Commercial real estate coverage: Is the recovery happening?

Jamie Woodwell, vice president of commercial/multifamily real estate research at the Mortgage Bankers Association, talks Saturday about trends and issues that business journalists should be looking at now for their coverage. Woodwell spoke Saturday at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference in Phoenix.

NYTimes exploring all technologies, not worried about Google or WSJ

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The New York Times is not worried about what technology it uses to reach its readers as long as it reaches them, Arthur Sulzberger, chairman and publisher of the Times, said on Saturday. Sulzberger said he had no problem using Apple, Google, Microsoft and other software companies despite complaints from other […]

Using better Google for journalists

Sean Carlson from Google has held sessions Friday and Saturday at the annual Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference on how journalists can use the search engine more effectively. Here are some of his tips: 1. Don’t worry about capitalization. In addition, put minus (-) in front of words whose meaning you’re not […]

SABEW to hold 2012 conference in Indianapolis

TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The Society of American Business Editors and Writers board of directors voted unanimously Friday to hold its 2012 conference in Indianapolis. The board also considered a proposal to hold the conference at the Poynter Institute in St. Pedtersburg, Fla. SABEW is the largest organization of business journalists in the world. It […]

Developing and working with sources in business journalism

New York Times senior financial reporter Diana Henriques talked Saturday at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers about developing sources. Henriques has worked at the Times since 1989. She previously worked at Barron’s.

CUNY grad students covering SABEW conference

Students from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism are at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference in Phoenix and reporting about the sessions at www.cunyatsabew.com. Graduate student Chris Prentice writes, “Journalism and business are both in the midst of seminal — and most would say painful –revolutions. No one understands that […]

Covering the current economy well

Los Angeles Times syndicated personal finance columnist Kathy Kristof, Arizona State University economist Stephen Happel and Ohio University Williams College of Business dean Ali Malekzadeh talk Friday about current economic coverage. The panel was held at the annual Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference, which began Friday at the Walter Cronkite School of […]

SABEW names Best in Business award winners for 2009

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers released Wednesday the winners of its annual Best in Business contest for 2009. With 13, the New York Times captured the most awards. In the entire contest, there were 163 winners out of a total of 796 entries, the second highest entry total  in the history of […]

SABEW's Best in Business 2009 contest

Beth Hunt, the manager of editorial operations at American City Business Journals, oversaw the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual Best in Business contest for 2009. The winners will be announced next week. Hunt talked Thursday with Talking Biz News about the contest.

Scholarships for SABEW conference

Scholarships are available for 10 professionals to attend the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference March 19 to March 21 at the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix. The awards range from $299 to $1,000, announced SABEW executive director Warren Watson. Two scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded […]