New prize for economics journalism in Dominican Republic
A new journalism prize in the Dominican Republic aims to promote investigative journalism and encourage projects that focus on economic and business coverage. The submission deadline is Jan. 30. The country’s Association of Commercial Banks (ABA) launched the competition in October, in cooperation with the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). The ABA Prize […]
School raising money to honor biz reporter who died suddenly
The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences is raising money to honor Benita Newton, the Virginian-Pilot business reporter who died suddenly last summer. To read the story in the Tuscaloosa News, go here. The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is also raising money to create a program to encourage minorities […]
Fellowship opportunity for business reporters
The UW-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanostructured Interfaces and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication are offering an intensive two-day course and fellowships for journalists interested in exploring the science and engineering of nanotechnology. The course, to be held March 20-21, 2006 on the UW-Madison campus, is intended to provide hands-on […]
Medill student afraid of Economics Reporting
Found this interesting post from a Northwestern University student — first name Laura — who starts taking Economics Reporting today: “I am taking an economics reporting class. I’m fairly frightened of reporting with numbers and I’ve heard good things about this class, so I thought it would be challenging and interesting and all that heart-warming […]
Covering the next energy crisis
Energy has become a major business story in the past 12-18 months. And many business journalists have been caught flat-footed when it comes to understanding how to report energy issues. So, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill will be holding a one-day seminar on covering the next energy crisis on Friday, […]
Conference call on how to read like a 10-Q
CFA Institute, the global, non-profit association that administers the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam, is offering the follow-up session to its “How to Read Earnings Statements Like An Investment Professional,â€? the first in a series of educational media seminars designed to help journalists read financial statements and write accurate stories for the investor. Jay Taparia, […]
Test SABEW's new contest application system
This Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, SABEW needs help in testing our new online entry registration process for the 2006 Best in Business contest. It’s worth looking at. It’s pretty cool and could eventually pare its data-entry expenses. From 11 a.m. To 1 p.m. CENTRAL TIME on Wednesday, could you please click on to the link […]
NYSSCPA awards competition
Time to start digging out those clips from the past year. The contest season is almost upon us. Here is the first one: The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants has announced its annual Excellence in Financial Journalism Award competition to recognize reporters from the national and local media who contribute to a […]
Training opportunity for New York biz reporters
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) invites journalists to attend its free two-part series on Understanding Financial Statements. The sessions are Dec. 19 and 21, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Society’s Office, 3 Park Avenue (at 34th Street), 19th Floor. Journalists completing both sessions will receive a certificate from the […]
I suck when it comes to picking stocks
Today was the last day of the semester for my Economics Reporting class, which I teach every fall. As the final project in the class, each of the students has to “buy” a $10,000 stock portfolio of at least five stocks at the beginning of the semester and track it throughout the entire time period, […]
