SABEW seeks biz journalists to apply for St. Louis data workshop
SABEW is seeking 20 business journalists for a first-ever hands-on workshop with FRED data at the St. Louis Federal Reserve on Sept. 19 and 20. You’ll learn how to graph differing types of FRED data, discover new data releases and find data to help you create new stories. If you use FRED data now, or […]
NerdWallet’s Richards leaving to teach at Syracuse
Alex Richards, a data reporter and editor at NerdWallet, has been hired by Syracuse University to join its faculty. Richards will primarily teach data journalism. Richards has been at NerdWallet since July 2016 and was originally part of a team devoted to telling consumer finance stories in the public’s interest. He most recently has been […]
UNC biz journalism professor named dean at Connecticut university
Chris Roush, Walter E. Hussman Sr. distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, has been named dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University. Jaime Adame of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports, “Roush, 54, begins July 22 in his new role at Quinnipiac, a private university in Connecticut with about 10,000 students. “‘Chris’ clear […]
New York Financial Writers announces scholarship winners
The New York Financial Writers’ Association announced Friday the winners of its 2019 annual scholarships for aspiring financial journalists. This year the NYFWA awarded $25,000 in scholarships of $5,000 each to a group of students from New York City area schools. The winners of this year’s scholarships are: Ben Foldy, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, […]
McGraw Center now accepting fellowship applications
The McGraw Center for Business Journalism is now accepting applications for the Summer 2019 McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism, an initiative of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. The Fellowships, awarded twice a year, provide experienced journalists with the funds and editorial support needed to produce a high-impact […]
SABEW seeks applicants for health care fellowship
The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing is seeking applications for a symposium to help journalists better understand and get ahead of the complicated health care issues in the news. Space is limited to 15 journalists. Selected journalists will receive a stipend to offset travel and cover two nights of hotel for out-of-town attendees. […]
Wharton Seminars to hold program in London in June
The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists will hold a one-day program in London on June 27. This no-cost, one-day program will feature Wharton professor of operations, information and decisions Gad Allon and professor of management Mauro Guillen on “Scaling Ventures: The Playbook for Profitable Growth” and “New Business Opportunities in the 21st Century,” respectively. The […]
Knight-Bagehot names five to board of advisors
The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Business and Economics at the Columbia Journalism School announced Wednesday the addition of new members to its Board of Advisors. The new board members hold important leadership positions in journalism, strategy and communications in media, platforms and global business conglomerates. “This past year has seen exciting changes in the Knight-Bagehot program […]
WSJ seeks training and outreach programming coordinator
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a Training & Outreach Programming Coordinator who will be responsible for supporting training and outreach initiatives for the newsroom. The coordinator will play a key role in the implementation of training and outreach strategy; support the larger efforts of the Managing Editor’s Office to ensure that the newsroom is […]
WSJ strikes partnership deal with Morgan State University
Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication is partnering with The Wall Street Journal to provide business journalism exposure to students. The partnership will include classroom instruction, mentoring and newsroom visits for students and faculty, both in New York and on Morgan State’s campus in Baltimore. Faculty will have access to select Journal newsroom training sessions, and […]
