SABEW announces finalists for Canadian Best in Business

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers  Canada  announced Wednesday the list of nominees for its first-ever Canadian Best In Business competition, which recognizes outstanding business reporting published or broadcast in 2014. The nominees represent some of Canada’s most venerable news organizations, including Canadian Business, Bloomberg Canada, The Globe and Mail, the Wall Street […]

Majority of biz journalists have received a raise in past year

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. Of those who received raises, three-fourths said […]

Ex-SABEW leader to become newspaper executive editor

Former Society of American Business Editors and Writers executive director Warren Watson is returning to daily journalism. Watson will join the Alton Telegraph, a seven-day newspaper, as executive editor. He will start in early April. The paper is owned by Civitas Media, which owns about 100 newspapers, based in Davidson, N.C. It represents a return […]

SABEW announces Best in Business Awards

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced Monday honorees in its prestigious 20th annual Best in Business competition, which recognizes outstanding business stories published or aired in 2014. The 119 honored works represent all corners of financial news, from Institutional Investor to Fortune Magazine and National Public Radio, and from Crain’s Chicago Business […]

SABEW president Wolk to join NerdWallet

Marty Wolk, the president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers who left as managing editor of MSN Money last fall, is joining the personal finance website NerdWallet. In a note to SABEW board members, Wolk wrote: I’m happy to let you know that I have a new job and will be starting […]

SABEW’s Best in Business contest starts next week

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers‘ 20th annual Best in Business competition will open for entries on Monday, Dec.1. The year the organization will have three new categories — health care, government and energy. These new categories will celebrate the best reporting from each of these beats. In addition, other changes have been made to the […]

Ossinger named president-elect of SABEW

Joanna Ossinger, an editor with Bloomberg News, has been named president-elect of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the largest association of business journalists. Ossinger, currently treasurer, will take over at the conclusion of SABEW’s annual conference in Chicago, April 23-25, 2015, and will serve a one-year term. She has been at Bloomberg […]

SABEW President Wolk leaves MSN Money

Marty Wolk, the president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, has left his job as managing editor of MSN Money as part of companywide layoffs. In an email to Talking Biz News, Wolk writes, “Like many others at MSN and across Microsoft, I was caught up in the latest wave of layoffs […]

SABEW picks 15 journalists for health care symposium

Fifteen health care journalists have been chosen as participants for an intensive symposium focusing on the Affordable Care Act. The Society of American Business Editors and Writers program is sponsored by the University of Georgia in conjunction with The Commonwealth Fund, which is underwriting the two-day event, Nov. 13-14, at the Gwinnett campus of the […]

SABEW names new executive director

Kathleen Graham, a longtime journalism association executive, has been appointed executive director of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the largest association of business journalists. Graham comes to SABEW from Alfred Friendly Press Partners in Washington, D.C., where she served as executive director. During her leadership at Alfred Friendly, she oversaw a distinguished […]