SABEW offering training call for freelancing
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will offer a conference call on Aug. 5 for business journalists interesting in a career in freelancing. Whether driven by economic necessity, industry conditions or the desire for a more flexible schedule, more journalists are contemplating the freelancing life. Many succeed, but it’s not easy. SABEW has […]
SABEW prez: Newsrooms not investing in biz journalism that readers need
Bernie Kohn, assistant managing editor for business at the Baltimore Sun, became the president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in late April. As a result, Kohn oversees the largest organization of business journalists in the country at a time when the field is in upheaval. Most newspapers have cut printed stock […]
Boning up on bankruptcy coverage
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is offering a conference call next Wednesday, June 25, for business journalists to ask questions from bankruptcy court experts on where to look for stories. Difficult economic conditions have left many corporations, small businesses and families turning to the bankruptcy courts for relief. Good stories abound for […]
SABEW offers conference call on covering rising food prices
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a conference call next week for business journalists offering tips on how to cover rising grocery prices. Food costs now gobble an even bigger bite out of the budget for every American, regardless of income, race or gender. Consider this: In the last two years, […]
Former SABEW president named Star director of strategic development
Randy Smith, the former business editor of the Kansas City Star and a former president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, has been named the paper’s director of strategic development. Dan Margolies writes, “Star President and Publisher Mark Zieman said Smith would work on the newspaper’s reorganization, staff development, retention and recruitment, […]
SABEW elects three new board members
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers elected three new members to its board on Monday. Those newly elected were Cliff Cumber, business editor of the Frederick News-Post in Maryland; Beth Hunt, manager of editorial operations at American City Business Journals; and Dave Morrow, editor of TheStreet.com. Re-elected to the board were Gail MarksJarvis, a personal […]
Pearlstein: Too much local news is bad for business news
Cutting back on the number of newspapers and other media outlets in the country will stave off the downturn in business journalism where media organizations are cutting business sections and busines coverage, said Steve Pearlstein, the Pulitzer Prize winning business columnist for the Washington Post. “There’s too many newspapers,” said Pearlstein, the dinner speaker at […]
Protestors storm SABEW annual conference
A group of protestors from the Service Employees International Union stormed into the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference at lunch Monday to express their displeasure about an appearance by David Rubenstein, co-founder and managing director of the Carlyle Group, a Washington-based private equity firm. The protestors actually temporarily disrupted a speech […]
Content will be business journalism's salvation
Great stories and investigations will allow business journalism to thrive even as the industry struggles to redefine itself, said Floyd Norris of the New York Times at lunch on Monday at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference. “In some cases, things have never been better,” said Norris, noting that he had […]
Keep your business section and thrive
Watchdog, explanatory journalism about business will help business desks maintain their sections by proving their relevance to readers, said business editors at a Monday morning panel at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference. “We at the Charlotte Observer are not thinking about combining our section right now,” said Patrick Scott, business […]
