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November 16th, 2021 –The Substack Impact

Join the New York Financial Writers' Association for a panel discussion on the rise of Substack, a new medium that enables journalists to send subscription-based digital newsletters directly to their readers by email. Panelists will discuss the impact of Substack on traditional media outlets, why they decided to leave full-time positions in major U.S. newsrooms to write their own newsletters and how it's been going.

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June 21st, 2021 – Breaking Down the Story: A Grudge Match in Japan: One Corner, Two 7-Elevens

Join members and friends of the New York Financial Writers’ Association for a reporting club webinar looking at an epic feud between 7-Eleven, one of Japan’s most powerful companies, and a franchisee in Osaka. 

May 11th, 2021 – Breaking Down the Story: America’s Covid Swab Supply Depends on Two Cousins Who Hate Each Other

Join members and friends of the New York Financial Writers’ Association for a reporting club webinar looking at how a single family feud threatened America's entire COVID-19 testing enterprise.

RESCHEDULED to April 19th, 2021 –“The Day the Markets Roared”

Henry Kaufman was known to generations of financial journalists as Dr. Doom for his old-school bearishness. A mildly positive market call he made on Aug. 17, 1982, ignited a huge rally on Wall Street.

March 10th, 2021 – Breaking Down the Story: How Cults Like QAnon Respond to Embarrassing Failures

Join members and friends of the New York Financial Writers’ Association for a reporting club webinar looking at the story behind what drives supporters of conspiracy theories such as QAnon to hold tight to their extreme beliefs long after they have already failed to materialize. 

February 23, 2021 – The Ripple Effect: How and Why the SEC Targeted One Specific Cryptocurrency

Join the New York Financial Writers' Association for a panel discussion on cryptocurrency and the ins and outs of how and why The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission labeled XRP a security -something it has not done for any other widely traded cryptocurrency. Panelists will discuss the importance of the SEC's actions regarding XRP taking place at a time when leadership of the SEC is changing and when cryptocurrency is surging to new heights. 

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January 21st, 2021 – Breaking Down the Story: Thousands of D.C. Renters Are Evicted Every Year. Do They All Know to Show Up to Court?

Join members and friends of the New York Financial Writers’ Association for a reporting club webinar looking at the story behind a nine-month investigation into the flawed eviction system in D.C. and how false affidavits are impeding renters' rights.

January 29, 2021 – Annual Membership Meeting

Save the date for the NYFWA's 2021 annual membership meeting, where you can meet the members of the new board and raise any topics you would like to discuss with the general membership. 

When: Friday, January 29th, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Like everything for the foreseeable future, this will take place as a Zoom meeting.

RSVP's Mandatory: to contact@nyfwa.org

December 21st, 2020 – Breaking Down the Story: Trapped Inside an Assisted Living Facility During the Pandemic

Join members and friends of the New York Financial Writers’ Association for a reporting club webinar looking at the story behind the story of the devastation COVID-19 wrought on one assisted living facility in the Bronx. 

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