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Getting Started in Business News Oct. 21-23, 2010 Organized by the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Co-Sponsors: Click here to read some highlights and stories to come out of the 2009 conference. Apply for the conference hereVisit http://www.collegebizjournalism.org/ for information about Collegiate Business Journalism. |
UNC-CH student Matt Lynley with Michelle LaRoche, head of recruiting for Dow Jones Newswires.
Expert panel from 2009 conference, from left: Michael Crittendon (Dow Jones), Amy Thomson (Bloomberg), and Nirav Vora (New York Times) |
APPLICATION PROCESS
This workshop is open to undergraduate and master’s students interested in learning more about pursuing a career in business journalism. If you are a student at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism you have until Friday, October 1st to complete your application. All other students must complete your application by Friday, September 10th.
To apply for this program please complete the application form here.
Accepted students must submit their top three interview choices from Reuters, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg, Associated Press, American City Business Journals, Business Insider, The Wall Street Journal, RIABiz.com, TheStreet.com, and Breakingmedia.com by noon on October 5th.
CONTACT
For more information on hotel, registration or other logistics, please contact Michael Penny, UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication, at
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or 919-843-2573. To discuss the program, please contact the faculty adviser: Chris Roush, Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Scholar in Business Journalism, UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication,
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or 919.962.4092.
| Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 | ||
| 5 to 6:30 p.m. | Registration | |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner Introduction: Steve Shepard, Dean, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and former BusinessWeek editor Speaker: Allan Sloan, senior editor at large, Fortune magazine  |
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| 8 p.m. | Adjourn for the evening | |
| Friday, Oct. 22, 2010 | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | Walk to Dow Jones building for tour |
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| 9 a.m. | Tour of Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, 1211 Avenue of the Americas Michelle LaRoche, Dow Jones Newswires |
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| 10:30 a.m. |
“So, you want to be a business journalist?” Emily Steel, The Wall Street Journal |
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| 11:30 a.m. |
“Tips from the internship coordinators” Millie Munshi, Bloomberg News |
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| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch at CUNY. Speaker: Carl Lavin, former managing editor, Forbes |
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| 2:00 p.m. |
“Deciding on that first job: Wires, daily, weekly, or something else” Michael Crittenden, Dow Jones Newswires |
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| 3:15 p.m. | Interviews for media outlets 15-minute interviews for Bloomberg, Dow Jones, AP, American City Business Journals, Reuters, Business Insider, BreakingMedia.com, RIABiz.com, TheStreet.com. |
"Interactive tools for business journalists" Jeremy Caplan, CUNY |
| 5:30 p.m. | "New entrants in business journalism" The Business Insider Stacy-Marie Ishmael, FT Tilt Editor Elizabeth MacBride, president, RIABiz.com Johan Bloom, former editor, Advertising Age |
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| 8:30 p.m. |
Dinner at Trattoria Tre Colori, 254 West 47th St. |
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| Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 | ||
| 8 a.m. |
Interviews for media outlets |
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| 9:30 a.m. | "Business reporting for broadcast" Charles Herman, Economics Editor, WNYC Radio |
"Finding stories in SEC filings" Chris Roush, UNC-Chapel Hill |
| 10:45 a.m. | "Local business reporting" Greg David, CUNY |
"Finding information about private companies" Chris Roush, UNC-Chapel Hill |
| 12:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
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Highlights and stories to come out of the 2009 conference:
