Business journalism education in China
Academe, the publication of the American Association of University Professors, takes a look at the business journalism program at Tsinghua University in China that was created with the help of the International Center for Journalists in Washington. Ann Morrison, a former Fortune editor, taught there last year. Wendi Maloney writes, “Aside from linguistic problems, Morrison […]
SABEW to hold town hall meeting on coverage of economic crisis
Former Wall Street Journal Managing Editor and ProPublica Chief Executive Paul Steiger will chair a “town hallâ€? critique of the business media and the financial crisis to open the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual meeting April 26 in Denver. A star-studded panel — personal finance columnist Jane Bryant Quinn, New York Times […]
Eight students receive Reynolds business journalism scholarships
Eight university students from around the country who have shown promise in the field of business journalism have each been awarded a $4,000 scholarship from the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. After being nominated by a faculty member on the basis of achievements, each student submitted an application packet to indicate proficiency […]
Tracking financial crimes in a new era
Twenty prestigious journalism fellowships will be awarded to working journalists to attend a two-day conference and workshop “How Do They Get Away With It? Tracking Financial Crimes in a New Era” on  April 1 and April 2 at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. The John Jay Center on Media, Crime […]
University of Nevada seeks business journalism professor
The Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno seeks an outstanding journalist to design and lead a new program in business journalism. Its ad states, “Our ideal candidate will combine broad experience in business coverage with an interest in emerging issues of the green economy, economic sustainability and fiscal stress. We are […]
Reload your skills at SABEW's annual conference
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold its annual conference in Denver on April 26 through April 28, and the program has a number of skills sessions for business journalists to help them advance their careers. Those sessions include: “The Power of Twitter and other Social Networking” sites to help build your source network and […]
Business leaders tune out what they don't believe in biz media
A SmartBrief on Leadership survey released Wednesday shows that nearly three out of every five business executives who believes that the business media sensationalizes coverage still read stories, but they filter out what they need. Another 17 percent believe that they are not getting accurate information from any source, while 15 percent state that they […]
Former WSJ editor to teach journalism
Barney Calame, the former deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, has been named as the Ottaway professor of journalism at State University of New York at New Paltz. An Associated Press story states, “The Ottaway Professorship brings renowned journalists to the campus each spring semester to teach a special topics course. Calame, a […]
Missouri taking applications for new Reynolds chair
The Missouri School of Journalism invites nominations and applications for the Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism. This new endowed position, funded by a gift from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, will: Develop and teach new courses at the undergraduate and master’s level in business journalism. Work with other Missouri faculty, including the SABEW […]
We all put our pants on one leg at a time
Michael Diamond, a business writer at the Asbury Park Press, writes about how there’s little difference between business journalists and the people they cover. Diamond writes, “I always enjoy telling the story of how I became a business reporter without taking a single economics class in elementary school, high school or college. About how I […]
