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49th Annual Conference, March 15-17, Indianapolis

Information Technology Complex, Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI), 535 W. Michigan St., the southwest corner of Michigan and West streets.

Hotel venue: University Place (within walking distance), 850 W. Michigan St., (317) 231-5160 or (800) 627-2700.

500 Minutes of Skills Training: In the spirit of the Indy 500, SABEW in Indy will offer reporters and editors an opportunity to attend more than 500 minutes of skills training during the three-day conference.

 

Thursday, March 15

8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Be a Better Business Watchdog: Computer-Assisted Reporting for Business Journalists. Presented by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. Instructor: Jaimi Dowdell, training director for Investigative Reporters and Editors. Room 254, IT Complex, IUPUI campus. Separate registration required.

3 p.m.  – 6 p.m. Registration opens

First floor, Information Technology Complex, IUPUI

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Pre-conference skills session

The Latest Google Skills for Journalists. A highly popular session that helps journalists search better and faster. Instructor: Sean Carlson, manager of global communications and public affairs for Google. Room 252.

5:35 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

 

Mary Schapiro, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will discuss her priorities at the SEC, which include “reinvigorating a financial regulatory system to protect investors and vigorously enforce the rules; and working to deepen the SEC’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and disclosure while always keeping the needs and concerns of investors front and center.” Introduction by Peter Coy, economics editor, Bloomberg Businessweek. Auditorium, Room 152.

 

 

Buses will leave from University Place Hotel to Rhythm Discovery Center.

7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Opening Night Reception

Rhythm Discovery Center, 110 W. Washington St.

James T. Morris, president of the NBA Indiana Pacers pro basketball team, is the featured speaker.

NOTE: Morris will speak instead of NFL Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, who had been the scheduled speaker, but withdrew Friday, March 9, due to league-related duties.

Introduced by: Greg Morris, president and publisher of IBJ Media, which produces the Indianapolis Business Journal. Welcome by: Chris Gahl, vice president of the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association.

Sponsored by Indianapolis Business Journal and the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association.

Downtown Dinner suggestions:

Weber Grill Restaurant, 10 N. Illinois St., which shares a building with the Rhythm Discovery Center, prepares its burgers, steaks and seafood dishes on Weber kettles.

Harry & Izzy’s, 153 S. Illinois St., is a more casual cousin to the world famous St. Elmo Steak House, offers the fiery hot St. Elmo shrimp cocktail that put the city on the map.

Adobo Grill, 110 E. Washington St., is known for its tableside guacamole, fish tacos and many tequila offerings.

Sensu, 225 S. Meridian St., is an Asian fusion and sushi restaurant that will make you question whether you’re in Indianapolis. Try the toast and jam.

 

Friday, March 16

7 a.m. – 8 a.m. Registration open/Continental breakfast sponsored by CNBC

First floor of the IT Building at IUPUI campus

7:15 a.m. – 8 a.m. Concurrent Early Bird Session— Demystifying Math and Numbers for Journalists

Knowing the numbers is an essential for our profession. An engaging session with Sarah Cohen of Duke University. Room 167.

7:15 a.m. – 8 a.m. Concurrent Early Bird Session — Going Solo: Tips from Someone Who’s Done It

Footnoted.org founder Michelle Leder shares stories and advice based on her experience as an entrepreneurial journalist. Room 160.

 

8:15 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.  An Indiana Welcome for SABEW

Remarks from SABEW President Kevin Noblet, managing editor of wealth management, Dow Jones Newswires.

Dan Drew, interim executive associate dean, Indiana University School of Journalism at IUPUI. Auditorium, Room 152.

 

 

8:25 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.   Opening plenary session

Covering the new American austerity

As government slims down to cut deficits, individuals could encounter changes that will affect the family budget—from Social Security cuts, to changes in healthcare and Medicare, tighter availability of student loans, and higher taxes, while employers cut back on benefits. Panelists: Nevin Adams, director of education for Employee Benefits Research Institute, Tamara Draut, vice president of Demos, a research and public policy institute, Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid and FastWeb sites for student aid, Sheila A. Weinberg, CEO of the Institute for Truth in Accounting, and EJ Mitchell, managing editor of MedicareNewsGroup.com.  Moderator: Gail MarksJarvis, Chicago Tribune personal finance columnist.  Session sponsor: National Endowment for Financial Education. Auditorium. Room 152.

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Morning Keynote

Richard Cordray, director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The newly appointed director of the federal financial watchdog agency talks about his daunting task, in the face of protest from Republicans after he was given an executive appoint by President Obama in January, without confirmation. Introduction: Jill Jorden Spitz, incoming SABEW president, and assistant managing editor, Arizona Daily Star. Auditorium, Room 152.

 

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Concurrent session

Keep on trucking: Examining an industry that affects us all

A conversation with Steve Russell, CEO of industry giant Celadon Trucking, on issues ranging from immigration and cross-border trucking to government regulation and the resurgence of rail transportation.

Interviewer: Bernie Kohn, transportation and infrastructure policy team leader for Bloomberg News. Auditorium, Room 152.

