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April 2011

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Star Tribune Media Company – News Editor/Tablets

News Editor/Tablets Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Company Description Star Tribune Media Company is Minnesota’s largest producer and distributor of news, information and advertising across multiple print and digital platforms, including newspaper, website, mobile and video formats. The Star Tribune newspaper and StarTribune.com regularly reach more than two-thirds of the adults in ...[Read More]

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Friday, April 29th, 2011

Star Tribune Media Company – Banking and economy reporter

Banking and economy reporter Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Company Description Star Tribune Media Company is Minnesota’s largest producer and distributor of news, information and advertising across multiple print and digital platforms, including newspaper, website, mobile and video formats. The Star Tribune newspaper and StarTribune.com regularly reach more than two-thirds of the ...[Read More]

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Friday, April 29th, 2011

Star Tribune Media Company – Retail Reporter

Retail Reporter Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Company Description Star Tribune Media Company is Minnesota’s largest producer and distributor of news, information and advertising across multiple print and digital platforms, including newspaper, website, mobile and video formats. The Star Tribune newspaper and StarTribune.com regularly reach more than two-thirds of the adults in the ...[Read More]

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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

College Connect: Buying Our First Place: Little House, Big Decision

Lauren Walsh Life as a Couple As I think I’ve mentioned in previous posts, Mark and I will be starting our life together in California. Mark is a resident at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento for the next five years, so I’ll be moving there when I finish school. We have been searching for housing the last few months and we are always going back and forth between buying a house and continuing ...[Read More]

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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

105 attend 'Google for Journalists' in Toronto By MARK J. SCARP, SABEW Staff PHOENIX, April 27, 2011 -- Apparently, knowing more about using the Internet to its fullest is still hotly desired by journalists, as 105 Canadian newspeople braved a rainy night in Toronto Wednesday (April 26) to attend "Google for Journalists," co-sponsored by Google Canada and the Society of American Business Editors ...[Read More]

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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

105 attend ‘Google for Journalists’ in Toronto

April 26 event held at Google Canada's HQ....[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

College Connect: Saving requires doing the little things

By Theo Keith Saving I've spent a fair amount of time this semester on investing and making your money work for you, but how do you get the money in the first place? It seems to be the hardest thing for college students, especially those who are paying their own college bills. I'm fortunate that my parents are paying my tuition, leaving my to cover my day-to-day expenses. Besides my work ...[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Public Pensions, Once Off Limits, Face Budget Cuts

By MICHAEL COOPER and MARY WILLIAMS WALSH, The New York Times When an arbitrator ruled this month that Detroit could reduce the pensions being earned by its police sergeants and lieutenants, it put the struggling city at the forefront of a growing national debate over whether the pensions of current public workers can or should be reduced. "Whether or not there are state constitutional protections, ...[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

R.I.’s precarious pension path: Time has come to pay for past promises

By Tom Mooney, ...[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Actuaries, politics and the fate of U.S. public pensions

By DAVID MILSTEAD, Globe and Mail Blog Once purely the province of actuaries, pension-liability discount rates, oddly, have become a political issue in the United States. The charge has been led in recent months by academics who say that state and local public pension plans are misleading taxpayers by understating their liabilities by billions of dollars. How so? Pension plans must estimate ...[Read More]

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Monday, April 25th, 2011

Public pensions in the news

Hill: No fix is needed for police, fire pensions Editorial by Tim Hill, published in The Arizona Republic As president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona, I find myself on the verge of admiration for our state's Legislature and its session recently past. It's not often you can fix something that isn't broken and punish every firefighter and police officer in Arizona - and earn congratulations ...[Read More]

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Monday, April 25th, 2011

Times/USC Dornsife poll: California voters want public employees to help ease state’s financial troubles

A cap on pensions and a later retirement age — even for current public employees — are supported by the poll's respondents. By Shane Goldmacher, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Sacramento—California voters want government employees to give up some retirement benefits to help ease the state's financial problems, favoring a cap on pensions and a later age for collecting them, according ...[Read More]

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Monday, April 25th, 2011

SABEW Public Pensions Seminar Fellowship Recipients

Yamil Berard Yamil Berard is an investigative reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She grew up in Southern California, after coming to the United States as a young child and Cuban immigrant. She graduated from the University of Southern California within three years of admission, earning a bachelor's in print journalism with a minor in business administration. Much of her work at the ...[Read More]

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Monday, April 25th, 2011

April 26 Toronto event sold out

More than 150 sign up for 'Google for Journalists'....[Read More]

