Supply, Demand and Deadlines
A Workshop on Economics for Journalists
2005 Agenda
| Sunday, June 12 |
Evening Dinner |
| Monday, June 13 |
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| 9:00 a.m. - Noon |
“Principles of Economic Thinking”
V.V. Chari, University of Minnesota |
| Lunch |
Panel “Pros and Cons of Enterprise Zones”
Arthur Rolnick, Federal Reserve Bank, and Bob Isaacson, State of
Minnesota |
| 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
“Writing About the Economy”
Andrew Cassel, Philadelphia Inquirer
Types of stories, where to find data and information, developing sources,
understanding economists
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| Evening Tour and Dinner at Federal Reserve Bank |
| Tuesday, June 14 |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Case Study—Public Subsidies
V.V. Chari, University of Minnesota;
Arthur Rolnick, Federal Reserve Bank;
Chris Worthington, Pioneer Press;
Andrew Cassel, Philadelphia Inquirer;
Mike Meyers, StarTribune |
| 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. |
2005 Workshop Participants |