Supply, Demand and Deadlines
A Workshop on Economics for Journalists
2004 Agenda
| Sunday, June 13 |
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Evening Dinner and Opening Address
Gary Stern, President, Federal Reserve
Bank of Minneapolis |
| Monday, June 14 |
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| 9:00 a.m. - Noon |
“Principles of Economic Thinking”
V.V. Chari, University of Minnesota |
| Lunch |
Keynote Address
“Popular Fallacies in Economics and Statistics”
Thomas Sowell, Stanford University |
| 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
“Writing About the Economy”
David Wessel, Wall Street Journal
Types of stories, where to find data and information, developing sources, understanding economists |
| Evening Tour and Dinner at Federal Reserve Bank |
| Tuesday, June 15 |
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| 9:00 -10:30 a.m. |
Case Study—Why China Matters
V.V. Chari, University of Minnesota;
Arthur Rolnick, Federal Reserve Bank;
Chris Worthington, Pioneer Press |
| 10:30 a.m. - Noon |
Participants write their story proposals |
| 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
Story proposal critiques—analysis of ideas, sources, tools, etc |
2004 Workshop Participants |
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