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The Reynolds Center has announced its 2009-10 free workshop schedule.
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Earnings Season
By Michelle Leder
Recipients Announced for Business Journalism Scholarships
By Reynolds Center Staff
Winners and Losers
By Chris Roush
Under the Radar
By Dick Weiss
Crafting Columns
By Henry Dubroff
Under the Magnifying Glass
Michelle Leder is editor of Footnoted.org, a daily blog that reveals things companies try to hide in routine SEC filings.
Leder, who has presented at many workshops for the Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, also authored Financial Fine Print: Uncovering a Company's True Value, teaching investors to spot various accounting tricks. Footnoted.org was named a Top 10 blog by BusinessWeek, CNN and Financial Times, and a blog for "those in the know" by The Wall Street Journal.The Footnoted.org Web site.
As a freelance journalist, Leder's articles have appeared in The New York Times, Slate, BusinessWeek and Inc magazine. In the decade she spent as business reporter and editor for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Florida, she won several awards, including a Best in Business award by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.
Feel free to post your comments related to Leder's opinions and investigative trends in business journalism!
February 27, 2009
It's now earnings season and Michelle Leder wants journalists to shy away from quick rewrites of press releases and dig deeper into the reports. More
January 27, 2009
Michelle Leder admits that at first she was skeptical of Twitter, but now she's embraced the concept of "Tweets" and says that business journalists can learn a lot from this new media tool. More
December 22, 2008
Michelle Leder points out that even as most media companies struggle to trim costs, some are still overspending on top executives. More
December 15, 2008
Michelle Leder reminds business reporters that just because companies must disclose information in SEC filings it doesn't mean all the juicy details are easy to find. More
October 27, 2008
Michelle Leder says there’s lots of taxpayer money that business journalists should keep track of as the bailout cash is dispersed, especially since the Treasury Department has, in some cases, leaned toward minimal disclosure. More
October 15, 2008
When covering significant financial events, Michelle Leder says it is irresponsible to sugarcoat what's happening, but we also must not foment fear. More
August 22, 2008
SEC filings can be overwhelming, but Michelle Leder urges business journalists to make time for form 13F. Packed with details on super-charged investors, it's worth a closer look. More
August 11, 2008
Michelle Leder urges journalists to rely on their own solid ideas and problem-solving skills to improve the newspaper industry. More
July 14, 2008
As methods of news gathering morph, bloggers reporting on the media industry are simply fulfilling their role. More
June 19, 2008
Next time you glance over a proxy statement, pay attention to director pay. Their compensation might not be as much as a CEO, but is too important to ignore. More
Disclosure Discovery is Difficult
May 13, 2008
The SEC rules require disclosure of anything that's potentially material. But there's nothing in the giant SEC rule book that requires companies to make it easier for journalists to do their jobs. More
April 14, 2008
Suddenly, everyone can't seem to talk enough about the paychecks that corporate executives receive. Michelle Leder offers insights on how journalists can examine and explain trends in C-level pay. More
March 24, 2008
Michelle Leder looks at the perks being handed out to corporate executives. It's the perks, Leder says, "in all of their weird glory..." More
Filings in the Microsoft/Yahoo/Google Triangle
Feb. 5, 2008
Michelle Leder digs through the early filings in Microsoft's bid for Yahoo. "The SEC filings that are flying fast and furious have all the elements of the type of juicy canoodling normally found on Page Six."
