Visuals are everyone’s job these days.
“Take Compelling Business News Photos” taught journalists how to shoot business-news photos, feel at ease behind the camera and enhance their ability to work with photojournalists.
Attendees were trained on the basics of photo composition before leading and critiquing a photo assignment. The session was held during the 2010 Society of [...]
This hands-on session taught journalists how to record and produce a business news podcast.
“Produce a Business News Podcast” participants visited a local business, recorded audio and edited sound clips to create a polished story.
The training was held during the 2010 Society of American Business Editors & Writers conference in Phoenix.
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This session was led by Mark Moran, [...]
In this half-day workshop, journalists learned tactics for successful television interviews from an off-camera anchor. ”How to Look Natural On Air,” gave participants a chance to practice interviewing skills and learn from critiques to better enhance their camera presence.
The workshop was held during the 2010 Society of American Business Editors & Writers conference in Phoenix.
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This [...]
“Produce a Business News Video in a Day” was a specialized training workshop held during the 2010 Society of America Business Editors & Writers conference in Phoenix.
The intensive day of hands-on training helped journalists learn the skills to shoot business news videos.
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The session was led by Brian Snyder, a TV-production specialist and a faculty [...]
The free, weeklong “Understanding Financial Statements” online seminar originally was held July 19-23. It covers income statements, balance sheets, cash flows and writing about numbers.
As one past participant said, “This course really revolutionized my reporting. I felt much more confident writing my last earnings story.”
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This seminar was led by James Gentry, a professor and [...]
How the government says Goldman Sachs defrauded investors
USA Today proves that business videos are hard to do… to do well.
This ambitious video combines graphics and animation to try to explain what happened with Goldman Sachs. Did they succeed? You be the judge.
This really is a big project and no doubt took several writers, [...]
Top list story of the day: Top 5 Business News Websites
CompanyAGE.com is a brand new Web site created by a British entrepreneur who says he wants to share business experiences while delivering “short, snappy and interesting articles that are business focused.”
The website covers a range of company issues with regular daily updates. Bowen’s site [...]
“Covering the Green Economy” seminar on June 28-30, 2010.
This three-day specialized workshop was made possible by a grant from the McCormick Foundation. The program was designed to help journalists spot greenwashing, understand how to track stimulus money earmarked for “green” initiatives and get up to speed on eco-trends in a variety of industries.
The seminar’s jam-packed [...]
Almost two-thirds of business journalists report that the amount of business coverage at their organization has stayed the same or increased in the past five years, according to a new survey commissioned by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. | Business Journalists Study 2010 (PDF)
The Business Journalists Study 2010 is a groundbreaking [...]
