ADVISORY/ Application Deadline Extended; 34th Annual Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists: Dec. 8-12, 2002.News & Assignment Editors ADVISORY...Sunday (Dec. 8-12) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Topics to Include Accounting, Corporate Governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. , Financial Statements and Leadership What: Through intensive lectures and hands-on exercises, the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, led by the Wharton School's most prominent professors, help participants gain better understanding of key business and economic issues. The program, now in its 34th year, offers participants an opportunity to expand their knowledge, increase their exposure to leading experts and broaden their perspectives in a stimulating environment. When: Dec. 8-12, 2002. Where: Classes will be held in Wharton's new state-of-the-art facility, Jon. M. Huntsman Hall. Huntsman Hall is located at 38th and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia, Pa. Lodging will be provided at The Inn at Penn, a 238-room, full-service hotel located in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. campus. Key Take-aways: During this time of heightened scrutiny of accounting practices and financial statements, a strong foundation of business and economic knowledge is more important than ever for business journalists. At the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, participants will: -- Learn the fundamentals of basic accounting principles. -- Discover how to dissect financial statements in greater depth to extract relevant data. -- Understand the intricacies of the stock market, the role of the Federal Reserve and their impact on the world economy. -- Gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of corporate strategy including the role of leadership, leveraging resources and vision. -- Interact with colleagues from some of the world's leading business news organizations. Who: In recent years, reporters have come from media outlets such as the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, BusinessWeek, The Financial Times, CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. India, Nikkei, Marketplace, Reuters, Blooomberg, Nightly Business Report Nightly Business Report is a financial news television program that is broadcast live, weekday evenings on most of the public television stations in the United States. Frequently abbreviated to NBR, the show is produced by public television station WPBT-TV in Miami, Florida, and , Forbes, East African Adj. 1. East African - of or relating to or located in East Africa Standard, and The Washington Post. Classes are taught by Wharton faculty members, including Jeremy Siegel, Michael Useem, Olivia Mitchell and Mauro Guillen Apply here: Application deadline extended to November 8, 2002. http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/media/journalists/application.html For complete information, go to http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/journalists or call Joanne Spigonardo at 215.573.8599. |
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