More
Dec. 26, 2007
Michelle Leder lets readers decide on 2007's worst footnote, the craziest item disclosed (or buried) in routine SEC filings. And the winner is... More
SEC Filings Reflect Subprime Fallout
Nov. 5, 2007
The subprime story should be an ongoing concern for reporters, says BusinessJournalism.org blogger Michelle Leder. It's not going away soon, and top CEOs have already have lost jobs because of it. More
Footnoted.org Turns Four, Making it a Blogosphere Dinosaur
September 20, 2007
As a freelancer who works from home, blogging has enabled me to be part of a larger community of smart like-minded people, many of whom have given me lots of excellent (and free) advice over the years. More
Sarbanes-Oxley Disclosures Serve as a Boon for Business Journalists
August 9, 2007
All of the new disclosures related to Sarbanes-Oxley have not only led to better business reporting, they've also helped create more efficient capital markets. More
Details on Executive Comp Lead to Confusion
June 8, 2007
Now that proxy season is essentially over and the deadline associated with crunching executive pay numbers with it, it's time to go back and assess just how well reporters did with getting the numbers right. More
Perk Disclosure Rules Give Companies Cover
April 12, 2007
Revised SEC requirements give companies great latitude when it comes to disclosing just how much it spent on individual perks for company executives. More
Tallying Exec Compensation Still a Challenge Under New SEC Rules
March 14, 2007
Despite new SEC rules put in place last year, chief executives still have a lot of wiggle room in reporting their total compensation packages. More
Under the Magnifying Glass: Business Reporters can Unwrap Company Filings During Holiday Season
December 20, 2006
Tempting as it is to think of the holidays as a dead zone, especially when it comes to business news, the truth is that this is the perfect time of year for companies to bury all kinds of stuff in their routine SEC filings. More
Under the Magnifying Glass: Schedule Reading Time with Company 13Ds
November 21, 2006
Think SEC filings are full of boring legalese that requires an English to accounting-speak translation? Then you obviously haven't been spending much time reading Schedule 13Ds. More
Under the Magnifying Glass: Merger Paper Trail Leads to Eye-Opening Stories
October 2, 2006
Judging by the almost daily stream of headlines, buyout fever is back. Which means it's a good time to brush up on the paper trail that companies typically produce during the merger process. More
Under the Magnifying Glass: CEOs May Operate Above Real Estate Trends
August 29, 2006
As summer winds down, signs of the sluggish real estate market are becoming increasingly hard to ignore. Even if you're not trying to sell right now, chances are you've been assigned to do a story about the real estate bubble. More
Under the Magnifying Glass: Security Costs Lie in the Proxy Statement
July 28, 2006
Just how safe is your favorite CEO? Very, judging by some of the disclosures in recent proxy statements. More
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Copyright © 2009 Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism
The Reynolds Center has announced its 2009-10 free workshop schedule.
Select a workshop and register from the drop-down menu below.
The Reynolds Center registration for Fall 2009 free online seminars.
By Michelle Leder
Recipients Announced for Business Journalism Scholarships
By Reynolds Center Staff
Winners and Losers
By Chris Roush
Under the Radar
By Dick Weiss
Crafting Columns
By Henry Dubroff
Under the Magnifying Glass
Michelle Leder is editor of Footnoted.org, a daily blog that reveals things companies try to hide in routine SEC filings.
Leder, who has presented at many workshops for the Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, also authored Financial Fine Print: Uncovering a Company's True Value, teaching investors to spot various accounting tricks. Footnoted.org was named a Top 10 blog by BusinessWeek, CNN and Financial Times, and a blog for "those in the know" by The Wall Street Journal.The Footnoted.org Web site.
As a freelance journalist, Leder's articles have appeared in The New York Times, Slate, BusinessWeek and Inc magazine. In the decade she spent as business reporter and editor for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Florida, she won several awards, including a Best in Business award by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.
Feel free to post your comments related to Leder's opinions and investigative trends in business journalism!
