SABEW makes Best in Business all online

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced that its 2009 Best in Business contest will accept entries only online. Mark Scarp writes, “Also, entries received by Jan. 13, 2010, will pay a discounted rate. The final deadline is Jan. 25, 2010. “’SABEW has invested in a significant amount of technology to receive entries […]

SABEW to hold conference call on covering executive compensation

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a conference call this week for business journalists who want to learn more about covering executive compensation with more depth and meaning. The call will be held Monday, Nov. 30, at 3 p.m. EST. The moderator will be Floyd Norris, the chief financial correspondent of […]

Compensation czar to speak at SABEW conference

The man whom Time magazine called “the Solomon of settlement,” Kenneth Feinberg, will speak to the Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ 2010 national conference here in March, SABEW announced Tuesday. President Barack Obama appointed the acclaimed mediator in June as special master for executive compensation, and has become known in the mass media […]

Mexican CEO to be keynote speaker at SABEW conference

The chairman of one of Mexico’s biggest business conglomerates, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, has agreed to be a keynote speaker at the SABEW annual conference in Phoenix next March, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced Thursday. Salinas Pliego, chairman of Mexico’s Grupo Salinas, ranked in 154th place on the 2008 Forbes magazine list […]

ACBJ leader named to SABEW post

The Board of Governors of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers has elected Beth Hunt, manager of editorial operations for American City Business Journals, as secretary of the organization. Hunt will take office at the society’s 2010 annual conference next March in Phoenix. She has been a governor since 2008 and joined the […]

SABEW to hold training call on writing for the Web

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a conference call later this month for business journalists on writing stories for the Internet. The call, which will be held Sept. 23, at 3 p.m. EST, will discuss how to present stories more effectively online and alternative story formats. Other topics will include the […]

SABEW names new board member

Chris Peacock, executive editor and vice president of CNNMoney.com, has been named to the Society of American Business Editors and Writers board effective Aug. 31. Peacock will fill the term of Bill Choyke, who is leaving the board, until the next board election at the society’s annual conference in March. “Chris brings to the board […]

SABEW to hold conference call on unemployment stories

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a teleconference next week for business reporters looking for fresh angles on the unemployment story. The call will examine the latest regional, state and local unemployment trends, what industries are losing jobs and which ones are hiring, and what double-digit unemployment means for local businesses […]

Watson named SABEW executive director

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has named veteran journalist and media industry leader Warren Watson as its executive director.  Watson has been the director of J-Ideas, a journalism non-profit serving high-schoolers across the nation, since July of 2004. J-Ideas is based at Ball State University. Watson was chosen […]

SABEW reaches fundraising goal

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced Friday that it had reached a key fundraising goal with the help of a former business journalist. SABEW needed to raise $50,000 to match a $50,000 challenge grant from four donors — The Ford Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the McCormick Foundation […]