Archive for 2012

May 2012

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

College Connect: Getting Into College: An Expensive Story

By ANDERS MELIN, University of Missouri I don’t buy many of the arguments coming from Republican politicians and activists, but they frequently touch on one subject that I can only fully agree with; that bureaucratization and documentization of the United States is a real problem and a massive waste of resources. Aside from filing taxes, the endless errands at the DMV, and trying to obtain citizenship, ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

College Connect: The cost of a summer internship

By CODY LAGROW, University of Missouri Spring always brings new beginnings. For most, the season represents opportunity, growth and improvement. But ask a college student what spring means, and you might get a different answer. With final exams and internships looming over students’ heads, spring means studying, stress and surprise. Like many of my peers, I made it a goal to land an incredible ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

College Connect: The hidden cost of education

By STEVEN RICH, University of Missouri A graduate assistantship is like a gift from the heavens. If you get one at MU, it entails 10 hours of work a week for a full tuition waiver. As an out-of-state student, this was absolutely enticing. Then came the fees. They are little things that no one really considers, but they make a huge impact. They add up quickly and before you know it, there’s ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Ad for consumer-retail reporter for San Jose Mercury News

Bay Area News Group Consumer/retail reporter Full-time West Coast Applications open until 5/31/2012 The Bay Area News Group, which includes the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune, is seeking a reporter to cover consumer affairs, which includes retail, personal finance and other issues that touch the daily lives of readers.  We'll want someone who has a great feature ...[Read More]
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Posted in Job Listings
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Ad for high-tech biz reporter at San Jose Mercury News

Bay Area News Group/San Jose Mercury News High-technology business reporter Full-time West Coast Applications open until 5/31/2012 The Bay Area News Group, which includes the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune, is seeking an experienced business reporter to cover Silicon Valley high-technology news. This position will be the Business Section's utility infielder, going ...[Read More]
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Posted in Job Listings
Monday, May 14th, 2012

SABEW award winners among finalists for Loeb prizes

SABEW board members among honorees....[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Monday, May 14th, 2012

Ad for tourism reporter at The Desert Sun

The Desert Sun Tourism reporter Full-time West Coast Application deadline: 05/29/2012 Job description: The Desert Sun is looking for a local enterprise beat reporter to cover tourism in Southern California and the Palm Springs region, which is one of the world's most dynamic entertainment, spa and resort destinations. We are not looking for a travel writer. The right candidate can weave ...[Read More]
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Monday, May 14th, 2012

Central Michigan, Elon and LSU to Receive Reynolds Visiting Business Journalism Professors

SPECIAL TO SABEW PHOENIX - Journalism programs at Central Michigan University, Elon University in North Carolina and Louisiana State University will receive visiting business journalism professors next spring under a $1.67 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. This is the second year that the foundation has funded business journalism professors at universities to encourage the ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Monday, May 14th, 2012

Covering the entertainment biz: Hollywood Reporter vs. Variety

By JOSH CLINARD, Special to SABEW Reed Elsevier, owner of Variety, placed the “bible of Hollywood,” for sale March 23, 2011. The move is a reminder that the trades are changing -- drastically. Until the emergence of the Internet, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter competed as Hollywood’s primary guide to all daily business transactions. “People used to talk about ‘the trades,’ ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Monday, May 14th, 2012

Reynolds Center staffer wins NY Press Club Journalism Award

Story on 'shell,' 'shelf' firms....[Read More]
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

The embargo and business journalists

By SABRINA HUSAIN, Special to SABEW Whether broken by human or technical errors, embargo breaches can have serious consequences. Ron Leuty, a biotech reporter at the San Francisco Business Times, experienced the detrimental consequences of breaking an embargo firsthand.  In September 2009, Leuty was accused of breaking an embargo with Bayer HealthCare. Initially, Bayer ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Business journalists grappling with China coverage

By ESTHER LEE, Special to SABEW In 1993, Joyce Barnathan visited Shanghai as the Asia regional editor for BusinessWeek. In the Pudong region by the Hongpu River she was amazed by what she saw — acres and acres of raised farmland and little else. In the midst of the undeveloped land, she spotted a small white building filled with maps, blue prints and smoke. “These guys were ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Monday, May 7th, 2012

