Posted By Cody Shotwell

When:

Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 – 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Central, 11 a.m. to noon Pacific)

Small, private companies are the backbone of local economies. But they’re often harder to cover because they aren’t required to disclose financial documents and they’re sometimes less comfortable dealing with the media. Find out how to dig up information on these companies, learn fresh approaches to covering small firms, and hear about some of the trends that are impacting small business. Whether you cover small business full-time or write about it only occasionally, SABEW’s panel discussion can help.

Moderator:

Chris Roush, Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Scholar in business journalism at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Panelists:

• Dan Beyers, editor of The Washington Post’s new weekly Capital Business section
• Rob Daumeyer, editor of the Cincinnati Business Courier, an American City Business Journals publication
• Hank Gilman, deputy managing editor at Fortune and formerly the managing editor at Fortune Small Business

How to join in on the call

•   Just before 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, Sept. 23, call 218-339-2626.

•   When instructed, enter this access code and press the # sign: 4058935. Follow any other instructions you are given.

•    The moderator will begin the training session at 2 p.m. Eastern. Listeners will be able to transmit questions to the panelists by sending an e-mail message to sabew@sabew,org. Please identify yourself by name and media outlet in each question. The moderator will try to get to as many questions as possible during the hour.

Questions?

Please contact SABEW board member and training committee co-chair Mary Jane Pardue, 417-889-9438 or at mjpardue@missouristate.edu.