Biz reporting lab shows traditional models aren’t dead, just evolving
Mike Scutari of Inside Philanthropy examines plans by the Cronkite School of Journalism to open a business reporting lab thanks to a $1 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. Scutari writes, “Secondly, the program will serve as an incubator for aspiring journalist-students. For example, Cronkite is seeking a business journalist to serve as […]
McGraw Center names first business journalism fellows
The first recipients of the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism at the CUNY J-School were named on Monday. The new Fellowships, launched this spring by the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism, were created to support long-form investigative and enterprise stories on critical issues related to the U.S. economy and business. Nearly 70 journalists from more than […]
Cronkite School to open biz reporting bureau
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University is establishing a business reporting program through a $1 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. Emily Overholt of the Phoenix Business Journal writes, “The Donald W. Reynolds Business Reporting Bureau will open in January and be the only university-based newsroom […]
Narisetti, Steffens to receive alumni award from Indiana
Indiana University journalism will honor two alumni with business journalism connections at its fourth annual Distinguished Alumni Awards celebration Sept. 13. The business journalism recipients are: Raju Narisetti, a senior vice president for strategy at News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, leading the company’s global efforts on issues pertaining to […]
Tatge named first Baldwin fellow at South Carolina
Mark W. Tatge, a journalist who has spent more than 30 years working for the nation’s leading business reporting outlets, is the first recipient of the Baldwin Business and Financial Graduate Fellowship for Business Journalists at the University of South Carolina. The Baldwin fellowship is designed to bring a business journalist to the university’s School […]
Wharton to hold biz journalism seminar next month
The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, led by the Wharton School’s most prominent professors, will hold a one-day program next month in San Francisco. The program will feature Wharton professors Saikat Chaudhuri and David Robertson on “Incubating Innovation in Established Firms” and “The Balance Between Creativity and Constraints.” The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, now […]
Grant to help improve coverage of company earnings
The David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation has awarded one of its 2014-2015 “Magic Grants” to a team of students who want to improve how business reporters cover earnings. In direct response to criticisms of the rigor of business journalism, Earnings Inspector will provide business journalists a new tool to make the […]
Columbia names Knight-Bagehot fellows for 2014-15
Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism named 10 Knight-Bagehot Fellows in economics and business journalism for the 2014-2015 academic year. They include journalists from The Associated Press, Bloomberg News, CNN Money, Forbes, Marketplace, Thomson Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. The mid-career fellowships provide full tuition and a living stipend of $55,000 for experienced journalists […]
Applications now open for McGraw fellowships
The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism, a new initiative established at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, is now offering fellowships to accomplished business journalists starting in the spring of 2014. The aim of the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism is to support in-depth, ambitious coverage of critical […]
Reynolds Center seeks director of training
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University seeks a director of training at the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism to plan, deliver and facilitate business journalism training in the U.S. and abroad. The director will administer the daily operations of the Reynolds Center. The successful candidate […]
