Financial News, Information and Research
Faculty
Marybeth Sandell
CEO of Jamp Media, Partner at Content Pixies
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Overview
As financial markets have grown, so has the need for accurate information and fast, reliable news affecting markets. A whole industry has developed around these services with companies such as Bloomberg or Thomson Reuters feeding the financial ecosystem with the latest information, as well as providing access to enormous volumes of data, analysis and research. It’s essential to understand how these companies behave and understand the tools at their disposal.
Learning highlights
- This class explains how financial news services have grown with the digital revolution to be essential for all investors. This is a must-take class for anyone who expects to be representing a company, concept, product or idea to investors through financial media. It is also essential for anyone considering specializing in financial information/news as a career.
- Students will learn the history and scope of the actors, learn to identify and use the tools the reporters use, and practice applying them in situations that emulate real-life scenarios.
Course outline
4 classes
Introduction and expectations:
Making this course fit you.Tell me your specific situations and aspirations, and I’ll adjust the materials accordingly. Speak up! Overview of work.
Historical context:
The rise of fast financial news came with the internet and data revolution. Understanding the context is essential.
From the wire and ticker tape to Yahoo!:
How companies used disruptive technology to grow. Who are the players?
Micro-essay on financial apps due.
Follow the money:
The rise of a new giant. How Bloomberg changed everything. Yes. Everything.
Prerequisites
This course is one of three in a wholistic series.
Students that have already taken MSL-111 and those with prior experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript building simple web pages will be good candidates for this module.
Marybeth brings experience in storytelling management for print, digital, television and radio to students at Harbour.Space. She is passionate about developing and transferring skills to real jobs and helping students navigate a rapidly changing field of media, marketing, PR and communications.
She has taught classes include Feature Writing, Investigative Journalism, Web Storytelling and Mass Communications at the University of North Carolina. Her teaching is based on extensive work in multiple leadership and entrepreneurial roles at Bloomberg in Stockholm, London, Zurich, Washington D.C. and New York. At Bloomberg, her positions included managing content teams, standards training, internal and external communications and leading projects to create visual stories for print, web, TV and radio.
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Financial News, Information and Research
by Marybeth Sandell
Total hours
30 Hours
Dates
Oct 14 - Oct 25, 2019
Fee for single course
€1000
Fee for degree students
€500
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FAQ
Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
Do I need a visa?
This depends on your case. Please check with the Spanish or Thai consulate in your country of residence about visa requirements. We will do our part to provide you with the necessary documents, such as the Certificate of Enrollment.
Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.