Outgoing SABEW president loses job
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Bernie Kohn, the investigations editor of the Baltimore Sun who was the president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers until earlier this week, lost his job Wednesday at the Sun as part of editor layoffs. The Sun lost its standalone business section during the week last year. Kohn, […]
More details on SABEW's departure from U of Missouri
Janese Heavin of the Columbia Daily Tribune in Missouri reports additional details of why the Society of American Business Editors and Writers members decided to leave the University of Missouri for Arizona State University. Heavin writes, “No one spoke on behalf of keeping the program at MU, said Scott Newman, a member of the SABEW […]
Business journalism and ethics
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers held its 2009 Gary Klott Memorial Ethics Discussion on Tuesday, and as usual, members voted on how they would react to certain situations. Here are some examples: 1. An important election is about to take place. To show your support for a particular candidate, do you: A. […]
ACBJ chairman: Business journalism has hit bottom
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE American City Business Journals chairman Ray Shaw told business journalists Monday night that he believes that the layoffs and cutbacks in business journalism have hit bottom and that the industry will begin to rebound by the end of the year. Shaw noted that his company, which owns and operates 40 weekly […]
SABEW elects new board members
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The Society of American Business Editors and Writers elected six new board members and one returning board member at its meeting Monday. Newly elected board members are Los Angeles Times assistant business editor Sharon Bernstein, McClatchy Newspapers national economics correspondent Kevin Hall, New Orleans Times-Picayune business editor Kim Quillen, Reuters reporter Walden […]
SABEW members vote to move to Arizona State
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Members of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers voted narrowly Monday to move the organization’s headquarters to Arizona State University. The vote was 33, or 53 percent, voting for the move to Arizona State, and 29, or 47 percent, voting against the move, and was held at the SABEW […]
New SEC chair Schapiro says she respects work of biz journalists
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE New Securities and Exchange Commission chairwoman Mary Schapiro said Monday that she respects the work of business journalists, but she stopped short of saying her organization would not subpoena business journalists for an investigation. “It’s a very hard question,” said Schapiro at the annual conference of the Society of American Business […]
Talking Biz News at SABEW conference next week
Talking Biz News will be reporting live from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference in Denver from Sunday through Tuesday. Look for coverage of a town hall meeting on whether business journalism did a good job of warning readers about the economic crisis, and an examination of the future of financial […]
SABEW members to vote on move
Society of American Business Editors and Writers members attending the Denver conference next week will vote next Monday on whether to move the organization to Arizona State University. SABEW members registered for the conference received an e-mail on Tuesday detailing the proposal. The vote will take place on April 27 at the organization’s annual business […]
Apply for SABEW scholarship to attend annual conference
Three days remain to apply for one of 10 additional scholarships that the Society of American Business Editors and Writers is now making available for the upcoming annual conference in Denver. Each scholarship will consist of free registration to the full conference plus $200 to help with travel costs. Preference will go to business journalists who fit one of […]
