Economics coverage and the New York Times
Two University of Manitoba economics professors are about to release a book assessing the economics coverage in The New York Times that could change many people’s perceptions about how the paper of record writes about the economy. “The Gatekeeper: 60 Years of Economics According to the New York Times” is written by Robert Chernomas and […]
SABEW to hold conference call on covering holiday retail
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a training call on Wednesday, Nov. 17, for business journalists interested in getting tips on how to cover retail during the Christimas shopping season. The call will be held at 3 p.m. Panelists on the call will be Ylan Mui, retail reporter for the Washington […]
A stylebook for business journalists
Dana Meredith, a University of Kansas student and an intern at the American Copy Editors Society, writes on the organization’s site about “The Financial Writer’s Stylebook,” a new stylebook aimed at business reporters and editors. Meredith writes, “Roush and Cloud consulted several prominent business journalists — including Allan Sloan of Fortune — as they assembled […]
College students urged to consider business journalism
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE College students looking for jobs in journalism should consider business reporter, said one of the top business journalists in the country on Thursday. “Business journalism is really fun,” said Fortune senior editor at large Allan Sloan. “I’m living proof that you can start out knowing absolutely nothing about business.” Sloan was speaking […]
College students interested in business journalism converge on New York
Nearly 60 college students who are interested in careers as business reporters and editors will be meeting in New York for the next 48 hours at the second annual Collegiate Business Journalism Conference. The students come from 15 different universities, including Boston University, Columbia University, CUNY, the University of Baltimore, the University of Pennsylvania, Ohio […]
SABEW to hold conference call on banking
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a conference call Wednesday for reporters looking for tips on covering banking. The call will cover how new rules for the global banking industry will affect the health of banks, large and small, in the teletraining call, “Covering Banking: New Rules and Financial Health Outlook,” […]
Business writer/consultant Spiers to teach Duke class
Elizabeth Spiers, who founded Dealbreaker.com and has written for numerous business publications, will teach a class next semester at her alma mater, Duke University, reports the student newspaper. Nicole Kyle of The Chronicle reports, “The class will be called ‘The Start-Up Clinic’ and will be one of four courses offered under the new program, said […]
Stylebook published for business journalists
Andy Bechtel, who writes The Editor’s Desk blog, interviewed UNC-Chapel Hill journalism professor Chris Roush, one of the co-authors of the new stylebook, The Financial Writer’s Stylebook, aimed for helping business journalists do their jobs better. The book was unveiled Friday at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference in New York. Here […]
Deutschman named Reynolds biz journalism chair at Nevada-Reno
Veteran financial journalist and author Alan Deutschman has been named Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. Deutschman, 45, has covered Silicon Valley and other business topics for years. He was Fortune’s Silicon Valley bureau chief from 1992-95. He also wrote about […]
"Nightly Business Report" anchor on what makes a good biz journalist
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Business journalists need to be able to find stories from numbers, but also should be able to tell those stories in a way that’s compelling to the average person, according to the co-anchor of “Nightly Business Report.” “To understand the role of money and its terms is key to furthering your […]
