NYT biz writer Treaster leaving for academia
New York Times business reporter Joe Treaster is leaving the paper to teach journalism at the University of Miami, according to a memo from business editor Larry Ingrassia posted on the Romenesko site. Ingrassia wrote, “Many people at the Times know Joe for his work as a business reporter concentrating on the insurance industry, an […]
Economic media outlook event deadline looming
New York Financial Writers Association members are invited to the Dow Jones & Co. headquarters at World Financial Center for the 6th Annual Global Economic Outlook media event on Tuesday, Jan. 22, organized by Dow Jones Indexes/STOXX Ltd. Leading financial experts will provide their insight on the global economy, equity performance and upcoming investment trends for […]
It's the economy, stupid
Columbia Journalism Review sent out an e-mail to subscribers and readers Wednesday announcing the relaunch of its Campaign Desk to critique media coverage of the 2008 presidential election. But noticeably absent from the e-mail was any mention of looking at coverage of the economy — like housing prices, or the subprime mortgage mess, or the […]
Addicted to financial porn?
Doug Short of The Motley Fool writes about how easy it is to get addicted to the financial porn on business TV shows. Short wrote, “The airwaves are awash with real-time coverage of the markets. I could spend my entire waking life toggling between CNBC, Bloomberg, and now Fox Business News. If I’m watching Squawk […]
Herb Greenberg talks business journalism
Herb Greenberg is senior columnist for MarketWatch and is one of the top business journalists in the country because of his investigative reporting on companies. His column also appears in the weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal. He joined MarketWatch after six years as senior columnist for TheStreet.com. He previously spent 10 years as […]
Eight business journalism scholarships available
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism will award eight scholarships of $4,000 to college juniors or graduate students for their following academic year. Deadline for applications is Feb. 1, 2008, with scholarships awarded March 15, 2008 for the academic year that commences fall 2008. Scholarships are available to students at universities throughout […]
Three-month fellowship to teach business journalism in London
City University in London is offering scholarships to visiting academic faculty interested in teaching financial and/or business journalism in the context of globalization. The scholarships are for three months (mid September 2008Â to mid December 2008) and are worth $19,000. Professors would be required to teach on a master’s in global business reporting (details at: www.mundusjournalism.com). […]
Reflections from Spain
Last Thursday and Friday, I attended a conference at the University of Navarre in Spain on business journalism — led by well-known professor Angel Arrese — that attracted speakers and attendees from across the globe, including Panama, Argentina and the United States. Here are some reflections: 1. The issues facing business journalism in the United […]
Bivins Fellowship winners named
The National Association of Real Estate Editors named Alan J. Heavens of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Seattle-based freelance writer Jane Hodges, who writes for Dow Jones and the Seattle Times, as the winners of the Sixth Annual NAREE Bivins Fellowship. The NAREE Bivins Fellowship entries were independently judged by Professor George Harmon, head of the […]
Professors, biz journalists awarded fellowships
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism has awarded 12 fellowships apiece to its weeklong “Business Journalism Professors Seminarâ€? and “Strictly Financials Seminarâ€? for working journalists, both to be held in Jan. 7-10 in Tempe, Ariz.            Educators and journalists from around the nation were selected from a large pool of applicants for […]
