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Teachers of business and economic journalism are developing creative approaches to attracting students and educating them in a field many find daunting. To recruit, some avoid using the terms business or economic in course titles, preferring financial basics and financial literacy. Many use novel classroom techniques: to educate students about stock markets, for instance, some set up competitions where students vie to develop the most profitable portfolio. Provocative videos, cleverly developed assignments and trips to business-news sites are highlights in some courses. This article reviews approaches by a broad array of teachers.
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Some very talented former business journalists have been drawn into teaching. They bring great skills, great enthusiasm and great ideas to it. It was a pleasure seeing the different ways they make their classrooms come alive.
Professor Joseph Weber
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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This page is a summary of: Teaching Business and Economic Journalism, Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, July 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1077695815593984.
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