Federal Reserve reporting is a niche beat within economy and business journalism. With the Fed expected to lower interest rates for the first time in four years on Sept. 18, the Society for Advanced Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) hosted a virtual panel discussion on Sept. 10 to explore the role that reporters play in explaining Fed policy changes to the general public.
Sarah Foster, principal U.S. economy reporter at Bankrate, moderated the discussion titled “Is the Federal Reserve behind the curve?” The panel consisted of Amara Omeokwe, reporter at Bloomberg News; Rachel Siegel, business reporter at the Washington Post; and Jeanna Smialek, Federal Reserve and economics reporter at The New York Times.
With years of experience reporting on the Federal Reserve and the U.S. economy as a whole, they discussed why covering the Fed matters and their tips for navigating this unique beat.
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