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

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

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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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 informationA 500-word statement explaining why they should be chosen and how the seminar will improve their instructionA resumeA one-paragraph bioA 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 InterestedDay 2: Designing Assignments, Teaching the Business Narrative, Teaching the Use of Data, Preparing Students for InternshipsDay 3: Teaching Financial Statements and SEC FilingsDay 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.

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