SABEW conference comes to Dallas this week

Bob Mong, the editor of the Dallas Morning News, writes about the improvements made in business journalism in recent decades as the Society of American Business Editors and Writers comes to his city later this week for its annual conference. Mong writes, “Coverage of business and financial news was once a journalistic backwater, often a […]

Slow job growth in business journalism

Just one out of five business news operations plan to add staffers in 2011, while one out of 12 are cutting positions this year, according to an informal survey of business journalists conducted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Of the newsrooms that are hiring, 75 percent plan to add just one […]

SABEW offering paid trips to pension workshop

Journalists are invited to learn how to cover the nationally contentious issue of public pensions at an all-expenses-paid, three-day seminar conducted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in June through a $40,000 grant provided by the McCormick Foundation. Applications are being received now for up to 20 fellowships that will include airfare, hotel accommodations, […]

Eight business journalists vying for SABEW board

Eight business journalists are running for spots on the board of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. The election is being held online for the first time, allowing for SABEW members who don’t attend its annual conference to have a vote. Running for re-election are Missouri State University professor Mary Jane Pardue, Dow […]

Bloomberg News top winner in SABEW’s Best in Business

Bloomberg News, with 20 winning entries, garnered the top awards in the Society of American Business Editors and Writers‘ Best in Business Awards, released Friday morning. GlobalPost was second with 10 awards; The New York Times was third with eight winners. Overall, there were 168 winners across 65 categories, from among 904 entries received. Here […]

Bloomberg News top winner in SABEW's Best in Business

Bloomberg News, with 20 winning entries, garnered the top awards in the Society of American Business Editors and Writers‘ Best in Business Awards, released Friday morning. GlobalPost was second with 10 awards; The New York Times was third with eight winners. Overall, there were 168 winners across 65 categories, from among 904 entries received. Here […]

SABEW given grant to hold public pensions seminar

The McCormick Foundation awarded the Society of American Business Editors and Writers a $40,000 grant to conduct specialized journalism training on covering the nationally contentious issue of public pensions. Five other organizations will receive grants to host journalism training on key, timely topics through McCormick’s Specialized Reporting Institute program. McCormick and its administrative agent for […]

SABEW offers scholarships to spring conference

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will once again offer financial aid for its biggest annual event – the spring conference, to be held April 7-9 at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The scholarships total $4,000 and range from $500 to $1,000 each. They will be funded from SABEW’s David Morrow Fund and […]

SABEW contest sets entry record

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual Best in Business contest received 897 entries for its 2010 contest, a new record. The number of entries is 101 more than in 2009, and 55 more than the record set in 2008. Judging will begin shortly, and the winners will be announced in March. The […]

SABEW to assess business journalism job market

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is conducting an anonymous survey of news organizations throughout the country to determine current and future job prospects for business reporters and editors. The results of the survey will be made available to all SABEW members by the end of March on the organization’s web site. The […]