Archive for June, 2011

June 2011

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

1st winner of Morrow scholarship tells of importance of business journalism

Morrow 'an innovator who changed the industry.'...[Read More]
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Ad for tech reporter at Investor’s Business Daily

Investor's Business Daily Tech Reporter Full-time West Coast Application deadline: Until filled New job/vacancy:     Vacancy Investor's Business Daily is seeking a full-time tech reporter for its Silicon Valley bureau, located in Sunnyvale. The ideal candidate has a strong grasp of technology issues, an interest in the stock market and knowledge of financial statements. Candidates must ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Reynolds’ Carr, Grow tackle prevalence of U.S. shell companies

By Robin J Phillips Reynolds Center for Business Journalism Kelly Carr, a Reynolds Center staffer, and Brian Grow, a Barlett & Steele Award winner, are creating some buzz this morning with an investigative story about the use of U.S. shelf companies. Reuters Special Report: A little house of secrets on the Great Plains The story, which came out of a yearlong investigation by Carr is the first ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Recording available for 6/20 teletraining

Maintaining quality in today’s newsroom...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Hall wins 2011 Weidenbaum Center Award for Evidence-Based Journalism

By Neil Schoenherr Washington University in St. Louis Kevin Hall, SABEW executive board member and national economics correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, has won the 2011 Weidenbaum Center Award for Evidence-Based Journalism. Hall will receive the award during the center’s annual media retreat June 26-29 in Cape Cod. The award recognizes a past retreat participant whose work represents ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Monday, June 20th, 2011

Social media usage grows among business journalists

By CHRIS ROUSH, SABEW Research Director Four out of five business journalists use Twitter during their workday, while half are blogging, according to an informal survey of business journalists conducted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. And more than three-fourths of the business journalists who responded also use Facebook and LinkedIn for job purposes. The survey results ...[Read More]
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Monday, June 20th, 2011

College Connect: Are joint bank accounts a good idea?

Lauren Walsh Life as a Couple You always hear what’s mine is yours and yours is mine, right? But, should this rule apply to you paycheck once your married? We know it is very common for married couples to have a joint account because all of their assets become community property once they marry. Still Mark and I wanted to see if it made sense for us. When Mark and I discussed having joint ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz
Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Ad for airline reporter at Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune Airline Industry Reporter Full-time Midwest Chicago, IL Application Deadline:    06/20/2011 Job description, qualifications and how and where to apply: We love to fly. Yet, we hate flying. Many of us don’t understand the mysteries of ticket prices, baggage fees and the online travel business. We admit to being fascinated by the dramatic tale of a stranded flight so frustrating ...[Read More]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Ad for Internet reporter for Dow Jones

Dow Jones Newswires Reporter (Internet) Full-Time West Coast: San Francisco Application deadline: Open Dow Jones Newswires is looking for a technology- and business-savvy reporter to fill the high-profile Internet beat in San Francisco, the epicenter of global technology innovation. The position, which involves headline-grabbing companies like Google and Facebook will require close collaboration ...[Read More]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Ad for commodities reporter for Dow Jones

Dow Jones Newswires Reporter (Commodities) Full-Time Northeast: New York City Application deadline: Open Dow Jones Newswires is seeking a reporter to cover commodities markets, with a focus on energy. The candidate should be ready to dive into the hidden factors moving markets that are experiencing some of their most volatile trading in years. That can mean interpreting how rapidly changing ...[Read More]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Ad for special writer for Dow Jones Inv. Banker

Dow Jones Investment Banker Special Writer Full-Time Northeast: New York City Application deadline: Open Dow Jones Investment Banker is looking for a columnist to write sophisticated financial and strategic commentary for investment bankers. Dow Jones Investment Banker, part of Dow Jones Newswires, is looking for a columnist to write sophisticated financial and strategic commentary for ...[Read More]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Ad for wealth columnist for Dow Jones

Dow Jones Newswires Columnist (Wealth Management) Full-Time Northeast: New York City Application deadline: Open Dow Jones Newswires is looking for someone with experience in covering wealth management or personal finance, to work as part of a team of columnists who report on and analyze trends in investment and financial advising. Because the market for this coverage is financial advisers ...[Read More]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Ad for healthcare reporter for Dow Jones

Dow Jones Newswires Reporter (Health-Care) Full-Time Northeast: New York City Application deadline: Open Dow Jones Newswires is looking for a NY-based reporter to cover the health-care industry. The beat would cover health insurers, hospitals, pharmacy benefit managers and drug distributors. These companies provide and pay for health-care services, an area undergoing a dramatic transformation ...[Read More]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Ad for media reporter for Dow Jones

Dow Jones Newswires Reporter (Media Industry) Full-Time Northeast: New York City Application deadline: Open Dow Jones Newswires is looking for an aggressive, enterprising reporter to cover the rapidly changing media industry in the media capital of the world, New York City. The beat focuses on companies that entertain and inform, as well as those that deliver media. Among the key companies ...[Read More]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Ad for News Editor for Dow Jones

Dow Jones Newswires News Editor Full-Time Northeast: New York City Application deadline: Open Dow Jones Newswires is looking for an editor to help lead a team producing in-depth coverage of wealth management. Stories cover a variety of topics from investment strategies and products to retirement and tax planning to adviser profiles. The coverage spans an equally broad range of advisor ...[Read More]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011

