Virtual Training Archives

2023

• December 5:  How to improve your reporting by cultivating diverse sources
• November 28:  Chasing big stories  (SABEW Canada)
• November 14:  Covering Retail – How Are Consumers’ Spending Habits Changing in 2023
• September 19:  How college students can set up their first budget
• August 22:  Using Social Media as an Effective Audience Building Tool
• August 16:  How to Move Up the Ladder in Your Career
• July 11:  How to Negotiate Your First Salary
• June 28:  Covering the Jobs Report
• May 18:  Covering the Business of Travel
• April 3:  Covering Silicon Valley and Tech Business
• March 16:  Covering the Fed – A year into rate increases
• January 26:  Covering Crypto – From fallouts to legislation

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2022

• Dec. 15:  Covering Retail – How inflation and inventories are impacting holiday sales
• Nov. 29:  Legends of Business News with Allan Sloan
• Nov. 10:  Post-Election Impacts on Business and the Economy
• Oct. 25:  Nailing Down the Numbers
• Sept. 30:  Reporting During Economic Uncertainty
• Aug. 26:  The Business of Sports
• June 23:  Covering Red-Hot Inflation
• May 12-13:  #SABEW22 conference in New York (13 sessions)
• Apr. 11:  Prepare to Launch
• Mar. 3:  Covering the Economic Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
• Feb. 28:  Effectively using public, private sector data in economic reporting
• Feb. 15:  Legends of Business News with Diana Henriques
• Feb. 9:  The Tipping Point
• Jan. 28:  The Gagging of America
• Jan. 11:  Legends of Business News with Carol Loomis

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2021

• Dec. 16: How to Cover the Great Recession
• Nov. 17: Reporting on Bankruptcies and Debt
• Nov. 1: Strategies for Landing Jobs and Internships in Business Journalism
• Oct. 12: Legends of Business News – Myron Kandel
• Sept 28: How to apply to a top journalism internship. Insider tips from new and veteran journalists
• Sept 14: A Double Whammy – Medical debt and COVID
• July 28: 10 Fundamental Documents and Data Sets New Business Reporters Need to Know About
• July 20: Preventing Burnout
• July 13: How Have Americans Coped Financially During the Pandemic?
• June 30: Covering Cryptocurrency
• April 21: Fact Checking for Business Journalists
• April 8: Stock Market Fundamentals for Business Journalists
• April 7: The Benefits of a Career in Business Journalism
• March 23: How/When Will We Get Back to Work?
• March 3: The New Rules of Business: How to Report on ESG
• February 12: Story Ideas – What Are We Missing?
• February 11: Racial Disparities and Impediments to Getting People Vaccinated
• February 10: Vaccine Policy: What is the thinking behind who gets the vaccine and when?
• February 9: Vaccine Distribution: Where’s it going? How to track what’s happening in your area
• February 8: Vaccine and Therapeutics Development
• February 3: Business and Economic Journalism
• January 29: What is Business Journalism?
• January 27: The Vaccine Rollout – How it’s going? Or not?
• January 19: How to Thrive in a Virtual Newsroom

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2020

• October 14: Covering Business When You’re New to the Beat
• October 8: Using Census Data to Tell Stories About the People and Businesses in Your Communities
• September 15: Corporate Earnings During COVID – How to Dig Deep for the Best Stories
• September 1: Maintaining the Quality and Integrity of U.S. Government Data
• August 20: Economics and Epidemiology – Ask an Expert
• August 11: Approaching the Business Beat with a Diverse Lens
• July 8: Racial and Income Inequalities and Health Disparities
• June 9: Covering the Election on the Business Desk
• June 4: Local Economic Stories Using Data from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
• May 20: Losing Your Job/ Losing Your Health Insurance – Health care insecurity among jobless workers during the pandemic
• May 14: COVID-19’s Economic Impact on the Resiliency of the American Household with the St. Louis Fed
• May 7: Taking the pulse of your county economy
• April 27: COVID-19 – Taking Care of Journalists and Journalism and You
• April 14: Covering the Business Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic
• April 8: Protecting Your Physical and Mental Health While Covering COVID-19
• April 2: What do 100 Million Fund Investors do When Markets Go Sideways
• February: Building a Better Infographic – How to tell stories visually
• January: Texas v. The U.S. and the ACA – One more time with feeling
• January: Using Data to Create Powerful Stories

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2019

• November: Make public records part of your beat reporting
• October: How to harness technology for innovative journalism
• September: Learning about the Fed
• August: Covering the nation’s trade disputes
• July: The business of freelancing: How to chart a course for success
• July: Will the ACA Live or Will It Die? Texas v. the U.S. Sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund
• June: How to Cover One of the Newest Beats on the Business Desk: Marijuana
• May: How to Write for a Millennial Audience
• March: Copyright and fair use in a digital age: How to break news, produce lively coverage and keep it legal
• February: Business Reporting on Natural Disasters
• January: Beat Basics for New Reporters

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2018

• November: Behind the lens: How to shoot video for business stories
• October: How to use social media to build a beat and break news
• August: How to mine government contracting data for stories in your own backyard
• July: Dig Deep into Health Care Data
• July: Freelance Journalism – Getting down to business
• June: Metrics to Magnify Your Journalism
• May: Understanding economic indicators
• April: Optimizing your professional brand on LinkedIn
• March: Digital Strategy: Put together an e-newsletter that readers can’t resist
• February: Covering Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology
• January: Behind the lens – How to snap photos and videos that make business stories shine

