economy

Deadline reminder: The Knight Center for Specialized Journalism invites applications for a seminar, "After the Crisis: The New Shape of the Economy," September 13-18, 2009.

Applications must be received by Monday, August 10. Seminars are free.

This seminar will focus on covering the economy and multimedia reporting techniques. Topics include:

* The shape of future economic growth
* Changes in financial regulation
* Government spending, debt and fiscal policy
* A nation of consumers: personal savings, investment and financial literacy
* The energy sector and green jobs

The seminar will also include four days of hands-on multimedia training. Fellows will learn best-practices for using photos, audio slideshows and video in their reporting. The first two days will be spent in the classroom learning equipment and editing software, followed by a reporting field trip in the Washington area, followed by a day of production.