The Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program will hold a two-day working conference for editors on the growing fiscal crisis affecting state and local governments–designed to improve editors’ expertise and show how outlets can produce high-impact stories.
The program will begin on Thursday March 31 at 4:00 p.m. and conclude on Friday April 1 by 5:00 p.m.
The Ravitch Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York pays all expenses including travel to New York, local transportation, hotel and food. The event will be held at the J School’s home in New York’s Times Square
Interested editors can apply by emailing Ravitch Program Director Greg David at greg.david@journalism.cuny.edu with information on their current responsibilities and reason for attending.
LATE APPLICATIONS MAY BE ACCEPTED: Contact Greg David
The highlights of the program include a keynote Thursday featuring Kevyn Orr, who was the driving force in restructuring Detroit’s finances through the largest municipal bankruptcy in the city’s history, a group dinner Thursday night, a quick-paced session on what editors need to know about fiscal stories and presentations by five reporters who will discuss their impressive work on fiscal issues.
Email Greg David or call 646-758-7808 if you have any questions.
The full agenda is below:
Thursday March 31
4:00 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Ravitch Program Director Greg David outlines the national picture on how fiscal issues are pressuring state and local governments.
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Keynote
Kevin Orr
Emergency Manager, Detroit Bankruptcy
6:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Group dinner
Friday April 1
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
9:30 to 12:00
What You Need to Know as an Editor
Four fast-paced 30-minute sessions on the Must-Knows on budgets, dirty tricks and new maneuvers.
Greg David, Ravitch Program
Budget ABCs
Matt Fabian, Municipal Market Analytics
The Bond Market and Debt
Kristie Culpepper, Munilass
Red Flags
Steve Malanga, Manhattan Institute
Nothing New In Fiscal Policy
12:00 to 12:15 Break
12:15 to to 1:30
Lunch and the The Pension Crunch
Peter Kiernan, Schiff Hardin
Steve Malanga, Manhattan Institute
1:30 to 3:30
The Best Fiscal Journalism
5 reporters outline how they do their work
Carolyn Adolph KWOU Pugent Sound
Heather Gillers Chicago Tribune/WSJ
Chad Livengood Detroit News
Robert McClendon New Orleans Times Picayune
Claudia Vargas Philadelphia Inquirer
3:30 – 4:30
Editors Discussion
Moderated by William Glasgall, Volcker Alliance
4:30 Wrap up
Richard Ravitch