College Connect: Growing Up and Paying Taxes: Pricey welcome to the adult world

By VICTORIA ISON, Ball State University In the last month, I’ve had to make more adult financial decisions than ever before: three, to be exact. I paid taxes, prepared to buy a car and decided to live off campus. These are things everyone goes through but are hard to appreciate until it’s your turn. For instance, I had heard people complain my whole life about paying taxes, but always considered ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz
Monday, May 7th, 2012

Biz journalists pressured by sources to write stories poll says

Special to SABEW Business journalists often feel pressured by their sources to write stories that aren't newsworthy and that could result in financial gain for those sources, according to research completed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Using a survey distributed to SABEW members, honors graduate Victoria Stilwell found that sources use their status as trusted informants ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

SABEW initiative to attract people of color to business journalism

Remarks from the SABEW president....[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

College Connect: Jobs in college double as career experience

By SARAH BOSWELL As long as you're paying your way through college — as nearly half of us are — you might as well make it worth your while by picking up real skills along with a paycheck. From driving a campus shuttle bus to designing mobile and tablet apps, students are doing just that – getting a jump start on the careers they plan to pursue after school. Alexa Jensen, a recent graduate ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz

April 2012

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Teletraining: How to Find Sources & Stories on Social Media

How to Find Sources & Stories on Social Media Apr. 23, 2012 - 11 a.m. MST Everybody's using social media, but where in the billions of status updates and tweets can a journalist find solid sources and important stories? Spend an hour listening to experts with insights and tips. Listen to the Call Click below to hear the call. ConferenceRecording Related links: Social Media ...[Read More]
Posted in Past Teletraining, Teletraining, Training
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

College Connect: Sometimes good news comes with a price tag

By CODY LAGROW, University of Missouri Spring always brings new beginnings. For most, the season represents opportunity, growth and improvement. But ask a college student what spring means, and you might get a different answer. With final exams and internships looming over students’ heads, spring means studying, stress and surprise. Like many of my peers, I made it a goal to land an ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

College Connect: You Got To Spend Money To Make Money

By ANDERS MELIN, University of Missouri It was a late evening in early August of 2007 that I first stepped onto American soil at the airport outside of Charlotte, N.C. Close to five years have passed since, and the way this nation has embraced my presence has effectively killed any kind of complaint I may have had; falling short in only one single matter – the reluctance to allow me to work ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz
Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Next teletraining: ‘Freelancers’ Bootcamp — Real World Tricks and Tips,’ 5/21

Panelists are successful freelancers....[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News, Teletraining
Thursday, April 19th, 2012

College Connect: Smart shopping – beating back the lure of the impulse purchase

By VICTORIA ISON The tomato basil potato chips are begging to be bought. In a colorful, crackly bag, sitting prominently beneath a sale sign, they scream “we’d be perfect for your party!” I do my best not to listen. The dollars in my wallet need to stay right where they belong; too many of their brothers and sisters have disappeared already today. I use a tactic my dad taught me to defuse ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz
Friday, April 13th, 2012

Cassie Cope named winner of SABEW’s Morrow scholarship at University of South Carolina

Winner is an editor at The Daily Gamecock....[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Ad for copy editor at Investor’s Business Daily

Investor’s Business Daily Copy Editor Full-time West Coast Applications open until: 4/20/2012 but will accept applications after date Investor’s Business Daily is seeking a full-time copy editor for its Los Angeles headquarters. The right candidate will have a strong interest in business and the stock market, a firm grasp of numbers and a passion for accuracy, clarity and engaging writing. ...[Read More]
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Monday, April 9th, 2012

Download the Spring 2012 TBJ

Download the TBJ in PDF format: Click here....[Read More]
Posted in Spring 2012, The Business Journal
Friday, April 6th, 2012

College Connect: Conference cash may not always be there, but you can still make the contacts

By KELLY DICKEY, Ball State University I was thrilled when I found out this year’s American Copy Editor’s Society, or ACES, conference would be held in New Orleans. Thoughts of meeting professionals, attending workshops and maybe taking a little trip down Bourbon Street rushed through my head. But as I crunched the numbers for the flight, hotel and membership fees totaling more than $600, ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

