In an age of policy whiplash, economic uncertainty and information overload, explaining complex issues to the public has become one of journalism’s most demanding tasks. Drawing on decades in U.S. business and political journalism, Mark Hamrick and Angela Greiling Keane told Global Business Journalism program students that clear reporting begins long before the first sentence is written. “You have to understand what you’re dealing with before you can translate it for someone

A bit of news from our Global Business Journalism program, the GBJ summer leadership and journalism training program in the United States.

TV tips: Report promptly when news breaks, get to the point quickly and, most important, tell a compelling story, says CNBC's Emily Wilkins.