Online personal finance reporting course offered for minority journalists
The International Center for Journalists is offering two online courses in English and Spanish on covering personal finance. The courses are for Hispanic journalists and US journalists covering finance issues for minority and immigrant communities. They will run July 1 to Aug. 12. The courses are open to Spanish-speaking and English-speaking journalists from ethnic media. […]
Apply for Wharton seminar in San Francisco
The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists announced that up to 10 journalists may receive scholarships that include free round trip air travel and tuition to the renowned program’s Wharton San Francisco session on June 22. U.S.-based international journalists are especially encouraged to apply. Besides air fare, the scholarship covers tuition, course materials, and most meals but not lodging. […]
Ohio U. biz journalism professor moving to DePauw University
Mark Tatge, who has been teaching business journalism at Ohio University for the past four years, has accepted a job at DePauw University as its Pulliam professor. Tatge has been appointed DePauw’s Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism and professor of communication and theatre for a three-year term effective with the 2011–12 academic […]
Columbia names 10 Knight-Bagehot fellows
Ten Knight-Bagehot Fellows in economics and business journalism have been named by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for the 2011-2012 academic year. They include journalists from The Financial Times, The Dallas Morning News, Austin American-Statesman, Thomson Reuters, Dow Jones Newswires and WNYC Radio. The mid-career fellowships provide full tuition and a living stipend […]
SABEW to hold training call on covering gas prices
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a conference call later this month what is shaping up to be the business story of the summer: rising gasoline prices. The call will offer access to the experts who are tracking gas prices and their impact on consumers, the economy and local communities. You’ll […]
Connecting with your interview subject
Bridget Meade of the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada-Reno interviewed business journalism professor Alan Deutschman about his experiences covering technology for Fortune, GQ and Vanity Fair. Meade writes, “Each interview required a different set of skills. For example, when he interviewed Gates, Deutschman had a difficult time getting him to talk […]
SABEW offering paid trips to pension workshop
Journalists are invited to learn how to cover the nationally contentious issue of public pensions at an all-expenses-paid, three-day seminar conducted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in June through a $40,000 grant provided by the McCormick Foundation. Applications are being received now for up to 20 fellowships that will include airfare, hotel accommodations, […]
Periodismo económico in Spain: Better or worse than the United States?
After spending a week in Spain teaching, reading and watching business journalism (periodismo económico), here are some thoughts: 1. Business journalism watchers in Spain believe that some of the country’s largest and most well-known companies get a pass from the Spanish business media for fear of antagonizing them. For example, it is the belief of […]
SABEW given grant to hold public pensions seminar
The McCormick Foundation awarded the Society of American Business Editors and Writers a $40,000 grant to conduct specialized journalism training on covering the nationally contentious issue of public pensions. Five other organizations will receive grants to host journalism training on key, timely topics through McCormick’s Specialized Reporting Institute program. McCormick and its administrative agent for […]
Schools, instructors can apply for Reynolds visiting professor program
Applications are now being accepted from universities and from individuals for the visiting business journalism professor program funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. The program will begin in the 2011-2012 academic year at four journalism schools, with four visiting professors to teach business journalism coursework during their semester in residence. Applications must be submitted […]
