Tips on better gas price coverage

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is holding a conference call next week for journalists interested in tips from business reporters on covering the gas price story.

The call, which will be held May 23 at 3 p.m. EST, will provide access to the experts who are tracking gas prices and their impact on consumers, the economy and local communities. You’ll also get tips from energy journalists about how to cover and localize this important story.

The moderator will be Chris Kahn, energy writer for The Associated Press.

The panelists on the call will be James Coan, research associate for the Energy Forum at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University; Neil Gamson, Energy Information Administration; and Russell Gold, energy writer in The Wall Street Journal’s Houston bureau.

Sign up here for the approximately one-hour call.

At the time and date of the call, dial 218-339-2626, then at the prompt, enter this access code: 4058935. You’ll be able to hear the panelists but not speak to them. During the call, listeners may send questions via e-mail to sabew@sabew.org. Selected questions will be forwarded to the moderator for the panel to answer.