Tips on better gas price coverage
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is holding a conference call next week for journalists interested in tips from business reporters on covering the gas price story. The call, which will be held May 23 at 3 p.m. EST, will provide access to the experts who are tracking gas prices and their impact […]
Getting ahead of the food price story
The Poynter Institute is holding a web training session for journalists interested in improving their coverage of rising food prices. Rising food prices affect everyone, making this more than a business story. Learn how to cut through the buzz words to explain the story to your readers and viewers. You’ll see how you can go […]
New task for business journalist: Classroom teacher
The Washington Post has introduced a series of classes that its readers can take — for a fee — and has lined up some of its top journalists to teach the courses. One of the courses is on economic literacy and is being taught by Steven Pearlstein, the Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist. The course […]
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, […]
