Day 1: Reynolds Week 2012 Resources

Below are session recordings, PowerPoint presentations and handouts from Day 1 of Reynolds Business Journalism Week 2012, which consists of concurrent four-day seminars: one for business journalists called Strictly Financials, and one for professors on how to teach business journalism.

Today’s Business Journalists as Investigators

Diana B. Henriques, longtime writer for The New York Times and best-selling author, presents “Today’s Business Journalists as Investigators” to both groups of fellows. Henriques covers best practices for preparing an investigative business story.

View Part I and Part II below.

PROFESSORS SEMINARS

The business journalism professors studied classroom organization and syllabus writing with Chris Roush of the University of North Carolina.

Session Recordings

• “Deciding What to Teach”
• “Organizing Your Class”
• “Organizing Your Class” (continued) and “Case Study: Syllabus Writing”
• “Resources and Keeping Students Interested”

Handouts (PDFs)

• Business Reporting Spring Break Trip Itinerary
• JOMC 450 – Syllabus – Business and the Media – Spring 2011
• JOMC 451 – Final Project – Economics Reporting – Fall 2011
• JOMC 451 – Syllabus – Economics Reporting – Fall 2011
• JOMC 452 – Syllabus – Business Reporting – Spring 2012
• JOMC 452 – Final Project – Business Reporting – Spring 2009
• JOMC 452 – Midterm – Business Reporting – June 2009
• Potential Business Journalism Textbooks
• Recommended Outside Courses
• Syllabus Writing Exercise

STRICTLY FINANCIALS

The Strictly Financials Seminar fellows, who are professional journalists, studied markets and sources with Jimmy Gentry of the University of Kansas.

Session Recordings

• “Understanding Markets”
• “Understanding Markets” (continued)
• “Understanding Markets” (conclusion) and “Strictly Financials Sources”

Handout (PDF)

• Understanding Financial Statements by Jimmy Gentry