SABEW ‘Drilling Deep’ investigative journalism workshops in Oklahoma City 7/13, Toronto 7/19

Supported by $25K award from EEJF. ...[Read More]
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Posted in News, SABEW News
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

2011 Fall Conference – NYC

Special To SABEW NEW YORK -- More than 180 journalists and others attended the SABEW Fall Conference and Workshop Oct. 13-14 at the City University of New York Graduate School. A series of headliners, including a joint appearance by three top editors at Reuters, Bloomberg and Dow Jones were featured as SABEW conducted its fall event for the second year in a row at CUNY. Joanna Ossinger ...[Read More]
Posted in Uncategorized

March 2012

Friday, March 30th, 2012

2012 BIB Award Winners

Complete list of winners in SABEW’s 17th annual Best in Business Awards Click here to read awards list with judges' comments. Click here to register for the 49th annual SABEW spring conference and the Best in Business Awards reception. DIVISION: DIGITAL BLOG Digital: All sizes   Repowatch.org Mary Fricker Financial Crisis BREAKING NEWS Digital: ...[Read More]
Posted in Uncategorized
Thursday, March 29th, 2012

College Connect: Health Insurance: Pay the premiums and avoid the pain

By VICTORIA ISON  of Ball State University It’s easy to say. Get covered: when sickness strikes and you don’t have health insurance, physical or financial ruin is likely to follow. But everybody knows that. And knowing it doesn’t change the fact that health insurance is notoriously expensive. According to a report by a trade organization called America’s Health Insurance Plans, the ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Next teletraining: How to find sources and stories on social media, 4/23

Panelists from AP, msnbc.com, SMU....[Read More]
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Posted in News, SABEW News, Teletraining
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

SABEW SESSION REPORT–”Keep on trucking: Examining an Industry that affects us all”

By WEN YAN of  the University of Missouri Trucking transportation is to the economy what vessels and blood to our body. Higher trucking freight volume indicates greater vitality of the economy and vice versa. One of this year's SABEW Indianapolis Conference sessions that impressed me most is the interview with Steve Russell, the CEO of Celadon Trucking company, hosted ...[Read More]
Posted in Uncategorized
Monday, March 26th, 2012

SABEW board member Diana B. Henriques headlines free Reynolds Center webinar, “Telling Great Stories,” on Aug. 13

Financial writer to share tips from covering Madoff....[Read More]
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Business journalism job market may be improving

By CHRIS ROUSH Nearly one out of every four business news operations plan to add staffers this year, up from one out of every five in 2011, according to an informal survey of business journalists conducted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. In addition, the percentage of business news operations planning to cut staff in 2012 fell to 5.3 percent from slightly more than 8 ...[Read More]
Posted in News, What's New
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

List of attendees at 49th annual SABEW conference, March 15-17, 2012

These journalists came to IUPUI in Indianapolis....[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

More tools from Google… and filter through that sports jargon

News briefs from SABEW Indy conference....[Read More]
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Posted in Annual Conference, News, SABEW News
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

Prize-winning ProPublica reporter tells conference-goers to focus on interview techniques

Pulitzer winner Jake Bernstein offers tips in Indy....[Read More]
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Monday, March 19th, 2012

SABEW honors decade of Board of Governors service of David Wilson, Sandy Gonzalez

BiB auctioneer surprised by plaque in Indy....[Read More]
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Monday, March 19th, 2012

6 chosen for three-year terms on SABEW Board of Governors

Voters chose from 10 candidates....[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News, Uncategorized
Monday, March 19th, 2012

James T Morris commends Indy sports development for economic impact

By KEVIN C. KELLER, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Indianapolis- Indiana Pacers President James T. Morris helped welcome journalists to the 49th annual SABEW conference by declaring Indianapolis used sports development to bring investment and money to the city. Indianapolis, host of the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar race every year, has grown it’s sports outreach recently by hosting the ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Monday, March 19th, 2012

Ford’s James Farley Jr. details the company’s challenges and recent success

By KELLY CARR, special to D. W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism and SABEW   Indianapolis - After facing several trying years battling the faltering U.S. economy, the outlook at Ford Motor Co. has a glimmer these days. And James Farley Jr., the company’s vice president for marketing, is part of an executive team that helped make it happen. From the company’s revamp ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Saturday, March 17th, 2012

Spring conference 2013 will be April 4-6 in Washington, D.C.

