Day 3: Reynolds Week 2012 Resources

Below are session recordings, PowerPoint presentations and handouts from Day 3 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.

Getting LinkedIn: Exploring LinkedIn for Business Journalists

Robin J. Phillips presents “Getting LinkedIn: Exploring LinkedIn for Business Journalists” to both groups of fellows. Phillips shows examples of how LinkedIn serves as both a social and career tool that is filled with useful data for business journalists.

View Part I and Part II below.

PROFESSORS SEMINARS

The business journalism professors studied financial statements and common-size analysis with Jimmy Gentry of the University of Kansas.

Session Recordings

• Financial Statements I
• Financial Statements I and Securities and Exchange Commission Filings
• Financial Statements II
• Financial Statements II and Tools for Analysis: Common-size Analysis

Handouts (PDFs)

• Crocs – Financial Statements
• Kellogg – Financial Statements

STRICTLY FINANCIALS

The Strictly Financials Seminar fellows, who are professional journalists, studied financial statements and investments with Gary Trennepohl of Oklahoma State University-Tulsa.

Session Recordings

• Decoding Financial Statements
• Decoding Financial Statements (continued)
• Investing in a Time of Uncertainty

Handout (PDF)

• General Mills Financial Statements