SABEW names Best in Business winners
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) announced Thursday the winners and finalists in its 21st annual Best in Business Awards competition, which recognizes outstanding business journalism that was published or aired in 2015. Adding up winners and finalists, Bloomberg led with seven honors, while The New York Times earned six honors — […]
Majority of biz journalists received raise in past year, again
For the second year in a row, a majority of business journalists in the United States received a pay raise in the past year, according to an informal study of more than 200 business reporters and editors conducted in the last month by Talking Biz News and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. […]
SABEW seeks board candidates
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is currently seeking candidates to serve on its board of governors. Board members help set policy and strategic direction for SABEW, and their work is vital to the operation of the organization. Board members are expected to attend two in-person meetings a year, participate actively on at least one […]
Bankrate.com’s Hamrick receives NPC’s Cosgrove Award
Mark Hamrick, the Washington bureau chief for Bankrate.com, has received the Cosgrove Award from the National Press Club. The award is named for past president John Cosgrove, who is 96 is still a lively participant in Club activities. He was at the reception Wednesday evening where this award was announced. Cosgrove was president of the […]
Seattle Times biz editor Bisbee leaving paper
Seattle Times business editor Becky Bisbee is among 15 staffers whose buyout offers have been accepted by the newspaper, according to the Seattle Stranger. Her last day is March 4. “It has been a privilege to work at The Seattle Times,” said Bisbee in an email to Talking Biz News. “I have great respect for […]
Maheshwari named to SABEW board
Sapna Maheshwari, a business reporter covering retail and e-commerce at BuzzFeed News, has been appointed to the board of governors of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. “As an award-winning reporter at a groundbreaking dot-com media organization, Sapna brings a great perspective to the board as we work to broaden our appeal among […]
Understanding and covering a turbulent stock market
“The market is like a living creature; as soon as you’re ready to publish a story saying the market is going up, it goes down,” Jeff Sutherland, U.S. equities team leader for Bloomberg, said during a training call hosted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers on Monday. Some people argue that publications […]
Should reporters know the business model of their outlet?
Is it important that reporters understand the business model of their publisher/broadcaster? The question came up last week at the McGraw Symposium, one of the sessions at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers‘ Fall Conference. Rebecca Blumenstein of the Wall Street Journal suggested that it didn’t hurt as long as the divide between […]
ProPublica’s Podkul wins Birger award
Cezary Podkul, a financial investigative reporter for ProPublica, is this year’s winner of the Larry Birger Young Business Journalist prize, honoring journalists under age 30. He will receive the award and a $1,500 honorarium Oct. 9 at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ New York Fall Conference in midtown Manhattan. It is the […]
Antunes named to SABEW board
Xana Antunes, editor for new initiatives at Quartz and a champion for emerging digital platforms, has been appointed to the board of governors of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. At Quartz, Antunes combines responsibility for the video lab and talent lab along with developing feature stories and working with the senior team […]
