Fifty college students interested in biz journalism to attend conference

Fifty college students interested in careers in business journalism have been accepted to attend a conference next month in New York called “Getting Started in Business News.”

The accepted students come from campuses across the country, including Boston University, Columbia University, CUNY, the University of Baltimore, the University of Pennsylvania, Ohio University, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Central University, Marquette University, the University of Missouri, Missouri State University, the University of Nebraska and Humboldt State University.

Last year, the conference attracting 42 students from 11 universities.

The second annual conference, to be held at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism on Oct. 21 through Oct. 23, will include sessions about how to find jobs in business journalism and tips from young business journalists, as well as training in reading SEC filings and covering local business. The students will also visit the Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones newsroom.

Fortune senior editor at large Allan Sloan and former Forbes managing editor Carl Lavin will also speak to the students.

The conference, which is organized by UNC-Chapel Hill, is also sponsored by CUNY, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, Bloomberg News and Progress Energy.