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I’m spending a few days in New York, covering the 2010 Financial Executives International (FEI) Current Financial Reporting Issues (CFRI) Conference. It’s two days at the Marriott Marquis chock full of FASBs, GAAP, SEC and CFO -types, and a chance to see some of the others who have covered the conference with me these past [...]
This week I’m attending a class at the Poynter Institute, Critical Tools For The Non-Traditional Journalist. It’s a great privilege to be here and I’m meeting tons of folks from all walks of life. We are tweeting under the hashtag #NonTradJs.
Nick Coleman was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. Nick, 59, was a reporter and [...]
Wow. This was a lovely surprise.
‘A girl with a Mac Book’
Francine McKenna doesn’t call herself a journalist, but her blog seems to belie that claim. Since 2006, McKenna has been the mastermind and managing editor behind re: The Auditors, a blog that covers the regulation and globalization of Big Four audit firms, and has garnered [...]
The Loeb Finalist experience inspired me to look for opportunities to learn more about journalism and digital media from the pros. I’ve been applying for fellowships and programs that can help me find more people doing what I do and more support for future plans.
One place that’s well known to professional journalists is the Poynter [...]
Last week while I was in New York, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Maria Woehr, a Financial Services reporter for The Street.com. We talked for about a half an hour and she’s produced three videos from that material so far.
I’m pleased to notify you that re: The Auditors is one of the nominated candidates for the LexisNexis Top 25 Business Law Blogs of 2010, featured on the LexisNexis Corporate & Securities Law Community and the LexisNexis UCC, Commercial Contracts & Business Law Community.
I have been asked to participate on September 15, 2010, 6-9 pm in New York City (14 Vesey Street, 2nd Floor Auditorium) on a panel to discuss, A Crisis of Our Own Design, with Floyd Norris, Chief Financial Correspondent, New York Times and Anton Valukas, Lehman Bankruptcy Examiner, Chairman, Jenner & Block.
The program is sponsored by the NYCLA [...]
You can read my stories here. This fall you can also see me talk about these stories live. And you can support my coverage of key conferences that will produce new stories about the audit firms and accounting profession.
Your firm can benefit from my unrelenting focus on the accounting industry. The Big Four audit firms and the audit/accounting industry will be in the news for a long time coming and re: The Auditors will be there to cover them. Would your firm like to sponsor this site or its coverage of an upcoming conference or event?
Neil Weinberg, Executive Editor of Forbes magazine, interviewed me on April 20th in New York. We talked about the biggest banking bankruptcies, the value of a good bankruptcy examiner’s report and the high cost and diminishing value of the auditor’s opinion.
Look for more from me, and Forbes, on these issues soon.
 Francine McKenna (@retheauditors) has more than twenty-five years of experience in consulting and professional services including tenure at two Big 4 firms, both in the US and abroad. Look for my column, "Accounting Watchdog" at Forbes.com and "Accountable" at American Banker. For more information, click "About" at the bottom of this page. Your firm can sponsor this specialized news site. For more information contact Francine McKenna, fmckenna@mckennapartners.com |
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