Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Center for Business Journalism at American Press Institute offers tutorials on understanding financial statements and other topics

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at American Press Institute (API) has the following free online tutorials:

Covering Financial Markets
Prepared by Chris RoushDirector of the Carolina Business News Initiative, University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill

Understanding Financial Statements
Prepared by James K. Gentry, Ph.D.Professor and former dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communications,University of Kansas

SEC Filings
Prepared by Chris RoushDirector of the Carolina Business News Initiative, University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill

Covering the Economy
Prepared by Merrill GooznerFreelance Writer and Former Chief Economics Correspondent, The ChicagoTribune

While geared toward journalists, I think they can be very helpful for students as they provide information on the meaning of some information that is disclosed, as well as the timing of disclosures and filings. I think they are well done. (I learned some things in the Understanding Financial Statements.)

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