Money. Markets. Finance. Economics. CEOs. IPOs.
Learn simple and effective ways to break down a business development, whether it's macro or micro. Hone your ability to explain the global economy to people who need to understand these crucial subjects.
Overview
Experienced business journalists teach students how to interpret an earnings report or economic forecast, focus on the news and elucidate its broader meaning.
M.S. students can choose from a roster of courses that equip them to cover these sometimes-technical subjects. All M.S. students also take an Essentials course on the business of media during the fall semester.
Students in the Business M.A. concentration are steeped in money and enterprise through the study of core subjects including accounting, corporate finance, economic theory and securities. They learn to get beyond surface‐level coverage of business, finance and economics and to do more ambitious analytical or investigative work.
The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship allows experienced reporters to take a deep dive in business, economics and finance through classes at Columbia's graduate schools of business, law and public affairs in addition to those at the Journalism School.
Classes
In addition to the specific classes listed here, students have many opportunities to incorporate reporting on business issues into their work in other classes throughout the year.
Please note: The classes listed here represent recent offerings at the Journalism School. Choices vary each semester depending on faculty availability and other considerations. Classes described now may change or be dropped to make room for new additions.
Student Work
Faculty
Bill Grueskin
Professor of Professional Practice
Winnie O’Kelley
Professor of Professional Practice
James Stewart
Bloomberg Professor of Journalism
Dorian Benkoil
Adjunct Faculty
Alexandra Bregman
Adjunct Faculty
Ken Brown
Adjunct Faculty
Maria Fisher
Adjunct Faculty
Tom Herman
Adjunct Faculty
Adam Klein
Adjunct Faculty
Nushin Rashidian
Adjunct Faculty
Ava Seave
Adjunct Faculty
Leslie Wayne
Adjunct Faculty
Ann Grimes
Director, Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism