Supply, Demand and Deadlines
A Workshop on Economics for Journalists
2003 Agenda
| Sunday, June 15 |
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Evening Dinner and Opening Address
Gary Stern, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
“Should We Be Worrying About Deflation?” |
| Monday, June 16 |
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| 9:00 a.m. - Noon |
“Principles of Economic Thinking”
Russ Cooper, Boston University |
| Lunch |
Keynote Address
Anne Krueger, first deputy managing director,
International Monetary Fund |
| 1:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. |
“Writing About the Economy”
John Berry, The Washington Post |
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Types of stories, where to find data and information, developing sources, understanding economists |
| Evening Tour and Dinner at Federal Reserve Bank |
| Tuesday, June 17 |
| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Case Study—Health Care Economics
John Berry, Washington Post;
Mike Meyers, Star Tribune;
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. |
2003 Workshop Participants |
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