Wharton business journalists’ seminar begins
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has started this year's Wharton seminars for business journalists, which bring financial and economic journalists up to the speed of current trends in the discipline.
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The on-going exclusive annual high profile seminar offers selected financial journalists across the globe including the Assistant Editor of the Graphic Business, Mr Charles Benoni Okine, a rare opportunity to expand their business knowledge and increase their exposure in a stimulating environment.
Through intensive lectures and hands-on exercises led by the Wharton School’s most prominent professors, the programme will help participants gain a better understanding of key business and economic issues.
Key take-aways
Due to the nature of today’s global economy, financial journalists require a strong foundation in business and economic knowledge to enhance their reportage.
Participants are expected to gain in-depth understanding of business strategy fundamentals from senior Wharton faculty members including Professors Jeremy Siegel, Kent Smetters, Mike Useem, Jennifer Blouin and Brian Bushee.
They will also have the opportunity to interact with colleagues from some of the world’s leading business news organisations.
At the end of the seminar, participants will receive a Wharton School Certificate of Completion.
“In recent years, reporters have come from media outlets such as the New York Times, Nikkei, Wall Street Journal, CNBC India, Reuters, Fortune, the Financial Times, CNN, Les Echos, Marketplace, Bloomberg, the Washington Post and the Graphic Business to partake in this globally acknowledged seminar,” records from the school indicate.
About the Wharton School
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school.It is recognised globally for intellectual leadership and innovation across every major discipline of business education.
With a broad global community and one of the most published business school faculties, Wharton creates ongoing economic and social value around the world.
The school has 5,000 undergraduates, MBA, executive MBA and doctoral students; more than 9,000 annual participants in executive education programmes and a powerful alumni network of 91,000 graduates.
