New Journalism course opened up to business majors

Sounds like a good new course! And yet another example of how the distance between all fields is shrinking. As it has been said many times, "we no longer live in a world of silos".


Business Reporting (JMC 401B, M 5:30-8:10)

"Will the Buffalo Bills move to Toronto or Los Angeles? Michael Jackson died — so why was his comeback reincarnated as a movie? How were millionaires stripped of their wealth by an elaborate scam? These are some of the hottest stories of the last year. You’ll find one in the sports section, another in entertainment, and the third on the front page. But each is a business story. Business journalism is telling stories about people — how they create strategy, negotiate deals, take risks and make (or lose) money. That includes Wall Street, of course, and it includes the small shops you’ll find on Main Street in any town. It also includes multibillion-dollar industries like sports and entertainment. In this class, you will learn how to navigate financial statements and ask questions about numbers in a way that’s understandable to the ordinary citizen. This class is vital for anyone who plans work within – sports, entertainment or any field in which big money drives the big decisions. The instructor is Tim O’Shei, managing editor of the Business First newspaper in Buffalo. "