Biz Journalism Professors

AEJMC attendees invited to apply for all-expenses-paid Business Journalism Professors Seminar
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AEJMC attendees invited to apply for all-expenses-paid Business Journalism Professors Seminar

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism invites AEJMC attendees to apply for an all-expenses-paid, four-day seminar on how to teach a college course in business journalism.    
The fourth annual Business Journalism Professors Seminar will be held Jan. 4-7, 2011, at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix.    
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How do you dig your way into an international story sitting in Topeka?
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How do you dig your way into an international story sitting in Topeka?

By Randall Smith
 
 
The headlines are rapid fire.
A British oil rig blows up in the gulf on April 20, killing 11 workers. The Greek government, which has hidden years of overspending, sets off a European financial crisis. North Korea torpedoes a South Korean navy ship, killing 46 innocent sailors.
So far this year, we’ve faced a possible [...]

Memorial scheduled for Dave Morrow, Reynolds chair and former TheStreet.com editor
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Memorial scheduled for Dave Morrow, Reynolds chair and former TheStreet.com editor

The Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, will conduct a memorial service for Dave Morrow at 2 p.m. Feb. 26.
Morrow, who died Feb. 1 at 49 after a monthlong bout with cancer, was the first Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at the school.
Dean Jerry Ceppos said those attending the [...]

NY Times’ Leslie Wayne named first Reynolds visiting biz professor at ASU
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NY Times’ Leslie Wayne named first Reynolds visiting biz professor at ASU

Leslie Wayne, an award-winning business reporter at The New York Times, is the first Donald W. Reynolds Visiting Professor in Business Journalism at Arizona State University.
She will teach graduate and undergraduate courses during the spring semester in the business journalism specialization at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The position is made possible [...]

Where will grads find journalism jobs?
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Where will grads find journalism jobs?

Jodi Schneider, a senior editor for American Banker in Washington who handles newsroom recruiting, predicts that jobs for new grads will be in specialty pubs and Web sites, not small-town newspapers.
In addition to understanding their niche — such as energy or politics — and multimedia, new grads need the ability “to decipher complicated information in [...]

Why should journalists use social media?
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Why should journalists use social media?

For journalists, social-networking sites can be used as a communication tool, a source for news stories, a breaking-news platform, another place to publish content and a way to grow audience.
Robin J. Phillips, Web managing editor for BusinessJournalism.org, made those points to a combined lunch-time session of business journalists and business journalism professors during Reynolds Business [...]

Agenda for 2010 Business Journalism Professors seminar
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Agenda for 2010 Business Journalism Professors seminar

These are some highlights from the agenda for the Business Journalism Professors Seminar held in Phoenix during Reynolds Business Journalism Week, Jan. 4-8.
BUSINESS JOURNALISM PROFESSORS SEMINAR
MONDAY—Jan. 4, 20106-9 p.m.   -   Fiesta Bowl-watching party on 16- by 9-foot screen    Boise State vs. Texas Christian UniversityOptional social function with beer, wine and snacksForum, 2nd Floor, Cronkite [...]

Fellowships awarded to 23 business journalists
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Fellowships awarded to 23 business journalists

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism awarded 12 fellowships to its “Strictly Financials Seminar” for working journalists and 12 fellowships to its “Business Journalism Professors Seminar.”
One fellow was unable to attend, so the total number of fellowships during Reynolds Week was 23.
This year’s Fellows are:
STRICTLY FINANCIALS SEMINAR FELLOWS• Debbie Blumberg, reporter, Dow [...]

Business journalists arrive for Reynolds Week
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Business journalists arrive for Reynolds Week

We will have full coverage next week of the two seminars that make up Reynolds Business Journalism Week, Jan. 5-8 in Phoenix.
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism awarded 12 fellowships to its “Strictly Financials Seminar” for working journalists and 12 fellowships to its “Business Journalism Professors Seminar.”
Reynolds Week is held at Arizona [...]