ...
NPR

What is a K-shaped economy?

In 2025, one of the biggest business buzzwords has been the idea of a "K-shaped" economy, in which there is a growing disparity between the rich and the poor. Let's take a cue from "Sesame Street" now ...
NPR

It's the year's biggest economic buzzword, but what exactly is a 'K-shaped' economy?

There's a divide in how Americans are doing financially. NPR's Stephan Bisaha explains a tool economists are using to explain it - the letter K. STEPHAN BISAHA, BYLINE: You might think of economists ...
Marketplace

COVID's uneven recovery still haunts the economy

We look at why the unequal "K-shaped" pandemic recovery persists half a decade later, according to professor Peter Atwater. According to its proponents, that’s led to a rise in inequality, with many ...