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Wharton to hold virtual program for business journalists

The Wharton School is inviting business journalists to apply for the next virtual Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists program.

The April 2024 program will feature Wharton professors Susan WachterMichael RobertsDavid Musto and Christina Skinner, who will present on “Mortgages, Markets, and More: The Future of Housing,” “Unraveling the Missteps of Financial Literacy and the Premature Promise of AI,” “Market Dynamics: Navigating the Causes and Consequences of Share Buybacks” and “The Fed and Financial Markets: Headwinds and Tailwinds in 2024,” respectively.

Through intensive lectures and expert Q&A, the Seminars, led by the Wharton School’s most prominent professors, help reporters gain a better understanding of key business and economic issues. For more than 50 years, the Seminars have offered participants an opportunity to expand their knowledge, network with journalists from around the world, increase their exposure to leading experts and broaden their perspectives in a stimulating environment.

View the April program agenda here.

When: Thursday, April 11, 20249:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET.

The deadline to apply is Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

Where: The Seminars for Business Journalists will be delivered online via Zoom.

Interested journalists can visit the Seminars for Business Journalists application. Space is limited. The cost of this program is $40.00.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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