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 […]
SABEW extends Best in Business deadline
Because of a heavy volume of last-minute entries, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers extended the deadline for Best in Business contest submissions until Monday, Feb. 7, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. The deadline was to have been Monday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. The additional time will give SABEW members the chance to better plan and […]
Barlett & Steele to receive SABEW distinguished achievement award
Donald Barlett and James Steele, two highly acclaimed investigative journalists, will be honored for distinguished achievement at the 48th annual national conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers The two have worked together for more than three decades, first at The Philadelphia Inquirer (1971-1997), where they won two Pulitzer Prizes and numerous […]
Consumer protection chief to speak at SABEW conference
Elizabeth Warren, head of the Obama administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and former overseer of the TARP federal bailout under President Bush, will speak to Society of American Business Editors and Writers‘ 48th annual conference April 7-9, 2011, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The Harvard University law professor is tentatively scheduled to speak Friday, […]
SABEW Best in Business contest will have new categories
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ Best in Business contest will open Jan. 4 with several new divisions and a new emphasis on non-traditional business news media. The 16th annual competition has been redesigned to recognize recent developments in the coverage of business news while retaining the core elements of the largest creative […]