Scholarships for SABEW conference

Scholarships are available for 10 professionals to attend the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference March 19 to March 21 at the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix. The awards range from $299 to $1,000, announced SABEW executive director Warren Watson. Two scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded […]

TheStreet.com matches Cramer pledge for Morrow memorial fund

TheStreet.com announced Friday that it will donate $50,000 to the memorial fund honoring former editor in chief Dave Morrow, providing a matching amount to the personal donation previously pledged by TheStreet.com’s co-founder and chairman Jim Cramer. The combined $100,000 in donations will help provide scholarships and honor outstanding journalism as a tribute to Morrow, who […]

SABEW to honor Morrow

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers, in cooperation with the family of the late David J. Morrow, will create a memorial fund in his name that will aid students and honor superior business journalism, society officials announced Thursday. Morrow, a SABEW board member, pioneer editor of TheStreet.com and the first Donald W. Reynolds […]

Canadian student creates biz newspaper

A journalism student at Ryerson University in Canada who interned with the Financial Times has created a business newspaper with the help of some business school students on campus. Denise Law helped launch The Commerce Times, a student-run business newspaper developed with colleagues from the Ted Rogers School of Management. In addition, Law spent the […]

Loeb Awards deadline extended

The UCLA Anderson School of Management and the G. and R. Loeb Foundation have extended the deadline to submit entries for the 2010 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism to Monday, Feb. 8 at 11:59 p.m. PST. This year, the Loeb Awards submissions process is entirely electronic and two new Loeb Awards […]

SABEW extends Best in Business contest deadline

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has extended the deadline for its annual Best in Business contest by one week to Feb. 1. The deadline was this coming Monday, Jan. 25. The contest, which honors the best business journalism in print and online, is the largest of its kind, drawing more than 700 […]

National real estate writing contest open for entries

The National Association of Real Estate Editors is now accepting entries for its two prestigious writing competitions — NAREE’s 60th Annual Journalism Competition and the Third Annual Bruss Real Estate Book Awards. NAREE’s 60th Annual Journalism Competition is aimed at staff writers, columnists, editors, and freelancers covering mortgage finance, commercial and residential real estate, green building, home […]

Loeb Awards seeking 2009 entries

The UCLA Anderson School of Management and the G. and R. Loeb Foundation invite business, financial and economic journalists from print, online and broadcast media to submit entries and nominations for the 2010 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. The Loeb Awards are the most prestigious honor in business journalism, recognizing writers, […]

SABEW Best in Business contest for 2009 now accepting entries

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual Best in Business contest is now accepting entries for 2009. The contest aims to recognize the best in business journalism from the last 12 months, from blogs and weekly business newspapers to the business sections of the largest metropolitan dailies and business magazines. Those who enter […]

Former Newsday editor on Sloan winning biz journalist of decade award

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Howard Schneider, the former Newsday managing editor and editor who now runs the journalism program at SUNY-Stony Brook, sent Talking Biz News the following comments about Fortune senior editor at large Allan Sloan, a former Newsday business columnist, after hearing that Sloan had been named Talking Biz News’ business journalist of […]