Cramer to keynote SABEW’s 50th anniversary gala

CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer will be keynote speaker at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers 50th anniversary gala on Saturday, April 6. “Cramer is an iconic figure who has contributed greatly to business journalism,” says Jill Jorden Spitz, SABEW president and assistant managing editor/business of the Arizona Star About 350 persons […]

SABEW sets record for Best in Business entries

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers‘ 18th annual Best in Business competition attracted a record 1,120 entries this year, Warren Watson, executive director, announced Wednesday. The competition includes entries from three foreign countries, more small websites and other specialty publications, Watson said. The contest, the largest of its kind, is now being judged.  […]

Reynolds Center offering SABEW scholarships

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism will award two $1,000 fellowships to attend the annual conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) in Washington April 4-6. This year marks SABEW’s historic 50-year anniversary. The Reynolds Center fellowship is open to full-time journalists who want to attend the center’s […]

Two economists to speak at SABEW conference

Two noted economists will speak at the 50th anniversary conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in Washington D.C. on April 4-6. Peter Orszag, director of the Congressional Budget Office in 2007-2008, helped draw attention to the importance of health care reform and how current health care would negatively impact the long-term […]

Fed vice chair to speak at SABEW conference

Janet Yellen, the vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board, will be the opening keynote speaker April 4 at the 50th anniversary conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Yellen, second in command at the nation’s central bank, will open the annual conference at the Marvin Center at George Washington University in […]

Biz journalism freelancers seeing more pay

Nearly two-thirds of freelance business journalists who responded to an informal online poll said that their compensation has risen in the past 12 months. That’s up from a year ago, when it was nearly half of the freelancers surveyed stating that they had seen a compensation increase, according to the survey conducted by the Society […]

SABEW picks biz journalists for health care workshop

Seventeen business journalists from 11 states and the District of Columbia have been chosen as fellows for a special two-day education program on the business of health care, to be conducted by the Society of American Business Editors and sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund. The program will be held at Reuters headquarters at 3 Times […]

SABEW adds small biz coverage to Best in Business contest

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers‘ 18th annual Best in Business competition will include coverage of Small Business for the first time. The competition opens for entries on Monday, Dec. 3. Also new this year: Technology; and Innovation, a division that will recognize creative and bold initiatives across all facets of business journalism, […]

SABEW accepting applications for business of health care seminar

Applications from journalists are now being accepted for a two-day fellowship program on the business aspects of health care. The Commonwealth Fund awarded a grant to the Society of American Business Editors and Writers to develop a two-day symposium in New York City. The session, which will be limited to 14 journalists selected through an […]

SABEW to raise membership rates

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced Monday that it has approved higher rates for its members, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Individual memberships will go from $55 to $60. Other rate changes are: Institutions with 1-5 members will increase from $105 to $110 Institutions with 6-10 members will increase from $165 to $170. […]