Writing about business and economics requires some specialist knowledge but also the good habits required by all journalists and an ability to express the more technical matters in simple language. Careless or unsubstantiated coverage, or the misunderstanding of financial matters, could have expensive consequences. Just repeating jargon can cause readers, listeners and viewers to 'switch off'.
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London workshop members swap experiences and ideas amid global financial strains
Business news workshops focus on the main issues at the time they are held as well as themes that are always relevant. A London course in November 2008 had the ‘stimulus’ of the full impact of the credit crunch.
Full articleCracks in the System: World Economy under Stress
As the global economy faces its worst crisis for 60 years or more, the latest quarterly Finance & Development magazine from the International Monetary Fund analyses how the world got into such a financial mess and suggests what should be done now.
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