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Brian Snyder (right), a TV-production specialist at Arizona State University, shows Reynolds Center workshop attendees how to use a video camera.
Develop your multimedia skills. Launch your own business. Sharpen your investigative techniques. With free training from the Reynolds Center!
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism announces a meaty schedule of top-notch training – both online and at regional workshops – to help you learn everything from launching a career as an entrepreneurial business journalist to writing business news for the Web. Our presenters include Pulitzer Prize winners, a senior economist and top professors. Read on to learn more and sign up for FREE training at BusinessJournalism.org.
Want to tell compelling business stories on multiple platforms? Check out the Reynolds Center’s “Become a Multimedia Business Journalist” track before and during the SABEW conference from March 19-21 in Phoenix. In four, hands-on sessions, you can learn how to produce a video business news story in a day, look natural on air, create a business news podcast and shoot compelling business news photos.
Learn at Your Desk in ONLY One Hour a Day: FREE Interactive Webinars:
- “Investigative Business Journalism on a Beat,” Jan. 25-29 with former Washington Post reporter Alec Klein.
- “Writing Business News for the Web – Breaking News and Beyond,” Feb. 8-9 with Pulitzer winner Jacqui Banaszynski.
- “Networking Your Way to Better Business Stories – and Jobs,” Feb. 22-23 with “Ask the Recruiter” blogger Joe Grimm.
- “Using Social Media to Cover Business Better,” April 19-20 with BusinessJournalism.org managing editor Robin J. Phillips.
- “Show Them the Money! Finding Personal Finance Angles on Every Beat,” May 10-14 with BusinessJournalism.org blogger Melissa Preddy.
- “Unlocking Financial Statements,” July 19-23 with University of Kansas journalism professor Jimmy Gentry.
- “How to Be an Entrepreneur as a Business Journalist,” Aug. 9-13 with freelancer Maya Smart and “Ask the Recruiter” blogger Joe Grimm.
- Philadelphia, Jan. 22: “Tracking the Economic Recovery in Your Town” with New York Times reporter Ron Nixon, Moody’s Economy.com senior economist Ryan Sweet and BusinessJournalism.org blogger Melissa Preddy.
- Indianapolis, March 10: “Investigating the Business of College Athletics” with Pulitzer winner and best-selling author Buzz Bissinger; NCAA official Wallace Renfro; Rob King, editor and vice president of ESPN.com; and USA Today journalists Steve Berkowitz and Jodi Upton.
- Phoenix, March 18: “Produce a Business News Video in a Day” with ASU instructor Brian Snyder. A pre-SABEW conference event.
- Phoenix, March 19: “How to Look Natural On Air” with ASU professor Susan Green. A pre-SABEW conference event.
- Phoenix, March 21: “Take Compelling Business News Photos” with Carlos Chavez, deputy photo editor for The Arizona Republic. A post-SABEW conference event.
- Portland, Ore., May 7: “Investigative Business Journalism on a Beat,” with former Washington Post reporter Alec Klein and Pulitzer winner Gary Cohn.
- Las Vegas, June 9: “Investigative Business Journalism on a Beat,” with former Washington Post reporter Alec Klein. A pre-IRE convention event.
Questions? Contact Executive Director Linda Austin at 602-496-9187 or e-mail her. More than 8,500 journalists have received free training from the Reynolds Center in business journalism since 2003. Cover business better with daily tips from its newly improved Web site, BusinessJournalism.org. The Reynolds Center is funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
