Cover private companies? Attend this meeting
Business journalists are invited to attend a workshop in New York on recent revenue, profitability and employment data for private companies. The session, which is hosted by Sageworks, will be held Oct. 4 at the Harvard Club from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The speakers will include Brian Hamilton, the CEO of Sageworks, which does […]
Reynolds Foundation gives $8 million for biz journalism education
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has donated $8.21 million to Arizona State University’s Cronkite School of Journalism to improve news coverage of complex business and economic issues. Angela Gonzales of the Phoenix Business Journal writes, “Of the $8.21 million going to ASU, $6.21 million will continue the work of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center […]
Calame to teach biz journalism at Missouri
Barney Calame, a longtime reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal and former president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, will teach business journalism at the University of Missouri as a visiting professor this semester. A story on the school’s website states, “In 2011 Calame received an honorary doctorate from the […]
Biz writing for the web and multimedia
If you’re a working journalist, chances are you’re spending more time writing for the web and for multimedia platforms. Learn how to polish your writing skills and hone your writing process, particularly as it pertains to online writing with a Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference call scheduled for Monday, Oct. 15 at […]
Three journalists named visiting biz journalism professors
Three veteran journalists have been named the Reynolds Visiting Business Journalism Professors at Central Michigan, Elon and Louisiana State universities under a $1.67 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. The five-year program will ultimately create 11 visiting professorships at 11 different schools. It is administered through the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for […]
ICFJ offering personal finance/biz reporting class
The International Center for Journalists will offer two online courses in English and Spanish on covering marketing concepts such as how to plan for retirement, understanding your 401(k), stock and bond markets, mutual funds and private and public companies. These courses will be available to U.S. journalists who report in minority communities. The online courses […]
SABEW to hold training call on health care
The Supreme Court has ruled on the Affordable Health Care Act. What’s next? What are the implications for taxes, for Medicaid, for the exchanges? Here’s your chance to get tips and ask questions of noted health care journalists in the Society of American Business Editors and Writers’s next hour-long teletraining call, “Health Care Coverage in […]
Wharton program for biz journalists accepting applications
The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists announced Tuesday that up to 10 journalists may receive scholarships that include free domestic round trip air travel and tuition to the renowned program’s flagship program Oct. 21-24 on the University of Pennsylvania’s Philadelphia campus. Journalists from Western U.S. media markets are especially encouraged to apply. Besides airfare, the […]
Reynolds Center releases fall training schedule
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism can help with free training in business journalism. Check its six-month schedule of training, taught by award-winning journalists and professors. The center has a free workshop in Montana on computer-assisted reporting and in New York on digging into financial statements, plus a business journalism boot camp […]
Grateful for biz reporting skills
The Online News Association talked with Naila Boodhoo, who covers business stories for WBEZ in Chicago, about her career. Here is an excerpt: What happens during your average day? If there isn’t breaking news, I’m working on a feature story, so could be prepping for interviews, out in the field, back in the office logging […]
