Business Editing in Depth – 10 Things You’d Better Know: Online, May 1
The Particulars
Instructor: Merrill Perlman,
former director of copy desks
at The New York Times
Location: Online
When: Noon or 4 p.m. EDT May 1
Registration is now closed.
More than ever before, business is everybody’s business. From instability in Europe to issues affecting local economies, if it involves money, it’s news.
This free, hourlong Webinar aims to bring into better focus some of the issues and ideas non-specialists face when reporting or editing business stories. In one hour, we’ll detail 10 points that will take you beyond the basics.
What You Will Learn
- What does the International Monetary Fund do? How about the World Bank? Why do we care?
- What’s the difference between the national debt and the deficit? How are they related?
- What makes a company an Inc., a Co., or an LLC?
- What does the Securities and Exchange Commission really do? What powers does it have?
- And more, including how to translate business jargon into understandable terms.
You can attend the interactive session at either noon or 4 p.m. EDT on May 1. It is geared to editors, copy editors and reporters who are called upon to edit or write business stories. This Webinar builds on one Chris Wienandt, business copy chief for The Dallas Morning News, taught on March 29, 2011: 15 Red Flags When Editing Business Stories. By clicking on the link, you can access a recording of that Webinar, as well as other resources. However, you will benefit from this training even without reviewing the earlier session.
Your Instructor
Merrill Perlman
Merrill Perlman spent 25 years at The New York Times in jobs including business copy editor, manager of staff editor recruiting, managing editor of the New York Times News Service and director of copy desks. She is an adjunct assistant professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and writes the Language Corner column for the Columbia Journalism Review.
First-Time Attendees
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About the Program
This free Webinar is sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. If you have any questions about the Webinar or the center, please e-mail Executive Director Linda Austin or call 602-496-9187.
Those who successfully complete three regional workshops or Webinars presented by the Reynolds Center are eligible to receive a “Circle of Achievement” certificate.
