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 […]

SABEW now accepting Best in Business contest entries

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is now accepting entries for the 2009 Best in Business contest. The contest honors the best business journalism published in 2008, with categories for all publications as well as categories specifically for online publications and magazines. This year SABEW is launching its new Best of the Best […]

Shaw named SABEW's distinguished achievement winner

Ray Shaw, chairman of American City Business Journals, will receive the 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers at its 46th annual conference in Denver in late April. Shaw has run the publisher of 40 business weekly newspapers since 1989. Before that, he was president and chief operating officer […]

SABEW seeks board nominations

Want to help shape programs, contests and outreach for business journalists? The nominations committee of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers is seeking dedicated business journalists to run for election to SABEW’s board of governors.  It wants a broad mix of nominees from across its membership regionally and from various forms of media or business journalism academic programs. Candidates should be […]

SABEW to hold call on re-inventing business coverage

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a teleconference next Wednesday on re-inventing business coverage during a time of newsroom cutbacks. The call will attempt to provide help on ensuring that business journalism gets the resources it needs in an era of shrinking newsholes and newsroom budgets, and it will provide examples […]

Choyke leaving Virginian-Pilot

Bill Choyke, who was business editor at the Virginian-Pilot until earlier this year before taking on a management role, will be leaving the paper on Dec. 31. Choyke is also a board member of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Choyke became director of community news at the paper at the end of […]

Maryland business editor reassigned to city desk

Clifford Cumber, previously the business editor at the Frederick News-Post in Maryland, is now an assistant city editor at the paper as part of a reorganization at the paper that included layoffs in the newsroom. Cumber, a board member of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, remains responsible for the daily business section and […]

SABEW Best in Business contest dates announced

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced its mandatory entry dates for its annual Best in Business contest. The mandatory dates for newspaper business sections in the general excellence category are Thursday, May 1; Sunday, July 13; and Wednesday, Sept. 24. In addition, editors can chose any Monday or Tuesday edition, any Friday […]

SABEW names interim executive director, explores relocation

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers named a former organization president as its interim executive director and said it is exploring moving its headquarters from its current location at the University of Missouri. Dave Beal, retired business editor and columnist at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and a past president, succeeds Carrie Paden, who […]