Stay at 1 of 3 conference hotels....[Read More]
Posted in Annual Conference, Events, News, SABEW News
Friday, March 16th, 2012

SEC chairman details lessons learned and future plans

By DIANGELEA MILLAR, special to D.W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism and SABEW INDIANAPOLIS – Chairman Mary Schapiro detailed lessons learned from past financial challenges and explained what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has planned to ensure the same mistakes don’t happen again. Schapiro, who became the SEC’s chairman in 2009 after several scandals ...[Read More]
Posted in carousel item, News, SABEW News
Monday, March 12th, 2012

College Connect: Spring break planning calls for caution

By Sarah Boswell Spring break, that welcome pause before the last weeks of the semester, also offers the risk of financial pitfalls and other trouble amid the fun. Here’s our list of quick tips and lessons learned from other students. Watch what you book The attorney general’s office in Florida deals with consumer complaints all the time, and during spring break some of the most frequent ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz
Monday, March 12th, 2012

Ad for biz reporter at The Record

Business Reporter The Record Full-time East Coast Woodland Park, N.J. Open The  Record's Business Department is seeking a reporter to cover breaking news and trends, and write enterprise on a wide variety of business topics. The  candidate should be a self-starter who is current on trends and issues that  affect business, with a firm grasp of business fundamentals and a strong  interest in ...[Read More]
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Monday, March 12th, 2012

Ad for tech/health reporter at Newsday

Technology and Health Reporter Newsday Media Group  Full Time   East Coast  Melville, NY  No Deadline Newsday, the newspaper and online content provider serving Long Island, New York, has an opening for a reporter to cover local technology and health companies on Long Island. This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in a beat, cover some of the most dynamic companies and organizations ...[Read More]
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Monday, March 12th, 2012

Ad for biz columnist at Star Tribune

Star Tribune Business  Columnist Full time Midwest Minneapolis, MN Application deadline: 4/9/2012 The Star Tribune is seeking a dynamic, thoughtful business columnist to provide a leading voice in the Twin Cities community. The business columnist should have the heartbeat of a reporter, building each column on a foundation of astute research. The columnist will produce columns that ...[Read More]
Posted in Job Listings
Monday, March 12th, 2012

Ad for freelancers at Miami Herald

Freelancers The Miami Herald Contract work Southeast Miami, FL Open The Miami Herald is looking for freelancers who understand business reporting, can mine documents, interview primary sources and outside voice, and write in an engaging manner. Familiarity with South Florida is a plus but isn't required for every story. Please send clips, experience and areas of expertise to Jane Wooldridge, ...[Read More]
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Monday, March 12th, 2012

Ad for NYC reporter for Los Angeles Times

New York-based Business Reporter Los Angeles Times Full-time East Coast New York, NY Open The Los Angeles Times is seeking a New York City-based correspondent to anchor our business coverage of Wall Street and beyond. The successful candidate must have experience covering not only the day-to-day stories that drive the world of high finance, but also a strong record of tracking the personalities ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Ad for economy reporter at Star Tribune

Star Tribune Minnesota Economy Reporter Full time Midwest Application deadline: 4/1/2012 We are looking for an experienced business reporter to produce high-impact stories about the economy. In the aftermath of the Great Recession, the economy has become one of the most provocative and important beats for any news organization. We want someone who will think broadly and explore a ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

Ad for business editor at Knoxville News Sentinel

Knoxville News Sentinel Business Editor Full time Region: Southeast (Knoxville, TN) Application Deadline: April 1, 2012 Job Description: The Knoxville News Sentinel, a midsize daily located in the heart of Appalachian mountain country, is looking for a business editor. The person who gets this busy, high-profile job can expect to lead a staff in print, online and breaking business ...[Read More]
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