Four journalists win award to attend Wharton program

Four journalists who have won the 2009 Knowledge@Wharton Awards for Business Journalism, sponsored by the South Asian Journalists Association, the Wharton School and the Knowledge@Wharton online business journal. The winners are: Sonia Narang, a member of SAJA and a journalist with NBC News in New York, is the winner of the 10th annual SAJA-Knowledge@Wharton Award. […]

Reynolds Center offering fellowships

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is offering fellowships worth $2,000 for four days of study in business journalism Jan. 5 through Jan. 8 in Phoenix. Fellowships cover training, lodging, materials and most meals. Fellows receive a $500 stipend to offset travel and other costs. The seminars will occur during Reynolds Business […]

SABEW to hold training call on writing for the Web

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a conference call later this month for business journalists on writing stories for the Internet. The call, which will be held Sept. 23, at 3 p.m. EST, will discuss how to present stories more effectively online and alternative story formats. Other topics will include the […]

Strong interest among college students in biz journalism conference

More than 55 undergraduate and master’s college students from across the country have applied to attend a two-day conference on business journalism in New York next month. 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 […]

BusinessWeek chief of correspondents leaves for teaching job

Joe Weber, the chief of correspondents at BusinessWeek magazine, has left the weekly to become a journalism professor at the University of Nebraska. The chief of correspondents overseas all of the bureaus at the magazine. A replacement has not been named. Weber is the Jerry and Karla Huse Professor of News-Editorial and associate professor of […]

SABEW to hold conference call on unemployment stories

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a teleconference next week for business reporters looking for fresh angles on the unemployment story. The call will examine the latest regional, state and local unemployment trends, what industries are losing jobs and which ones are hiring, and what double-digit unemployment means for local businesses […]

Knight Center offers business journalism seminar

The Knight Center for Specialized Journalism invites applications for a seminar: “After the Crisis: The New Shape of the Economy” from Sept. 13 to 18, 2009 This seminar will focus on covering the economy and multimedia reporting techniques. Participants will hear from experts on: the shape of future economic growth; changes in financial regulation; government […]

SABEW to hold conference call Thursday on health care stories

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a conference call Thursday for business reporters to discuss potential health care stories. The call will be at 3 p.m. EST. The primary topic will be how potential health care reform currently being debated in Congress might affect businesses. Also discussed will be the cost […]

TheStreet.com editor Morrow named to Reynolds chair

TheStreet.com editor in chief David Morrow has been named the first Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at the University of Nevada-Reno. Morrow has been at TheStreet.com since 2001, supervising a staff of 65 reporters and editors. The site has won numerous honors, including “best enterprise reporting” and “best commentary” from the Society of American […]

IPI to hold forum on business relationship with media

The International Press Institute announced Thursday the first IPI Business Journalist Forum (IBJF), bringing together business executives and financial journalists to discuss one of the most debated issues of recent times –- the relationship between business and financial reporting. The IBJF is scheduled to take place Nov. 12 and Nov. 13 in Baden, Austria, with business […]