McGraw Center seeks fellows for 2021
The Harold W. McGraw Jr. Center for Business Journalism, an initiative of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, began offering reporting fellowships in the summer of 2014. We provide grants up to $15,000 and editorial support to experienced journalists that enables them to do the deep reporting necessary to produce […]
Columbia seeks biz journalism professor/Knight-Bagehot director
Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism (www.journalism.columbia.edu) is currently seeking a professor of Journalism (rank and track to be determined), who will also serve as Director of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Program in Economics and Business Journalism. As a member of our full-time faculty, the incumbent will also oversee what has become the preeminent academic year-long […]
Forbes launches fellowship program for HBCU students
Forbes announced Wednesday a new fellowship program for journalism students at historically black colleges and universities. The Forbes Fellowship for Business Journalism was created as a step toward realizing this ideal, focusing on preparing and supporting emerging black journalists and journalists of color from HBCUs interested in business journalism. This paid fellowship offers workshops and mentoring programs, […]
Arizona State seeks Reynolds chair in business journalism
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University is seeking a national leader in business journalism to serve as the Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism, an endowed professorship dedicated to advancing business journalism worldwide, and President of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. The Chair will lead […]
Dow Jones News Fund names Carswell its executive director
The Dow Jones News Fund announced the appointment of Shirley Carswell, a distinguished journalist and educator, as executive director of the Fund, effective Jan. 4. Carswell had a 25-year career at the Washington Post, where she rose to deputy managing editor. For the past seven years, she has taught at Howard University’s Cathy Hughes School […]
Philly Inquirer assistant biz editor named Nieman Visiting Fellow
Janet Alvarez, an assistant business editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, has been named a Nieman Visiting Fellow. Alvarez is also a television contributor for CNBC and Telemundo. As a Fellow, Alvarez hopes to develop widespread COVID-19 vaccination education initiatives to inform people of color when vaccines are distributed. The goal is to assist vulnerable populations, […]
Knight-Bagehot application for 21-22 is now open
The 2021-22 application for a Knight-Bagehot Fellowship at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is now open. The deadline for completing the application, in its entirety, is Jan. 31, 2021. The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism offers qualified journalists the opportunity to enhance their understanding and knowledge of business, economics, finance and […]
Reporting on New York Business while teaching others to do the same
CUNY profiled Greg David, who runs the business journalism program for the Newmark Journalism School and who has been writing for The City. The story states, “Jere Hester, editor of The City, said David’s stories ‘ring with the clarity and authority that come with both experience and the fresh sense of urgency he brings to his reporting.’ […]
O’Kelley of Bloomberg News named academic affairs dean at Columbia
Winnie O’Kelley, who has overseen prize-winning investigative reporting in business and economics and who serves as an executive editor of Bloomberg News, will become the next Dean of Academic Affairs at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She will start on Jan. 1. O’Kelley joined the full-time faculty two years ago, running the business […]
Missouri J school receives $3 million for Missouri Business Alert
The University of Missouri School of Journalism has received a $3 million gift from an alumna to support an endowment to provide scholarships, paid internships and professional mentoring for journalism students at Missouri Business Alert, a business journalism publication housed in the School of Journalism. Randall Smith, founder of the Missouri Business Alert and the […]
