Northwestern University/Medill School of Journalism's Ceci Rodgers discusses how journalists can dig deeper into a company's financial records by understanding their financial statements and footnotes. The presentation was delivered at the 2011 ASBPE National Conference.
Ceci Rodgers: Tackling Topics Through Financial Statements and Footnotes
1. Investigative Reporting: Tackling topics through financial statements, footnotes ASBPE National Conference Aug. 4, 2011, Chicago, IL Ceci Rodgers [email_address] Lecturer, Business and Economics Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism
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Techniques that can be helpful whether the story you want to tackle is based on data from company financial statements or based on a tip from a source.
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SEC: corporate filings, regulatory actions FASB: accounting standards, comment letters on proposed changes to standards, etc. FINRA: financial education and calculators: broker check, mutual fund analysis, etc. GSA: Fun stuff, including a procurement database, a list of private contractors. You can cross-check against campaign contributions;