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 hall� 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 Business Editor Larry Ingrassia, Columbia Journalism Review writer Dean Starkman and University of Michigan professor Greg Miller –- will join Steiger to address criticism of the business media’s handling of the crisis story, and discuss lessons learned.

SABEW has formed a new partnership with the National Endowment for Financial Education, which advocates for enhanced economic literacy, to present this panel.

The Denver business community is invited to attend the discussion.

The event will kick off the three-day SABEW conference, which is packed with authoritative speakers and practical skills sessions. Another highlight of the conference will be the presentation of awards in the society’s annual Best in Business competition, the largest such business journalism contest in the country.

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