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Friday, April 22nd, 2011

College Connect: Using Smartphones to Save, and Help Manage Your Money

By Theo Keith / Saving and Investing in College Among the dizzying number of applications for your smartphone (yes, there's an app for that, and that, and that), some can help students save money. As the Android and iPhone technology improves, so do the apps that make the pricey phones useful to own. Budgeting apps provide shoppers with constant reminders not to overspend, while coupon apps allow ...[Read More]

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Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Klott Memorial Ethics Symposium delves into dilemmas posed by new technology By Camille Kraeplin, Special to SABEW ...[Read More]

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Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Klott Memorial Ethics Symposium delves into dilemmas posed by new technology

By Camille Kraeplin Special to SABEW The topics covered at SABEW’s 2011 Klott Memorial Ethics Symposium on April 9 included the usual suspects – whether to accept a ride in a CEO’s corporate jet, gratis. But the most challenging ethical issues were those not in the playbooks yet, such as the savvy application of new technologies by everyone from PR reps for Fortune 500 companies to coffee-house ...[Read More]

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Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Biz journalists sought for new visiting profs program

Instructors to begin service in January....[Read More]

Tags: Reynolds, Reynolds Center, Visiting Business Professor's Program
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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

College Connect: New GI Bill restrictions helped many, but hurt some (like me) in the process

By Robert W. Johnson / Life on the GI Bill On January 4, 2011 congress voted to make major changes to the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Dubbed GI Bill 2.0, the measures signed into law help to fill gaps where some veterans were overlooked. The Bill will now provide for licensing, certifications and non-college degree programs. It will also provide a fair housing allowance to wounded veterans using ...[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

SABEW members win Pulitzers

Business journalism subject of 4 prizes....[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

SABEW members win Pulitzers in big day for business journalism PHOENIX, April 19, 2011 — Journalists at SABEW-member media outlets won four 2010 Pulitzer Prizes this week for business journalism. Five finalist entries this year had business journalism subjects. Last year, only one prize winner was based on a business journalism subject....[Read More]

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Friday, April 15th, 2011

First the Super Bowl, then SABEW in Indiana’s capital in 2012 PHOENIX - Indianapolis will be host to two major events next year. One will be the annual conference and convention of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) …. ... The other will be a little football game called the Super Bowl! SABEW has begun major planning for its 49th annual conference, to be held ...[Read More]

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Friday, April 15th, 2011

First the Super Bowl, then SABEW in Indiana’s capital in 2012

Visits planned to NCAA museum, Rhythm Discovery Center....[Read More]

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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Warren defends Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

By Scott Nishimura, Fort Worth Star-Telegram...[Read More]

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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

300 attend 48th annual SABEW conference at SMU By WARREN WATSON, SABEW Executive Director DALLAS, April 11, 2011 - More than 300 journalists and others attended the 48th annual spring conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers April 7-9 at Southern Methodist University here. The conference featured an array of national and regional headliners and skills sessions on traditional ...[Read More]

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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Members donate nearly $5K at Dallas conference auctions

2011 figure tops $3,966 contributed in '10....[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

At Dallas, ‘They all found something to learn and something exciting’

300 attend 48th annual SABEW conference at SMU...[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Get Best in Business contest winners, judges’ comments here

Get a PDF copy of 2010 contest-year BiB awards booklet....[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

McClendon to business journalists: 'Get the real story' By Barrett Goldsmith The head of America’s largest independent natural gas producer implored business journalists April 8 to “get the real story” on hydraulic fracturing rather than focusing on water-pollution issues that he said were non-existent. Speaking to attendees of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers at Southern ...[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

McClendon to business journalists: ‘Get the real story’

Barrett Goldsmith, Houston Business Journal...[Read More]

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Sunday, April 10th, 2011

8 chosen for SABEW board in first-ever online election By MARK J. SCARP, SABEW staff DALLAS, April 10, 2011 – SABEW members elected eight business journalists to the Society’s Board of Governors in a first-ever online election that concluded Saturday. Greg McCune, editor-in-charge of Reuters America Service and chair of the Nominations Committee, announced the results at the 16th annual Best ...[Read More]

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Sunday, April 10th, 2011

8 chosen for SABEW board in first-ever online election

Results announced at BIB business journalism awards ceremony....[Read More]

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Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Long-time investigative team gets SABEW award

By Aaron Kremer...[Read More]

