Final Report
Twenty-seven journalists attended a special one-day seminar on Business Reporting held in San Francisco, March 31. The seminar was conducted in cooperation with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
This event was part of the Kiplinger National Seminars series, underwritten by the Kiplinger Foundation and conducted at various locations around the country.
Journalists who attended the seminar were:
Marc Albert, The Oakland Tribune/ANG Newspapers; Christian Berthelsen, San Francisco Chronicle; Francine Brevetti, ANG Newspapers; Jim Christie, Reuters America Inc.; Fred Gebhart, Meeting News (VNU Business Publications); Laird Harrison, Freelance; Anser Hassan, CTV/Channel 30; Kris Hudson, The Denver Post; Michael Kahn, Reuters News Service; Sabrina Kang, KRON 4 News; Christian Larson, Freelance; Craig Lazzeretti, Contra Costa Times; Ellen Lee, Contra Costa Times; Dan Levy, San Francisco Chronicle; Mike Liedtke, Associated Press; Ryan Randazzo, Reno Gazette-Journal; Alec Rosenberg, The Oakland Tribune; Katherine Rowlands, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo); Tim Simmers, ANG Newspapers; Hari Sreenivasan, Freelance Reporter/Anchor; Jennifer Strasburg, San Francisco Chronicle; Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News; David Tong, San Francisco Chronicle; Todd Wallack, San Francisco Chronicle; Tom Walsh, Reno Gazette-Journal; David Whelan, Contra Costa Times, and Alan Zibel, The Oakland Tribune/ANG Newspapers.
As with all National Press Foundation events, this seminar was free to working journalists, on the record and with plenty of time for questions and answers.
Speakers at the seminar were:
· Workshop on Understanding Financial Statements – Peter Knutson, Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting, The Wharton School.
· The Crisis in Corporate Governance – Robert Mittelstaedt, Vice Dean for Executive Education, The Wharton School.
· The Role and Reporting Resources of the Federal Reserve – Gary Zimmerman, Economist, The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
· Banking Supervision and Regulation – Anne Marie Kohlligian, Vice President and Managing Director, Regional and Community Bank Group, The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
For more information contact us at programs@nationalpress.org. Call 202-663-7285.
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