Archive for November, 2009

November 2009

Monday, November 30th, 2009

4 SABEW members among fellows at Reynolds Center’s ‘Strictly Financials Seminar’

PHOENIX, Nov. 30 - Four SABEW members are among 12 business journalists selected to receive fellowships to the Jan. 5-8 'Strictly Financials Seminar' here, sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. Debbie Blumberg, reporter at Dow Jones Newswires in New York City; Lynn Ducey, staff writer for the Phoenix Business Journal; Rob Neill, business producer for MSNBC.com ...[Read More]
Posted in SABEW News
Monday, November 30th, 2009

Moore film: Lots of finger-pointing but not a serious analysis of capitalism

Capitalism: A Love Story A Film by Michael Moore Reviewed by Andrea Gabor You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist, as Michael Moore is, to be troubled by the revolving door between Goldman Sachs and the past three administrations or to squirm at the specter of Christopher Dodd, the Senate Banking Committee chairman, (and others) accepting VIP mortgages from Countrywide Financial. Conspiracy ...[Read More]
Posted in Features, SABEW News
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

U.S. “Compensation Czar” Who Slashed Executive Pay to Speak at National Conference

Registration Continues for March 19-21 Gathering of SABEW Members at ASU's Cronkite School in Phoenix PHOENIX, Nov. 13 - The man whom Time magazine called "the Solomon of settlement," Kenneth Feinberg, will speak to the Society of American Business Editors and Writers' 2010 national conference here in March, SABEW announced today. President Obama appointed the acclaimed mediator in June as special ...[Read More]
Posted in Events, Features, SABEW News
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

SABEW Best in Business 2009 Contest Rules Announced

SABEW Spotlight The St. Petersburg Times was recognized earlier this year as a Best of the Best winner in the 2008 SABEW competition, for their entry Testing Grounds: Our Medicine at What Cost? Photo by Kathleen Flynn. SABEW Best in Business 2009 Contest Rules announced PHOENIX, Nov. 24 - No stamps. No envelopes. No paper of any kind. The Society of American Business Editors and Writers' 2009 ...[Read More]
Posted in News
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

SABEW Best in Business 2009 Contest Rules Announced

All entries will be accepted electronically Early entrants pay lower entry fees By Mark J. Scarp SABEW Staff PHOENIX, Nov. 24 - No stamps. No envelopes. No paper of any kind. The Society of American Business Editors and Writers' 2009 Best in Business journalism contest will, for the first time, receive all entries online. Also, entries received by Jan. 13, 2010, will pay a discounted rate. The ...[Read More]
Posted in Features
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

BIB 2009 Student Contest

Recognizes the good work being done at colleges and universities to further business journalism and graduate strong business journalists. SABEW invites students to submit their best work. Rules The judges will pick two winners: one for the best business story in a student publication and one for the best business story in a professional publication. Winners will receive $250 each, plus a scholarship ...[Read More]
Posted in Best in Business
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

BIB 2009 Online Contest

The BIB Online Contest selects outstanding business news published on the Internet. Updated: Enter Online Here Online Contest Rules A permalink URL must be included on the entry form.  If the site is password-protected, the password must be listed on the entry form. Check the password-protected box and enter the username and password. The permalink URLs submitted should take the judges to the ...[Read More]
Posted in Best in Business
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

BIB 2009 News Contest

The News Contest selects the best individual stories or packages of stories published by the business news media during 2009 in the following categories: Breaking News, Enterprise, Projects and Columns. At least one author of a story submitted as part of each News Contest entry must be a SABEW member. Each category of the News Contest is divided into subcategories based on circulation size. There ...[Read More]
Posted in Best in Business
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

BIB 2009 General Excellence

The General Excellence competition selects outstanding daily newspapers with a concentration of business news, weekly business newspapers, magazines and business Web sites (or business pages on general news sites). At least one member of a newspaper, magazine or online business staff must be a SABEW member to enter the General Excellence contest. In the General Excellence or News Contest, up to ...[Read More]
Posted in Best in Business
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Annual Conference 2010 – Schedule

Conference Schedule as of March 5. THURSDAY, March 18 (Note: A "Become a Multi-Media Business Journalist" track is being offered free to SABEW conference participants March 18-21 by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. Each "Become a Multi-Media Business Journalist" session will be marked with an asterisk (*). Each of these sessions, to be presented at the same site as ...[Read More]
Posted in Annual Conference
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Teletraining session: 2010 Economic Outlook

Signs to watch for next year...[Read More]
Posted in SABEW News, Teletraining
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Jayson Blair on Ethics: “I Am Here Because of the Choices I Made”

By Jason Bacaj Special to SABEW LEXINGTON, Va. - One important point seemed missing amid the controversy of having Jayson Blair, a disgraced former reporter at The New York Times, deliver the keynote speech at a journalism ethics institute at Washington and Lee University on Nov. 6. "If we believe only bad people do bad things then you good people have no reason to learn ethics," said ...[Read More]
Posted in SABEW News
Monday, November 9th, 2009

Supreme Court remains an untapped resource for business and financial journalists — SABEW Spotlight

SABEW Spotlight:  Commentary Supreme Court remains an untapped resource for business and financial journalists By Bill Barnhart As New York Times columnist David Carr noted in his "The Media Equation" column this week, the economic downturn has reduced the usual grist for the business journalism mill. ... Read More...[Read More]
Posted in Feature Sticky
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Mexican CEO Salinas to Speak at SABEW; Businessman on Forbes List of World’s Richest – SABEW Spotlight

SABEW Spotlight: Conference Mexican CEO Salinas to Speak at SABEW; Businessman on Forbes List of World's Richest Registration Now Open for Annual Conference to be Held in Phoenix PHOENIX - The chairman of one of Mexico's biggest business conglomerates, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, has agreed to be a keynote speaker at the SABEW annual conference in Phoenix next March, the Society of American ...[Read More]
Posted in Feature Sticky
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Mexican CEO Salinas to Speak at SABEW; Businessman on Forbes List of World’s Richest

Registration Now Open for Annual Conference to be Held in Phoenix PHOENIX - The chairman of one of Mexico's biggest business conglomerates, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, has agreed to be a keynote speaker at the SABEW annual conference in Phoenix next March, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) announced. Salinas Pliego, chairman of Mexico's Grupo Salinas, ranked in 63rd ...[Read More]
Posted in Features, SABEW News
Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Moore film: Lots of finger-pointing but not a serious analysis of capitalism – SABEW Spolight

SABEW Spotlight Moore film: Lots of finger-pointing but not a serious analysis of capitalism Reviewed by Andrea Gabor You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist, as Michael Moore is, to be troubled by the revolving door between Goldman Sachs and the past three administrations... Read More...[Read More]
Posted in Feature Sticky
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Supreme Court remains an untapped resource for business and financial journalists

By Bill Barnhart...[Read More]
Posted in Features, SABEW News
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Bloomberg’s Pittman remembered

"He was a wonderful friend"...[Read More]
Posted in SABEW News

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