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Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Schapiro highlights SEC regulatory efforts at SABEW annual conference By Kevin Richardson DALLAS ‑ SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro on Friday morning discussed the challenges facing her agency in instituting reforms aimed at protecting investors and allowing business to flourish. Schapiro was tapped to head the SEC in January 2009 following several scandals that cost investors trillions and raised ...[Read More]

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Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Schapiro highlights SEC regulatory efforts at SABEW annual conference

By Kevin Richardson...[Read More]

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Saturday, April 9th, 2011

Job growth in business journalism is slow

By Chris Roush Just one out of five business news operations plan to add staffers in 2011, while one out of 12 are cutting positions this year, according to an informal survey of business journalists conducted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Of the newsrooms that are hiring, 75 percent plan to add just one position this year. Most of the newsrooms that are hiring are ...[Read More]

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Friday, April 8th, 2011

American and Southwest Airlines CEOs discuss plane safety and fuel pricesBy Ryan Denham DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly on Friday praised Boeing's handling of the aftermath of last week's plane mishap and called its sole aircraft maker a "great partner," promising rigorous inspections as the investigation into the incident continues. The fuselage of one of Southwest's Boeing 737s ...[Read More]

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Friday, April 8th, 2011

American and Southwest Airlines CEOs discuss plane safety and fuel prices

By Ryan Denham...[Read More]

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Friday, April 8th, 2011

Dallas Federal Reserve President addresses biz journalists at SABEW conference

By Marcia Pledger...[Read More]

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Friday, April 8th, 2011

SABEW’s 2011 annual conference: Google and the journalism industry

By Deon J. Hampton...[Read More]

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Friday, April 8th, 2011

SABEW 2011 conference opens with keynote address by Roger Staubach

By Kiah Haslett...[Read More]

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Thursday, April 7th, 2011

SABEW conference opens; will hold 2013 conference in D.C.

By Warren Watson DALLAS, APRIL 07, 2011 – The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will conduct it’s 50th anniversary conference in Washington, D.C. in spring 2013, the SABEW Board of Governors decided Thursday. The conference is expected to be scheduled in March or April. SABEW also announced that its 49th annual conference will be held in Indianapolis, March 15-17. It will ...[Read More]

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Thursday, April 7th, 2011

SABEW's 2011 Annual Conference has officially started. Read the news update. Find a complete SCHEDULE of events here. Check out The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism news updates. Also,see Reynolds photo updates here. Check out SMU's news feed. Don't forget to Tweet #sabew!...[Read More]

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Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Dallas Federal Reserve President addresses biz journalists at SABEW conference By Marcia Pledger Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, said the central bank did what it was supposed to do to pull the economy from the brink following the recession, but cautioned that no amount of further compensation would be wise. Fisher told business journalists at the Society of ...[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

College Connect: Students’ Points of View on Personal Finance – Part Two

Through a new partnership, the National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) have enlisted nine students from the University of Missouri to share personal finance experiences with their peers. In this unique fellowship, students blog about financial issues from their own perspectives and share in their own voices what they have ...[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

College Connect: Adjusting to a new currency

By Alex Missick Countries around the world have a wide variety of exchange rates that can affect any industry. However, as a student, it is always advised to be aware of changing currency and exchange rates -- especially for international students. When I first came to the U.S. for university, I already knew that I would only have to change the type of money in my hand to the American dollar ...[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

College Connect: Holiday shopping not always a ‘deal’

By Theo Keith With the holiday shopping season in full swing, millions of Americans will hit the stores and their Internet browsers to find great deals on everything from TVs to clothing. Unfortunately, to some people, getting a "deal" gives the green light to spend more. It's like being so proud of yourself for buying the 50 percent fat ice cream that you have two scoops instead of one. Shoppers ...[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Credit Scores: ‘According to Our Records, You Do Not Exist’

By Lauren Walsh A few years ago, like many college students, I listened as adults warned me on the importance of credit scores. Like many college students, I didn’t really listen. Their warnings didn’t mean too much at the time since my parents were paying all my bills. Fortunately, my parents continued to pay all my bills all the way through grad school so I will be going it alone financially ...[Read More]

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Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Life on the GI Bill: Jumping into financial risk when benefits changed

By Robert W. Johnson In the Army, working in a lab full of electronic geeks at a foreign base full of Airborne Rangers, it was not uncommon to hear someone in my unit say: “Why would I want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane?” There were injuries in jumps all the time. Sometimes one guys parachute would “steal the air” from the guy above him and his ‘chute would collapse. Once a ...[Read More]

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