Here’s a testimonial from Sui-Lee Wee about her experience on the course. More testimonials to come:
Despite having one and a half years of experience reporting for the Associated Press and Reuters in Singapore, I still felt that I had so much more to learn, if I wanted to be among the best in business journalism. I knew I wanted to be an educated journalist — be a specialist in a particular subject and report authoritatively on most topics related to business. I wanted to be in New York City – the world’s financial capital — covering Wall Street. I wanted to be able to understand the inner workings of the financial world – how monetary and fiscal policies affect the world of equities and bonds, for example.
The Wall Street Journal fellowship gave me the opportunity to learn all that, through the Master’s in Business and Economic Reporting at NYU. Now, I know how to scour through a financial statement, I understand the major economic forces that shape this country and the world and I can write big-picture pieces about the current financial crisis.
In less than two months, I’ll be leaving NYU with more than a Masters in Business and Economic Reporting. I’ll be leaving with many great friendships, a renewed passion for business journalism and the confidence to produce good stories. For these, I am eternally grateful to both the Wall Street Journal and NYU. At a time when the global financial world is straining under rapid change, it is even more important that business journalists are equipped with the skills to understand how markets work and how the different asset classes interact with one another in the larger economy. I would encourage anyone who is eligible to apply for the Wall Street Journal fellowship to do so.
Anyone interested in applying for the fellowship should read the pages listed on the left. If you have any more questions, please contact us through the form.
