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 […]

Sloan "flattered" at being named biz journalist of the decade

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Fortune senior editor at large Allan Sloan said Friday that he was “flattered” at being named the Talking Biz News business journalist of the decade and provided some perspective on his favorite writings of the past decade and other reasons for his success. “Two of my favorite columns … are from […]

Sloan is biz journalist of decade

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Allan Sloan, senior editor at large for Fortune magazine, is the top business journalist of the past decade, according to an unscientific, subjective review by Talking Biz News. Sloan, who has won seven Gerald Loeb Awards, was picked over colleague Carol Loomis of Fortune and Bethany McLean, formerly of Fortune and now with Vanity […]

FT: Bartiromo one of 50 faces that shaped the decade

The Financial Times has named CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo as one of the 50 faces who has shaped the first decade of the 21st century. The FT writes, “When the dotcom bust struck, few would have bet that the day traders’ ‘Money Honey” would emerge unscathed as a serious commentator on the market machinations that […]