"Uncovering Scoops" Financial Analysis Webinar Is May 10

On Thursday, May 10, ASBPE will present a webinar titled "Uncovering Scoops With Basic Financial Analysis Techniques."

The webinar will cover topics such as:
  • why a company's stock price does not tell the whole story,
  • factors to consider when writing about the financial viability or competence of a particular company,
  • a simple formula for calculating whether a company is likely to remain as a going concern in the short term, and
  • how to spot signs of financial foul play.
The webinar takes place Thursday, May 10, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. EDT. The audio portion of the program will be done via phone. When you register, an audio conference dial-in number and access code will be provided.

The cost for the webinar is $25.00. To reserve your place, e-mail DC ASBPE President Steve Roll at b2beditor@gmail.com.

Details about the May 10 webinar and past ASBPE webinars.

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Posted by Martha Spizziri on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 @ 11:15 AM
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More Tech Tips

Following on ASBPE-DC chapter president Steve Roll's productivity tips for editors, Spring Suptic of the Kansas City chapter has posted her own tips on time-saving web tools. Take a look.

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Posted by Martha Spizziri on Thursday, February 01, 2007 @ 2:10 PM
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Online Productivity Tips for B2B Editors

This post from ASBPE's Washington, D.C., chapter runs down chapter president Steve Roll's favorite technical tools, including the Firefox web browser, Google's Gmail, RSS readers, and some favorite blogs. Find out what Steve likes about these tools and how he uses them.

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Posted by Martha Spizziri on Sunday, January 28, 2007 @ 8:53 PM
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Good Copy, Bad Copy

Another report from ASBPE Kansas City's recent Magazine Boot Camp:

Ron Johnson, an assistant journalism professor at Kansas State University, took on the role of bad cop, grilling attendees with a grammar and style quiz. Johnson led the Boot Camp session “Brushing up on AP style and advanced editing techniques.”

Johnson inventoried some of his style pet peeves:
  • The words major, unique, reaction and impact -- all are overused.
  • Using parentheses inside quotes -- for three reasons:
    • The parenthetical detracts from the accuracy of quotes.
    • It’s weak writing.
    • It makes the source appear stupid.
He also recommended his favorite dictionary and gave advice to copy editors on working with writers.

For more on Johnson's session, see "Catch bad copy" from the ASBPE Kansas City blog.

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Posted by Martha Spizziri on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 @ 8:58 AM
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