February 27, 2009
It's now earnings season and Michelle Leder wants journalists to shy away from quick rewrites of press releases and dig deeper into the reports. More
January 27, 2009
Michelle Leder admits that at first she was skeptical of Twitter, but now she's embraced the concept of "Tweets" and says that business journalists can learn a lot from this new media tool. More
December 22, 2008
Michelle Leder points out that even as most media companies struggle to trim costs, some are still overspending on top executives. More
December 15, 2008
Michelle Leder reminds business reporters that just because companies must disclose information in SEC filings it doesn't mean all the juicy details are easy to find. More
October 27, 2008
Michelle Leder says there’s lots of taxpayer money that business journalists should keep track of as the bailout cash is dispersed, especially since the Treasury Department has, in some cases, leaned toward minimal disclosure. More
October 15, 2008
When covering significant financial events, Michelle Leder says it is irresponsible to sugarcoat what's happening, but we also must not foment fear. More
August 22, 2008
SEC filings can be overwhelming, but Michelle Leder urges business journalists to make time for form 13F. Packed with details on super-charged investors, it's worth a closer look. More
August 11, 2008
Michelle Leder urges journalists to rely on their own solid ideas and problem-solving skills to improve the newspaper industry. More
July 14, 2008
As methods of news gathering morph, bloggers reporting on the media industry are simply fulfilling their role. More
June 19, 2008
Next time you glance over a proxy statement, pay attention to director pay. Their compensation might not be as much as a CEO, but is too important to ignore. More
Disclosure Discovery is Difficult
May 13, 2008
The SEC rules require disclosure of anything that's potentially material. But there's nothing in the giant SEC rule book that requires companies to make it easier for journalists to do their jobs. More
April 14, 2008
Suddenly, everyone can't seem to talk enough about the paychecks that corporate executives receive. Michelle Leder offers insights on how journalists can examine and explain trends in C-level pay. More
March 24, 2008
Michelle Leder looks at the perks being handed out to corporate executives. It's the perks, Leder says, "in all of their weird glory..." More
Filings in the Microsoft/Yahoo/Google Triangle
Feb. 5, 2008
Michelle Leder digs through the early filings in Microsoft's bid for Yahoo. "The SEC filings that are flying fast and furious have all the elements of the type of juicy canoodling normally found on Page Six." More
Dec. 26, 2007
Michelle Leder lets readers decide on 2007's worst footnote, the craziest item disclosed (or buried) in routine SEC filings. And the winner is... More
SEC Filings Reflect Subprime Fallout
Nov. 5, 2007
The subprime story should be an ongoing concern for reporters, says BusinessJournalism.org blogger Michelle Leder. It's not going away soon, and top CEOs have already have lost jobs because of it. More
Footnoted.org Turns Four, Making it a Blogosphere Dinosaur
September 20, 2007
As a freelancer who works from home, blogging has enabled me to be part of a larger community of smart like-minded people, many of whom have given me lots of excellent (and free) advice over the years. More
Sarbanes-Oxley Disclosures Serve as a Boon for Business Journalists
August 9, 2007
All of the new disclosures related to Sarbanes-Oxley have not only led to better business reporting, they've also helped create more efficient capital markets. More
Details on Executive Comp Lead to Confusion
June 8, 2007
Now that proxy season is essentially over and the deadline associated with crunching executive pay numbers with it, it's time to go back and assess just how well reporters did with getting the numbers right. More
Perk Disclosure Rules Give Companies Cover
April 12, 2007
Revised SEC requirements give companies great latitude when it comes to disclosing just how much it spent on individual perks for company executives. More
Tallying Exec Compensation Still a Challenge Under New SEC Rules
March 14, 2007
Despite new SEC rules put in place last year, chief executives still have a lot of wiggle room in reporting their total compensation packages. More
Under the Magnifying Glass: Business Reporters can Unwrap Company Filings During Holiday Season
December 20, 2006
Tempting as it is to think of the holidays as a dead zone, especially when it comes to business news, the truth is that this is the perfect time of year for companies to bury all kinds of stuff in their routine SEC filings. More
Under the Magnifying Glass: Schedule Reading Time with Company 13Ds
November 21, 2006
Think SEC filings are full of boring legalese that requires an English to accounting-speak translation? Then you obviously haven't been spending much time reading Schedule 13Ds. More
Under the Magnifying Glass: Merger Paper Trail Leads to Eye-Opening Stories
October 2, 2006
Judging by the almost daily stream of headlines, buyout fever is back. Which means it's a good time to brush up on the paper trail that companies typically produce during the merger process. More
Under the Magnifying Glass: CEOs May Operate Above Real Estate Trends
August 29, 2006
As summer winds down, signs of the sluggish real estate market are becoming increasingly hard to ignore. Even if you're not trying to sell right now, chances are you've been assigned to do a story about the real estate bubble. More
Under the Magnifying Glass: Security Costs Lie in the Proxy Statement
July 28, 2006
Just how safe is your favorite CEO? Very, judging by some of the disclosures in recent proxy statements. More
Copyright © 2009 Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism