Reynolds Week

Reynolds Week Fellowships 2013

Two sets of fellows – 16 journalists and 15 professors – for four days of intensive study in business journalism Jan. 2-5, 2013, at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix.

30 fellows selected for intensive business journalism training

By Reynolds Staff on Nov 20, 2013 in Basics, Career tips, Featured, Reynolds Week, Reynolds Week 2014

Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism Strictly Financials Seminar

Michelle Park Lazette of Crain's Cleveland Business (left) and Katy Stech of Dow Jones were 2013 Strictly Financials Seminar Fellows. Photo by Aaron Lavinsky.

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism has selected 30 fellows – 16 journalists and 14 professors – for four days of intensive study in business journalism.

The fellows will attend separate seminars Jan. 2-5, 2014, at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix.

Journalists in the Strictly Financials Seminar learn how to dissect financial statements and SEC documents. Prospective business journalism professors receive training in how to teach a university-level course in business journalism. | Coverage of 2013 Strictly Financials and Business Journalism Professors seminars

The seminars, taught by highly regarded business journalists and business journalism professors, are part of Reynolds Business Journalism Week at the Cronkite School.

The 2014 fellows are:

Strictly Financials Seminar

Jason Bacaj, business editor, Bozeman (Mont.) Daily Chronicle
Karin Caifa, senior producer, CNN Newsource
Renee Dudley, reporter, Bloomberg News
Deirdre Fernandes, reporter, Boston Globe
Susanna Kim, reporter/section producer, ABCnews.com
Steven Overly, reporter, The Washington Post
Hayley Ringle, reporter, Phoenix Business Journal
James Rogers, managing editor, TheStreet.com
Ryan Sharrow, digital editor, Baltimore Business Journal
Rachel Emma Silverman, reporter, The Wall Street Journal, and Reynolds Nieman Fellow in Business Journalism
Leon Stafford, business reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Marilyn W. Thompson, Washington bureau chief, Thomson Reuters
Brian Watt, business and economics reporter, Southern California Public Radio
Grace L. Williams, reporting assistant, Barrons.com
Lily Wu, reporter, KAKE News
Minda Zetlin, contributing columnist, Inc.com, and president of the American Society of Journalists and Authors

Business Journalism Professors Seminar

Aje-Ori Agbese, associate professor, The University of Texas-Pan American
Robin Blom, assistant professor, Ball State University
Steve Collins, associate professor, University of Central Florida
Cornelius Foote, principal lecturer, University of North Texas
Leigh Anne Kelley, instructor, Radford University
Karen Lee Miller, adjunct professor, Alvernia University
Ellen Dale Russell, assistant professor, Wilfrid Laurier University
James R. Schiffman, assistant professor, Georgia College & State University
Melony Alicia Shemberger, assistant professor, Murray State University
Edgar Simpson, assistant professor, Central Michigan University
Dick Weiss, Reynolds visiting professor, University of Oklahoma
Eric M. Wilson, instructor, Wichita State University
Joe Winski, Reynolds visiting professor, California State University, Fullerton
Nerissa Young, lecturer, Ohio University

ABOUT THE REYNOLDS CENTER

Since 2003, more than 19,500 journalists have learned to cover business better through free training from the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. The center is at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University’s Phoenix campus. The center offers regional workshops and webinars, as well as daily tips to cover business better at BusinessJournalism.org.

It is funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, a national philanthropic organization founded in 1954 by the late media entrepreneur for whom it is named. Headquartered in Las Vegas, it has committed more than $145 million nationwide through its Journalism Program.

Questions? Email President Andrew Leckey of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism or call 602-496-9186.

Apply for fellowships to attend Strictly Financials Seminar 2014

The Particulars
Location:
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
and Mass Communication,
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Ariz.
When: Jan. 2-5, 2014
Apply for this fellowship by Nov. 1, 2013.

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is offering fellowships worth $1,500 for four days of intensive study in financials and accounting Jan. 2-5, 2014 in Phoenix.

Limited to 12 professional journalists with at least two years of business journalism experience, the seventh annual Strictly Financials Seminar will take place during Reynolds Business Journalism Week at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Fellowships cover the full cost of training, lodging, materials and most meals. Fellows have to cover just their transportation costs.

This seminar will cover the essentials of of covering financials, from stock markets and bonds to financial statements and company research.

Danielle Douglas of The Washington Post attended the 2013 Strictly Financials Seminar. Photo by Aaron Lavinsky.

“We’re offering this seminar in answer to requests from many participants in our one-day workshops who want to raise their sophistication level in all the financial aspects of business coverage,” said Andrew Leckey, president of the Reynolds Center. “Spending a week digging into balance sheets and accounting should provide a real boost to every journalist’s expertise.”

WHAT PAST FELLOWS SAY

Christopher Otts, a 2013 Strictly Financials fellow from The Courier-Journal, said, “Strictly Financials provided an excellent overview of financial statements and markets. I can’t thank you enough for providing this opportunity.”

Mary Judd, a 2012 Strictly Financials fellow and reporter at the Fulton County Daily Report, said, “Thank you! I wish I’d had this experience 27 years ago when I began my career. What a generous, innovative investment the Reynolds Center is making in our profession, our economy and ultimately our world understanding of capitalism.”

HOW TO APPLY

The selection process is highly competitive, and applicants must be professional journalists working in the United States or, if based overseas, for media outlets serving a U.S. audience. They must provide by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time Nov. 1, 2013, at BusinessJournalism.org:

Contact information
A resume
A 100-word bio
500-word statement of why you are interested in attending the seminar, how it would improve your coverage and how you would share this knowledge with colleagues
A letter of support from your editor recommending you for the seminar, explaining how your attendance would benefit the organization, and supporting your time away from work to attend. (Waived for freelancers.)

WHAT TO EXPECT

To give you an idea of what to expect, here’s the agenda from the 2013 Strictly Financials Seminar. And here are video recordings, slides and handouts from the 2013 seminar:

Day 1: Business Journalists as Investigators, Understanding Markets and the Income Statement, Common-Size Analysis and SEC Documents
Day 2: Understanding Balance Sheets and Cash Flows, Understanding Goodwill and Proforma, Comparing Companies and Understanding Financial Statements for Banks, Mining SEC Documents
Day 3: Decoding Financial Statements
Day 4: Financial Markets

Journalism professors from around the country, who are attending a concurrent seminar on how to teach business journalism, will attend some classes with Strictly Financials Fellows.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Andrew Leckey, Reynolds Center president, at Andrew.Leckey@businessjournalism.org. or 602-496-9186.

Apply for fellowships to attend Business Journalism Professors Seminar 2014

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is offering fellowships worth $1,500 for four days of intensive study in how to teach an undergraduate course in business journalism Jan. 2-5, 2014 in Phoenix.

Limited to 12 prospective professors, the eighth annual Business Journalism Professors Seminar will take place during Reynolds Business Journalism Week at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Fellowships cover the full cost of training, lodging, materials and most meals. Fellows have to cover just their transportation costs.

Dianne Finch of Elon University attended the 2013 Business Journalism Professors Seminar. Photo by Aaron Lavinsky.

This seminar will cover the essentials of teaching a hands-on course, including deciding what to teach, organizing your course, keeping students interested, plus how to teach financial statements and the use of data. It is an opportunity for prospective business journalism professors to learn from experienced instructors and journalism professionals.

WHAT PAST FELLOWS SAY

A 2013 participant, Melita Garza of Texas Christian University, said, “This is an outstanding program: It offers constructive ideas that I can immediately apply, and important resources, including colleagues to network with in the future.”

Former SABEW President Rob Reuteman was a 2012 participant and participated in the Reynolds Center’s inaugural Visiting Professors Program at Colorado State University in spring 2012. He said, “It’s an intensive workshop. I don’t think there was a wasted minute. Every aspect was valuable to me in important ways.”

HOW TO APPLY

The selection process is highly competitive, and applicants must supply the following by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time Nov. 1, 2013, at BusinessJournalism.org:

Contact information
A 500-word statement explaining why they should be chosen and how the seminar will improve their instruction
A resume
A one-paragraph bio
A letter of support from their dean or department head recommending the applicant and outlining the program’s commitment to offering a course in business journalism.

WHAT TO EXPECT

To give you an idea of what to expect, here’s the agenda for the 2013 Business Journalism Professors Seminar.

And here are video recordings, slides and handouts from each day of the 2013 seminar:

Day 1: Business Journalists as Investigators, Deciding What to Teach, Organizing Your Class, Keeping Students Interested
Day 2: Designing Assignments, Teaching the Business Narrative, Teaching the Use of Data, Preparing Students for Internships
Day 3: Teaching Financial Statements and SEC Filings
Day 4: Using Multimedia in Your Class, What Do Editors Expect, Jump-starting Your Program When You Return Home

Business journalists from around the country, who are attending a concurrent seminar called Strictly Financials, will attend some classes with the professors.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Andrew Leckey, Reynolds Center president, at Andrew.Leckey@businessjournalism.org or 602-496-9186.

Strictly Financials or Business Journalism Professors seminars: Phoenix, Jan. 2-5, 2014

Deadline is 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time Nov. 1, 2013.

Pictured left: Sandra L. Combs of Arkansas State University was a fellow in the 2013 Business Journalism Professors Seminar. Photo by Aaron Lavinsky.

The Particulars

Location: Walter Cronkite
School of Journalism
and Mass Communication
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ 85004

When: Jan. 2-5, 2014

Deadline: Nov. 1, 2013

Apply for Strictly
Financials Seminar.

Apply for Business
Journalism Professors
Seminar.

ATTENTION: Experienced business journalists and prospective business journalism professors.

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is offering 24 fellowships worth $1,500 each for four days of study in business journalism – Jan. 2-5, 2014, in Phoenix.

Fellowships cover training, lodging, materials and most meals. Fellows just have to cover their transportation costs.

The seminars will occur during Reynolds Business Journalism Week at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

The journalists’ Strictly Financials Seminar teaches the essentials of covering financials, from stock markets to financial statements and company research. | More on the Strictly Financials Seminar

The Business Journalism Professors Seminar will cover the essentials of teaching a hands-on, university course in business journalism. | More on the Business Journalism Professors Seminar

The seventh annual, concurrent seminars (with 12 fellows attending each one) will be led by award-winning professors and journalists.

Wall Street Journal reporter John W. Miller was a 2013 Strictly Financials Seminar fellow. Photo by Aaron Lavinsky.

WHAT PAST FELLOWS SAY

Michelle Park, a 2013 Strictly Financials fellow and finance reporter at Crain’s Cleveland Business, said, “I gained a re-energized belief in what I do and what my job can do for my community, if only I’ll look and dig where others might not. I left Strictly Financials inspired by my ability to dig more intelligently into numbers that matter.”

Tom Herman, a 2011 Business Journalism Professors fellow and adjunct instructor at Columbia Journalism School, said,“Your seminar was absolutely superb. The professors were excellent, and I learned a tremendous amount from my fellow students, too.”

TO APPLY

Deadline is 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time Nov. 1, 2013. For information on the two seminars, including how to apply online, go to the call for fellows for Strictly Financials or Business Journalism Professors seminars.

Questions? Email Andrew Leckey, Reynolds Center president, or call 602-496-9186.

ABOUT THE CENTER
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, located at ASU’s Cronkite School, was launched in 2003. More than 19,000 journalists have benefited from its free training. A calendar of upcoming free workshops, as well as daily tips on how to cover business better, are at BusinessJournalism.org.

The Center is funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, a national philanthropic organization founded in 1954 by the late media entrepreneur for whom it is named. Headquartered in Las Vegas, it has committed more than $145 million nationwide through its Journalism Program

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