First Gomory Prize Awarded to Columbia Professor Dr. Richard John

"Network Nation: Inventing American Telecommunications."...[Read More]
Posted in News, What's New
Thursday, June 16th, 2011

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Making it Work: Maintaining Quality in Today’s Newsrooms....[Read More]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Craig Farewell’s new job should be no surprise to his SABEW friends

Rob Reuteman tells of ex-AP stocks editor's journey....[Read More]
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Why We Should Care: Making the Case for Robust Business Journalism Coverage

By Warren Watson Executive Director, Society of American Business Editors and Writers A Washington state newspaper editor called the other day. “What should I do? We have had to tighten staff. My publisher is suggesting we eliminate our Sunday business section and focus on daily coverage. The section is mostly wire anyway.” A lament we have heard before in our topsy-turvey profession. ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

MSRB holds 6/22 webinar on new ‘market transparency tool’

Access via Electronic Municipal Market Access....[Read More]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Hear “A Tale of Two Recessions,” 6/22, NYC

Consumer Reports, Columbia University present discussion....[Read More]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Ad for transpo reporter at Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News Transportation Security Reporter Full-Time East Coast Application deadline 06/24/2011 Bloomberg is seeking an experienced reporter for its Washington, D.C., bureau who can break exclusive news and generate sophisicated enterprise on security issues involving transportation. What are the latest technologies to keep flyers safe? How is the government patrolling the nation's ports? ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

College Connect: Learning to build good credit the American way

by Alex Missick Life as an International Student Credit in the U.S. is a major deal when it comes to a student’s future. Building a good credit history is very important for international students living in the U.S. if they intend to make major purchases later on or even after graduation. Building good credit is essential for a number of reasons as it can help students qualify for loans, rental ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz, Uncategorized
Monday, June 6th, 2011

  Hotel reservation deadline extended to 9/11 for NYC fall workshop PHOENIX, Sept. 6, 2011 — The deadline to reserve hotel rooms for the Society of American Business Editors Oct. 13-14 fall workshop in New York City has been extended a few more days, to 5 p.m. Eastern time Sunday, Sept. 11. The chairman and CEO of Saks Incorporated, Stephen I. Sadove, will be among the speakers ...[Read More]
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Monday, June 6th, 2011

Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard economist, to speak at SABEW’s NYC fall workshop

Special to SABEW PHOENIX, Sept. 28, 2011 —  Noted Harvard University economist Kenneth Rogoff will be a keynote speaker at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ fall workshop Oct. 14 in New York City. Rogoff, 58, whose experience includes work as an economist at the International Monetary Fund and the Federal Reserve Board, will speak at the workshop at the CUNY Graduate ...[Read More]
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Friday, June 3rd, 2011

‘Bad governance’ led to pension systems’ ailments

2 institute speakers in surprise agreement....[Read More]
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Friday, June 3rd, 2011

'Bad governance' led to pension systems' ailments By MARK J. SCARP, SABEW Staff PHOENIX, June 3, 2011 — It was billed as a debate between two men with opposing views on what’s ailing public pension systems, and the title of their presentation reflected that: “Just How Bad is the Problem: Point/Counterpoint.” But when Keith Brainard, research director of the National Association of State ...[Read More]
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Friday, June 3rd, 2011

‘Pay-to-play’ a widespread problem in public pension funds

NYT, Chicago Trib, LAT reporters share experiences....[Read More]
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Friday, June 3rd, 2011

No fix in sight for Ill. public pension woes

'Backroom deals' among causes....[Read More]
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Former traditional journalist Christie thrives in nonprofit news By WARREN WATSON PHOENIX --- A funny thing happened to lifelong journalist John Christie on his way to a Maine retirement.   His love of writing, journalism and the news prompted him to start his nonprofit news website, the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting.   Christie, who lives in the Augusta ...[Read More]
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Former traditional journalist Christie thrives in nonprofit news

Speaks of 'gap' in investigative journalism....[Read More]
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Contributions + Investment = Expenses + Benefits

Fellows learn formula for balanced pension funds....[Read More]
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

‘I just dug deep,’ writer of award-winning public-pension series tells SABEW seminar

By MARK J. SCARP, SABEW Staff PHOENIX, June 1, 2011 — After 67 public-records requests and three months of digging into Arizona’s public-pension system that included several roadblocks throw up by government officials, Craig Harris knew he had an important story to tell taxpayers. Harris wrote “Public Pensions: A Soaring Burden,” an eight-part November series in The Arizona Republic that ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

'I just dug deep,' writer says of award-winning public-pension series PHOENIX, June 1, 2011 — After 67 public-records requests and three months of digging into Arizona’s public-pension system that included several roadblocks throw up by government officials, Craig Harris knew he had an important story to tell taxpayers. Harris wrote “Public Pensions: A Soaring Burden,” an eight-part ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

SABEW Public Pension Presentations

Download public pension presentations by SABEW seminar participants Lynn Turner What You ALWAYS Wanted to Know About Pensions But Were Afraid to Ask Craig Harris Public Pensions: A Soaring Burden Ron Snell State Retirement Legislation in 2010 and 2011 Mary Williams Walsh Covering Public Pensions: Mary Williams Walsh David Crane Presentation to SABEW Public Pensions Seminar Jason ...[Read More]
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