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SABEW adds 67 members from South Asia

Sixty-seven journalists from major news organizations throughout Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have officially joined the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing as members.

The South Asian business journalists met each other in Dubai last year at the “Benefits of South Asia Economic Integration” journalism summit developed by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

The summit and the new SABEW memberships were funded under a grant from the U.S. State Department.

“We are thrilled to welcome the South Asian business journalists who advance SABEW international expansion beyond its current successes in U.S. and Canada,” said Kathleen Graham, executive director of SABEW, founded in 1964. “We hope they benefit from our training and professional network, and we will seek their advice in developing ongoing global programs.”

The journalists who attended the summit also launched the South Asian Society of Economic Reporters (SASER), the only business journalism association with members across South Asia. It promotes networking and collaboration in training for quality journalism and regional knowledge, nurtured by a philosophy of mutual respect and an independent nature.

“Our fledgling organization’s association with SABEW is timely and holds the promise of a long working relationship together,” said Kiran Kabtta Somvanshi, chief manager for The Economic Times Intelligence Group in India and a member of the SASER steering committee. “The world economy is currently grappling with crises – underscoring the need for a strong and vocal business media.”

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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