The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing selected 10 business journalists for its 2026 Goldschmidt FRED advanced data workshop on Sept. 21-22 in St. Louis.
The fellows will visit the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis during the program to learn about economic data. During the workshop, they will learn how to graph differing types of FRED data and about data releases that can help them create new stories. The Fellows will also hear from speakers who will discuss how they take the pulse of the American economy, feed that information to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and help inform interest rate decisions.
The fellows include:
- Ella Castronuovo, reporter, Nashville Business Journal
- Erin El Issa, senior data studies producer, NerdWallet
- John Engen, freelance business journalist
- Peter Gratton, editor, Investopedia
- Sean Jackson, personal finance writer, Kiplinger
- Jasper Kenzo Sundeen, business reporter, San Antonio Report
- Jonathan LaMantia, business reporter, Newsday
- Rachel Nostrant, energy reporter, Houston Chronicle
- Meg Tanaka, freelance reporter; student, UC Berkeley
- Huikai Wu, student, University of Missouri
“The Goldschmidt FRED Fellowship continues to be a pioneering program with the workshop helping journalists obtain a greater understanding of FRED data, charts and better stories,” said Marty Steffens, professor emeritus, Missouri School of Journalism and former SABEW Chair, Business and Financial Reporting, in a statement. “Reporters praise these economists as being extremely helpful and insightful in telling economic stories to our audiences. It’s a game-changer for those who rely on FRED data.”
The workshop is funded annually by a grant from the Illinois-based Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation. The program is organized by Steffens with the St. Louis Federal Reserve supplying much of the content.
