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Fellowships Awarded to 24 Business Journalists, Professors
November 25, 2009The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism has awarded 12 fellowships to its "Strictly Financials Seminar" for working journalists and 12 fellowships to its "Business Journalism Professors Seminar." Both programs will be held Jan. 5-8 in Phoenix. These competitive fellowships, valued at $2,000, cover all seminar expenses. The seminars take place during Reynolds Business Journalism Week at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, where the Reynolds Center is based. "The dramatic increase in number of applications this year underscores the strong interest journalists have in improving their financial skills and the importance universities are now placing on business journalism," said Andrew Leckey, president of the Reynolds Center. "It is an honor to have these fellows join us this January." The financials seminar covers stock markets, financial statements, options and SEC documents. The professors seminar covers how to teach a hands-on, university course in business journalism. Full release.