The Particulars Instructor: Joe Grimm, Michigan State University’s School of Journalism Location: Online When: noon or 4 p.m. EST Feb. 22-23 Registration for this Webinar is closed. The free, two-hour, Webinar, Networking Your Way to Better Business Stories – and Jobs will teach you how schmoozing – both in-person and online – can enhance your sourcing [...]
The ParticularsInstructor: Jacqui Banaszynski,Knight Chair in Editing,Missouri School of JournalismLocation: OnlineDate: noon or 4 p.m. EST Feb. 8-9Registration for this Webinar is now closed. 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 [...]
The Particulars Location: 400 N. Broad St., PhiladelphiaFirst Floor Large Conference Room Date: Friday, Jan. 22 Host: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News Registration for this workshop is closed. Hotel: Hampton Inn Center City Mention The Inquirer for a $129 rate Parking:Limited free spaces availableat 15th and Callowhill Streets. View Parking Guide Join Ryan Sweet, [...]
The Particulars Location: Online Date: Dec. 7-11 Registration is now closed. The free, weeklong “How to be an Entrepreneur as a Business Journalist” Webinar will teach you how to use your skills to make a living outside mainstream media. Freelancer Maya Smart and “Ask-the Recruiter” blogger Joe Grimm will teach the five-hour course. Taught one [...]
OK, it’s our weekly look-ahead and last chance to set the stage for some fun and interesting Thanksgiving biz features. We’ve pretty much covered the shopping angles; see the previous posts below as well as this one on shop-local campaigns that rev up for holiday time and this one on holiday hiring. If you’ve had [...]
USA Today called 100 pharmacies in six states to check prices for the liquid form of the H1N1 drug Tamiflu for children. Alison Young’s story says the prices ranged from $43 to $130 for the same prescription. She writes: “In response to the findings, Sen. Chris Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat, on Wednesday called for a [...]
If you want to learn more about covering private companies, this tutorial from Chris Roush is a must see. Roush is the director of the Carolina Business News Initiative and an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Items covered include: The differences and similarities between private and public companies. Common [...]
In this tutorial, Chris Roush helps you become better acquainted with the inner-workings of bankruptcy court and shows you best practices for identifying stories in documents. Roush is the director of the Carolina Business News Initiative and an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Bankruptcy Coverage Tutorial View more presentations [...]
Home construction gets the spotlight during an economic slump, but the recession has taken its toll on the home remodeling and repair sectors, too. Just ask Lowe’s and Home Depot. This week the big-box materials stores each reported lower third-quarter earnings compared to the same period in 2008 and each said sales were off by [...]
