Boardroom to honor one of SABEW's founders
Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business will name its boardroom in honor of Eugene Miller, one of the founders of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, in its new building on Feb. 24. Miller, an adjunct professor and executive-in-residence at the college, helped create a course called “Executive Factor” that has brought more […]
What to do with Wednesday biz sections?
The decision by the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange to close trading on Jan. 2 in observance of the death of former president Gerald Ford has put business editors in a tough spot as to what they do with their section on Wednesday, Jan. 3. Tim Steller, business editor of the Arizona Daily Star […]
SABEW best in business now all online
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is building on last year’s success with online registration for its Best in Business contest by taking the entire entry process online for many categories in our 13th annual competition. Editors will enter the SECTION contest as they did last year: Register the entry online, then mail […]
Reuteman joins SABEW ladder
Rob Reuteman, business editor of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, has been named secretary of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, effective May 2007. In joining “the ladder,” Reuteman will serve a year each as secretary, then treasurer, vice president and president of SABEW. Reuteman, 56, joined the SABEW Board of Governors […]
"Must-see" biz journalism TV
Dave Kansas, the current president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and the Money & Investing editor of The Wall Street Journal, gave what I will politely call an “amusing” interview to Lindsay Campbell on Wallstrip.com about life as a business journalist. To watch the video, go here. If you don’t have […]
Jax biz editor leaves for Money
Jennifer Merritt, who had been the business editor of the Florida Times-Union newspaper in Jacksonville for the past 18 months, has left the paper to become special projects editor for Money magazine in New York. In her new job, Merritt is in charge of special projects such as the Best Places to Live, Best Jobs, […]
Disney CEO Iger to speak at SABEW conference in 2007
Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger will address the Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ conference in Orange County, Calif., in May 2007. Iger succeeded long-time Disney CEO Michael Eisner as the entertainment and news company’s leader in October 2005. He oversees a diverse set of operations from a major Hollywood studio to the […]
SABEW seeks board nominations
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is seeking business journalists who would like to serve terms on its board of governors. At least eight governor seats will be up for grabs at its annual conference in Orange County, Calif., in May 2007. There’s nothing honorary about the title of SABEW governor. This is […]
Philly biz editor leaving for Smart Money
Philadelphia Inquirer assistant managing editor of business Bob Rose is leaving the paper to take a job as executive editor of Smart Money magazine, according to a news release put out by the glossy. Rose will start on Nov. 30. Rose had been Atlanta bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal before going to Philadelphia. […]
Did you get a column out of it?
Albany Times-Union business editor Marlene Kennedy attended the SABEW fall conference in New York last week, and on her way back home, she called her husband, who asked the dreaded question every columnist doesn’t want to hear. She wrote, “My husband is asking that annoying question again. He knows it’s tough pulling off a weekly […]
