SABEW establishes Dave Morrow scholarship fund at his alma mater
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has established the David J. Morrow Business Journalism Scholarship Fund in the University of South Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications in memory of SABEW board member and alumnus, David J. Morrow. Morrow died earlier this year from pancreatic cancer. The scholarship will support undergraduate or […]
Fifty college students interested in biz journalism to attend conference
Fifty college students interested in careers in business journalism have been accepted to attend a conference next month in New York called “Getting Started in Business News.” The accepted students come from campuses across the country, including Boston University, Columbia University, CUNY, the University of Baltimore, the University of Pennsylvania, Ohio University, the University of […]
Training call next week on covering small businesses
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a training call next Thursday, Sept. 23, for business reporters interested in hearing tips on covering small businesses. The call will be held at 2 p.m. EST. Small, private companies are the backbone of local economies. But they’re often harder to cover because they aren’t […]
St. Joseph's U. offers biz reporting course
St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia is now offering a business journalism course taught by Philadelphia Inquirer business reporter Joe DiStefano. A story on the school’s site states, “Students enrolled in DiStefano’s course, Business Research and Reporting, will learn about the precarious financial state of the news media and how hyperlocal business reporting is fueling the […]
Chinese business journalism students and the Bloomberg terminal
The International Center for Journalists’ Global Business Journalism Program at Tsinghua University produced its first class of Chinese graduates in July. In this video, the students talk about their experience using the Bloomberg terminals, which provide a unique opportunity for GBJ students to acquire hands-on experience in analyzing financial data, researching and fact checking.
Learning from an internship with Bloomberg News
Theo Keith, a rising senior at the University of Missouri, blogs about his experience interning with Bloomberg News in Detroit this past summer and how he plans to use those skills. Keith writes, “While I’m working on one last story and on guard for spot news, my time in Metro Detroit is just about over. […]
Business journalism conference available to college students
Undergraduate and master’s college students from across the country are eligible to attend a two-day conference on business journalism in New York in October. The conference, organized by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and held at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, guarantees students picked to attend at least two interviews with […]
WSJ to cut internships in 2011, but past few years had unusually high number
Deborah Brewster, the deputy managing editor at The Wall Street Journal who oversees its internship program, writes for CollegeBizJournalism.org that the paper will cut its interns in half in 2011, from 30 this year to about 15. Brewster says that the number of interns in the past few years has been unusually high. In giving […]
Dow Jones News Fund exec director Holden to receive award
Richard S. Holden, executive director of the Dow Jones News Fund, will receive the 2010 Gerald Sass Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism and Mass Communication, presented by the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication. Holden is a longtime business journalist, and the fund pays for about 20 business journalism internships every year. […]
Reynolds Foundation gives more money to W&L biz journalism program
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has awarded a five-year, $1.5 million grant to Washington and Lee University to support the teaching of business journalism and legal reporting. The grant brings to more than $5.5 million the Reynolds Foundation’s total investment in W&L’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communications during the past 10 years. The grant […]
