The financial news reporting course will assume some basic prior awareness of business news reporting, although it will also revise and strengthen existing knowledge to assure firm foundations for all participants.
A five day course which will bring participants up to speed in reporting the financial news and current economic climate, the causes, and the potential solutions being put in place. The financial news reporting course will assume some basic prior awareness of business news reporting, although it will also revise and strengthen existing knowledge to assure firm foundations for all participants.
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Explain the causes of the current financial and economic crisis
- List efforts being undertaken to alleviate the situation
- Report on bond markets, rating agencies
- Create story ideas to explain the economic crisis in understandable terms
- Work in teams to produce interesting, accurate copy
- Demonstrate likely market reactions to macroeconomics events
who it's for:
This financial news reporting course is for all journalists wanting to gain a greater understanding of reporting financial news under the current economic conditions. The programme concentrates on economic and financial issues, and you are expected to be either a current or designated business news specialist.
Current Global Economic Status
- Causes of the current global economic and financial crisis.
- Sub-prime the mortgage crisis
- Collateralised debt obligations
- Toxic debt
- Stock market and other asset reactions, and bank runs
- Reporting on either a bank run, or a bankruptcy.
The Business Cycle
- The phases and features of the business cycle, including investor/asset behaviour during the stages.
- Workshops will include simulating a business cycle and creating story ideas.
- Macro Economic theory will be discussed and analysed.
The Role of Central Banks and Supranationals
- Reporting on central banks, such as the Federal Reserve, and the Bank of England.
- Covering government/Central Bank economic stimulus plans.
- Market operations and auctions
- The roles of the World Bank and the IMF will be explained.
The Bond and Credit Markets
- Rating agency grade change
- Government financing.
- Rating agencies behaviour during the crisis.
- Political and Social Fallout
- Non-financial outcomes of the crisis.
- Government collapse, such as Iceland, riots, local government losses, and pension fund depletion.
- Simulation of economic crisis in one country, including many of the aspects covered during the previous days.
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