Business reporters invited to apply for Wharton scholarships
The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvanis is inviting business journalists to apply for the Penn Wharton Public Policy Scholarship. The scholarships allow up to five business reporters whose reporting highlights public policy issues either domestically or internationally to attend the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists flagship program in Philadelphia this year. Each scholarship […]
Biz journalism professors use creative approaches to attract students
Teachers of business and economic journalism are developing creative approaches to attracting students and educating them in a field many find daunting, writes Joe Weber of the University of Nebraska in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. Weber writes, “Business and economic journalism demands specialized skills that can be especially challenging to teach. Students must learn […]
National Press Foundation offers Wharton scholarships
Each year, the National Press Foundation offers two all-expense-paid fellowships to two journalists based in the U.S. for the annual October “Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists,” at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The fellowship includes full tuition, housing, most meals and round-trip transportation. The seminars offer participants an opportunity to […]
Reynolds Center director Bhatia leaving to run Cincy daily
Peter Bhatia, named earlier this year to be director of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University, is leaving to become editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer. He was named director of the Reynolds Center in June, replacing Micheline Maynard, who left for family reasons. Maynard had been director of the […]
Three business journalists win CUNY grants
Three veteran journalists have won grants of up to $15,000 as recipients of the third round of the McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism. The winning projects will explore the growing threat of cyber-attacks on the international financial system, the ramifications of Nicaraguan plans to build an extensive shipping canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific, […]
Reynolds Center creates visiting professors at Georgia, North Texas
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is creating visiting business journalism professorships for 2016 at the University of Georgia and the University of North Texas. The Reynolds visiting professors program has created 12 business journalism professorships at 12 different schools. The program is administered by the Reynolds Center at Arizona State University’s […]
TheStreet selects inaugural Jim Cramer fellows
The Street has launched its inaugural class for the Jim Cramer Business Journalism Fellowship. This is a six-month intensive journalism training program aimed at providing digital journalism training to early career professionals interested in business news. Jim Cramer fellows will work alongside The Street’s editorial team to create news and analysis on the markets and […]
Bloomberg executive editor Kaufman to run Northeastern journalism school
Jonathan Kaufman, executive editor for companies news at Bloomberg, has been named the director of the School of Journalism at Northeastern University in Boston. In a note to the Bloomberg editorial staff on Tuesday, editor in chief John Micklethwait wrote: In his six years here, Jonathan has been involved in and directed many of our […]
Bhatia named new director of Reynolds Center
Peter Bhatia, the former editor and vice president of Oregon’s largest news organization, has been named the new director of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Bhatia, the former top editor of The Oregonian/Oregon Media Group and current Cronkite visiting professor, […]
W&L seeks business journalism professor
Washington and Lee University’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communications seeks an experienced journalist to hold the Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism, beginning in the fall of 2016. The Chair is responsible for one of our signature programs, a business journalism sequence that provides specialized education in journalism with an emphasis on business. […]
