As a master of the art of networking, former newsroom recruiter Joe Grimm shared his secrets on how to connect with the sources who will improve your coverage, as well as those who can help you take the next step up professionally.
In his 18 years as the recruiter for the Detroit Free Press, Grimm helped [...]
DAILY BUSINESS STORY-IDEA CHAT ARCHIVES
These chats are full of story ideas, links to articles, tips about sources and resources.
March 8-10
Daily Story Idea Chat – week of March 8
March 1-5
Daily Story Idea Chat – week of March 1
Feb. 22-26
Daily story idea chat – week of Feb. 22
Feb. 15-19, 2010
Daily Story Idea Chat – week of [...]
The fast-paced world of the Web places special demands on writers and editors. That’s especially important when posting fast-breaking news or handling complex information – numbers, cumbersome titles, misunderstood terms, precise attribution. This Webinar will help writers and editors write with clarity, efficiency, brevity and transparency. Participants will study story approaches and language use that enhance the [...]
The Particulars
Instructor: Jimmy Gentry
Location: Online
Date: July 19-23
Register for this Webinar.
The free, weeklong “Understanding Financial Statements” online seminar 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.”
Space is limited for these seminars, and [...]
Alec Klein is an award-winning investigative business journalist, bestselling author and journalism professor at Northwestern University.
The following is a handout from his Reynolds Center Webinar on investigative reporting.
The Pulitzer Prizes for examples of investigative business journalismPACER court service center for federal lawsuitsGuidestar for nonprofit recordsWhoIs lookup for domain name and Web site ownershipArchive and Wayback [...]
We were in Philly Friday, Jan. 22, for a daylong workshop on “Tracking the Economic Recovery in Your Town.”
Sessions included one from Ryan Sweet, senior economist with Moody’s Economy.com, who talked about which local economic statistics are worth following.
Sweet was joined by Melissa Preddy, who brainstormed story ideas and identified resources for local economic stories. [...]
These classroom videos are from Reynolds Week 2010, Day 4 lectures. The videos are captured by automated equipment in the classroom and are unedited. You can fast-forward through breaks and there is a notation after each VIDEO link that points out when in the video the lecture begins.
Click on the link and then click on [...]
These classroom videos are from Reynolds Week 2010, Day 3 lectures. The videos are captured by automated equipment in the classroom and are unedited. You can fast-forward through breaks and there is a notation after each VIDEO link that points out when in the video the lecture begins.
Click on the link and then click on [...]
