Business and Financial Writing

This hands-on course is designed to develop students' skills in reporting, researching, and writing business stories and to expand their knowledge of the business world. Intensive writing and reporting is involved; students will write each week, both inside and outside the class. At least 10 articles must be reported and written during the semester. The class will build on the basics of journalism taught in ENG 3050 and apply them to the world of business and financial journalism. Students will learn how to find business reports, financial data, and economic reports and data, how to read them, how to develop story ideas and how to follow through on those with reporting, research and writing.