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2017

• December: The ACA –  Still alive or on life support?
• December: Under Siege –  The State of Press Freedom under the Trump Administration
• November: Digital Strategy – How to Use SEO to Hook an Audience
• October: Young Journalists, Big Impact 
• September: International Trade in the Era of Trump
• August: 10 Great Digital Tools for Business Journalists
• July: Going Public – Reporting on IPOs
• June: Reporting on Sports Business
• May: Teenage Financial Literacy
• May: Freelancing Your Way to Success
• April: Investigating Nonprofit Organizations
• March: Fighting Fake News
• February: Digital Bootcamp – Telling Business Stories through Podcasts
• January: Personal Finance in 2017

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2016

• November: What will happen to the ACA now?
• October: Young journalists, big impact
• September: Covering the election on the business desk
• July: Coaching journalists toward their best work
• May: Breaking news: Make your coverage overshadow the competition
• March: Digital business writing – How to hook an audience
• February: The First Amendment in the Digital Age
• Larry Birger Young Business Journalist Teletraining: Top investigative tips for beginning business journalists
• January: Digital Strategy – The rise of the emailed newsletter

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2015

• April Teletraining: “Business Freelancing: How to be successful as an independent journalist” Monday, April 13, 2015
• Today’s Journalism: What it takes to survive and thrive in the business 3/16/2015
• “The New Blueprint for Mobile Journalism,” 2/24/2015
• “The Internet and digital journalism: What reporters and editors need to know,” 1/12/15

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2014

• “Cybersecurity and the holiday retail season,” 11/17/2014
• “Rising Healthcare Costs: How to uncover stories,” 10/27/14
• “Data is King: How to use and analyze economic reports” 9/14/14
•  “Inflation and food costs: Telling impactful stories,” 8/18/14
• “Using lobbying databases to track influence in Washington” 7/21/14
•  “Reader Behavior and the Economics of Digital News,” 6/16/14
•  WEBINAR: “Update on the health insurance marketplaces for small businesses,” 5/29/14
•  “How to Ace Your Early Video Appearances,” 5/19/14
• “Freelance Training: Secrets to Success” 4/28/14
•  “Sourcing a New Beat” 3/17/14
• “How to Use LinkedIn as a Reporting Tool” 2/24/14
• “Covering Technology if You’re Not a Techie”1/13/14

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2013

• “The Budget Beat: Where are the Fiscal Talks Heading?” 12/16/2013
• “From Turkey to Tinsel: Covering the Holiday Retail Season” 11/18/13
• “Health Care 101: How will the Affordable Care Act impact open enrollment?” 10/28/13
•  ”Entrepreneurial Journalism:Developing Your Brand” 9/16/13
• “Planes,Trains and Automobiles” 8/19/13
• “Interviewing Techniques from the Pros” 7/22/13
• “Ethics in a New Media World” 6/17/13
• “Covering the College Debt Crisis” 5/21/13
• “Tips for great reporting and storytelling” 4/29/13
• “How to Cover the Sequester and How to Find Local Angles on the Story” 3/18/13
• “How to Break News: Staying Competitive in a 24-hour News Environment by Producing High-Quality Compelling News Coverage” 2/25/13
•  ”How to make tax season interesting for readers” 1/14/13

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2012

• “Housing Recovery: Now What?” 12/10/12
• “Fresh ideas for covering retail during the holiday season” 11/12/12
• “Online and On Time: How to make your writing sing for the web and multimedia” 10/15/12
• “Looking for Your Dream Job?” 9/17/12
• “Covering Health Care in the Wake of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision,” 8/20/12
• “How to Turn Your Beat Reporting into A Book,” 7/23/12
• “Marrying Politics and the Economy: Business Coverage in an Election Year.” 6/18/12
• “Teletraining: Freelancers’ Bootcamp — Real World Tricks and Tips.” 5/21/12
• “How to Find Sources & Stories on Social Media.” 4/23/12
• “Making Sense of Tax Season.” 2/20/12
• “Fresh Ideas for Covering the Housing and Foreclosure Crisis.” 1/23/12

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2011

• “Covering your local pension plan.” 12/5/2011
• “Making it Work: Maintaining Quality in Today’s Newsrooms.” 6/20/2011
• “Covering the Runup (and Down) of Gasoline Prices.” 5/23/2011
• “Editing Business News: Best Practices.” 2/28/2011
• “Editing Business News: Best Practices.” 1/24/2011

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Tip Sheets

• Health Care Resources from the Commonwealth Fund
• Health Care Resources from the Kaiser Family Foundation
• Finding out if a CEO has backdated options
• Covering bankruptcy court
• Tips for better economic stories-I
• Five Easy Pieces: A. Starter Kit For S.E.C. Filings
• Earnings tip sheet for beginners
• 10 Steps to Take When a New Company Comes to Town

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Videos

• The Fed’s Janet Yellen keynote speech at SABEW’s 2013 Spring Conference
• Sree Sreenivasan speaks at the 2012 SABEW Fall Conference at CUNY
• An interview with Diana Henriques, SABEW’s 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award winner at the 2012 SABEW Fall Conference at CUNY
• An interview with Lex Fenwick, CEO of Dow Jones
• An interview with Robert Khuzami, enforcement chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission

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Links to business journalism resources