SEC chairwoman Schapiro to speak at SABEW conference
Mary Schapiro, the new chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will speak on Monday, April 27 at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference in Denver. The society’s meeting also features a number of other speakers including CEOs Christina Gold from Western Union and David Hunke from the agency that operates […]
SABEW names 2008 Best in Business winners
The New York Times, Washington Post and Minneapolis Star-Tribune were named Tuesday as the best business sections in the country among newspapers with more than 325,000 daily circulation for 2008 by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. The Detroit Free Press, Rocky Mountain News and Kansas City Star were named the best business […]
SABEW announces four prominent speakers for annual conference
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced that for prominent speakers have joined the line-up for its annual conference, to be held April 26 to April 28 in Denver. The speakers are Christina Gold, president and chief executive officer at Western Union; Dave Hunke, CEO of the joint operating agency that oversees the business […]
Help send a biz journalist to SABEW conference
Business journalists can help another business journalist affected by media downsizing attend the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference. All you need to do is register on a new site offering journalists a suite of Web tools. Simply register for Publish2 by March 31 and choose SABEW from the participating journalism organization […]
SABEW to hold town hall meeting on coverage of economic crisis
Former Wall Street Journal Managing Editor and ProPublica Chief Executive Paul Steiger will chair a “town hallâ€? critique of the business media and the financial crisis to open the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual meeting April 26 in Denver. A star-studded panel — personal finance columnist Jane Bryant Quinn, New York Times […]
SABEW launches jobs initiative
Times are tough, something the Society of American Business Editors and Writers understands. That’s why, to better serve members, SABEW announces a revamp its job listings site and launch of a market to connect business freelancers and editors. “We’re responding to a huge need among people who have been caught up in especially severe cutbacks among […]
Reload your skills at SABEW's annual conference
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold its annual conference in Denver on April 26 through April 28, and the program has a number of skills sessions for business journalists to help them advance their careers. Those sessions include: “The Power of Twitter and other Social Networking” sites to help build your source network and […]
13 seek SABEW board seats
Thirteen members of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers are running for the seven vacant seats on the organization’s board of governors. The top six vote-getters will serve three-year terms. The next highest vote-getter will serve the remaining two years of the term of Jill Jorden Spitz of the Arizona Daily Star, who is joining the officer’s […]
Deadline approaching for SABEW Best in Business contest
Time to enter the Society of American Business Editors and Writers‘ Best in Business contest is running out. Entries must be completed by 5 p.m. Central time on Friday, Jan. 30. Daily and weekly newspaper General Excellence entries must be postmarked by that day. But don’t wait until Friday to enter. Here are two important […]
SABEW addresses economic situation for its members
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced Thursday a number of initiatives to help business journalists cope with the current economic downturn. The organization said it will offer a one-time, one-year “conversion” membership rate of $25 to anyone who was previously covered by an institutional membership but no longer is because they lost their […]
