Deadline’s Lieberman leaving to become professor
Deadline Hollywood executive editor David Lieberman is leaving the entertainment industry news website to become a professor. Lieberman is leaving Deadline on Sept. 22 to become an associate professor in the graduate media management program at The New School. “It’s been an exhilarating ride in the 6 1/2 years since I moved from USA Today,” […]
Former InsideBiz editor joins Hampton faculty
Butch Maier, who was editor of business publication Inside Business for the past two years, has joined the Hampton University faculty as an assistant professor and will teach a business journalism course. The course will teach students how to cover a business beat, how to use the Bloomberg terminal, and how to follow the money. […]
“Planet Money” to host training session on international trade coverage
NPR’s “Planet Money” is hosting a two-day radio training for member station reporters and editors who cover business and international trade. As the U.S. starts to renegotiate NAFTA and rethinks free trade, every state will feel the impact. At this training, you will learn how “Planet Money” uses narrative and humor to explain complicated economic […]
Reuters strikes business journalism scholarship pact with Columbia, NYU
Reuters announced Thursday the launch of a scholarship program to attract business journalists with the National Association of Black Journalists for graduate journalism programs at Columbia University and New York University. Each scholarship, funded by Reuters and the universities and valued at more than $40,000 in tuition and credits, will be open to all NABJ […]
Wharton Seminars accepting applications for funding
The Wharton School is now accepting business journalist applications for the Penn Wharton Public Policy Funding, which will allow up to five business reporters who cover aspects of public policy to attend the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists flagship program in Philadelphia this year. Each funding opportunity covers the cost of tuition, course materials, most group meals, lodging for […]
WSJ seeks writing and editing chief
The Writing & Editing Chief is the newsroom’s ‘voice of conscience’ when it comes to the quality of the Journal’s writing. He or she recognizes good writing, knows how to make weak writing better and coaches others to do the same. The Writing & Editing Chief identifies weaknesses and tackles them with broad and focused […]
Chicago’s Booth School seeks biz journalists for 2018 fellowship
Professor Luigi Zingales, director of the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, will host an informational session next month at Booth’s London campus to discuss the 2018 Journalists in Residence Program. The session will be held July 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 […]
What do you want to know about digital journalism?
Linda Austin, project director for APME’s NewsTrain, is working to make training in digital journalism more accessible, and she needs your help. To serve time-starved journalists, she’s looking at delivering bite-size lessons in digital skills on smartphones. By June 27, you can assist her by answering this five-minute survey and sharing this link – bit.ly/digijsurvey […]
Fortune launching education program with UNC biz school
Fortune magazine and the UNC-CHapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School are working together to create new online programs for business leaders scheduled to launch in fall 2017. Programs will be designed for both emerging and mid-level business leaders by UNC Executive Development and taught by Kenan-Flagler professors. The programs will incorporate Fortune’s video content, including interviews […]
Cheddar creating online courses to expand brand
Millennial business news channel Cheddar is developing online courses as a way to expand its brand, reports Max Willens of Digiday. Willens writes, “The program is an example of the variety of ways publishers are trying to make money outside of traditional display ads. A spokesperson for Strayer said its outlay on the videos is comparable to previous amounts it’s spent […]
