Business news readers are more sophisticated than before
Readers of business news have become more sophisticated, says Andrew Leckey, director of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, in an article on the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University web site. The article stated, “Leckey says that business readers are increasingly sophisticated: more of them have business degrees, […]
London university wants someone to teach biz journalism
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 2008 – mid-December 2008) and are worth 13,000 euros (approximately $16,800). Professors would be required to teach on a Master’s in global business […]
WSJ names Bartley Fellows
The Wall Street Journal today announced the 2007 Robert L. Bartley Fellows, who will receive paid internships to work at the Journal editorial page worldwide and the Far Eastern Economic Review. The Journal selected seven candidates out of more than 50 applicants. The fellowship program is named in honor of the late editor of The […]
Workshop in the Middle East for business journalists
Reuters news agency and the American University of Beirut have announced the curriculum of the Business Information Academy, according to a posting on the International Journalists’ Network. The program, announced last year, aims to improve the quality of business journalism in the Middle East. As part of the program, the academy will conduct a two-day […]
Teach business journalism in China next year
The International Center for Journalists is seeking applications for two one-year teaching positions at a ground-breaking Global Business Journalism Program at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, beginning Sept. 1, 2007. Taught in English, the program will target 20-25 students each year from China and other countries. The program will train students how to cover the fast-changing world […]
Insana speaks on business and biz journalism
CNBC’s Ron Insana spoke earlier this week on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas about business and business journalism, and a number of the students who attended the event have blogged about what he said. This student, for example, wrote, “The one part I could understand and relate to was when he spoke […]
CNBC's Gasparino to be biz journalist in residence at UW
CNBC reporter Charles Gasparino will be a business journalist in residence at the University of Wisconsin later this semester, according to this story. The story, by Dennis Chaptman, stated, “Gasparino provides up-to-the-minute CNBC reports throughout the day as Wall Street trading unfolds. He often breaks news on major issues involving corporate America. “Before joining CNBC, […]
SABEW receives two $15,000 grants
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers received a $15,000 grant last month from the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media and the Pew Charitable Trusts. The institute, which is associated with the Columbia University Teachers College, will sponsor a seminar at SABEW’s 44th annual conference in Orange County, Calif.,, on May 21. […]
Former Fed chairman Greenspan still doesn't understand the biz media
Marketwatch’s Greg Robb points out that despite his success in managing the country’s economy, former Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan still doesn’t understand the role of the press in the financial world. As a prime example, senior reporter Robb trots out Greenspan’s speech last week that sent the market roiling because he mentioned the […]
Former BusinessWeek editor Steve Shepard on biz journalism
Steve Shepard, the former editor in chief of BusinessWeek and now the dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at City University of New York, spoke to Noah Davis and Dorian Benkoil at the MediaBistro site about his new job and views on business journalism. Here are a few snippets: Having done business journalism in […]