10:45 p.m. – 11:30 a.m. Concurrent session

Don’t be bamboozled by local economic development studies

City and state officials are fond of touting studies that suggest an economic value to capital projects such as new sports stadiums. Should you trust them? Veteran journalist Sarah Cohen of Duke University will help sort out fact from fiction in a workshop sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.  Room 167.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch break/networking. Lunch sponsored by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.

Room 109/ Lounge. Seating in lounge, on first and second floor next to windows, down the hall from the registration desk, on the fifth floor patio, and outside. No food or drink allowed in classrooms or auditorium.

Noon-12:20 p.m. Optional session

Financial Journalists: What do your peers think?

How do fellow financial journalists feel about the economy and the financial services sector? What about the health of financial journalism? Who’s perceived as being the most influential financial news organization and financial journalist? Matt Ragas, Ph.D., an assistant professor at DePaul University, and Rob Ingram, a director at Gorkana Group, will share the topline results of the 2012 Gorkana Survey of Financial Journalists, which will help answer these questions and more. Ragas and Ingram will lead a review and discussion of the results of this nationwide survey of 349 financial journalists, one of the first and largest studies of its kind on journalists’ opinions of the economy, their field, and their interactions with sources. Room 252.

 

12:30 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. Lunch keynote

Gov. Mitch Daniels, Indiana chief executive

The two-term Republican governor who demurred when national party leaders called on him to run for president talks about the Hoosier state economy, his party’s contentious primary and whether he might consider running as vice presidential contender. Introduction:  Mickey Maurer, chairman, owner, Indianapolis Business Journal and former commerce secretary for Indiana. Auditorium, Room 152.

1:40 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. Plenary session

James Farley Jr., Ford Motor Co.

Farley is the group vice president for marketing at Ford and perhaps best known outside the company for vowing before he took the role to “beat Chevrolet on the head with a bat.” Then, he added: “I’m going to enjoy it.” Moderator: Paul Ingrassia, deputy editor-in-chief at Reuters, who won a Pulitzer in 1993 for his coverage of management turmoil at GM.  Auditorium, Room 152.

2:45 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Plenary session

A New Playbook for Covering Sports Business

TV deals. Multimillion-dollar endorsements. Collective bargaining. The intersection of business and sports produces some of the most intriguing and well-read stories in our coverage universe. Get the scoop on how to cover the business of sports from some of the best in the business. Panelists: Bill King, senior writer, SportsBusiness Journal; Kristi Dosh, sports business reporter at ESPN; and Sam Mamudi, business of sports reporter at MarketWatch. Moderator: Anthony Schoettle, sports business reporter at Indianapolis Business Journal. Auditorium, Room 152.

3:50 p.m. – 4:40  p.m. Plenary session

Managing Newsroom Change

Pick up tips on how to stay motivated and produce great work even in an uncertain business climate for news.  Panelists: Julie Tatge, business editor at the Chicago Tribune; Dave Kansas, COO of American Public Media; Beth Hunt, director of editorial operations for American City Business Journals; and Ted Evanoff, business reporter for the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Moderator: Dennis Ryerson, editor of the Indianapolis Star.  Auditorium, Room 152.

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Reception sponsored by Reuters

University Place Conference Center and Hotel, 840 W. Michigan St. (at University Place)

Welcoming words from Paul Ingrassia, deputy editor-in-chief, Reuters.

 

Dinner on your own.

 

Saturday, March 17

7 a.m. – 8 a.m. Continental breakfast sponsored by American City Business Journals.

First floor of the IT Building at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis

7:15 a.m. – 8 a.m. Early bird concurrent session

A new tool for finding great stories in municipal bonds

Justin Pica, director of product management for the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, shares how the agency’s EMMA site can help reporters uncover troves of financial and economic data about a community and its infrastructure projects. Room 167.

7:15 a.m. – 8 a.m. Early bird concurrent session

And how does the U.S. compare? – Diving for OECD Data

International rankings and comparisons are powerful tools for reporting and analysis, but it is not always obvious where to find the right data and how to decipher each comparison. This course presents an overview of the data resources of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Topics covered include economics, taxation, education, health care, social policy and the environment. The data sets comprise most advanced economies in America, Asia and Europe as well as the large emerging economies (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa) Presenter: Matthias Rumpf, chief media officer, OECD. Room 160.

8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m. Concurrent session:

Unions under siege: Tips for covering an ongoing battle

From right-to-work to stripping public employees of collective bargaining, unions are public enemy No. 1 in some circles even as membership hits historic lows. How do reporters and editors separate the rhetoric from the facts? Panelists:  James B. Nelson, deputy business editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, professor of labor and employment law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Indiana Republican State Rep. Jerry Torr, author of the state’s new so-called Right-to-Work bill. Moderator: John Ketzenberger, president of the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute and former business columnist at the Indianapolis Star. Auditorium, Room 152.

8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m. Concurrent session:

Covering the business of aging

Aging Baby Boomers already are big business for a variety of industries, but the boom has only just begun. Panelists include Paul M. LaPorte, a regional economist for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Lori Bitter, expert on marketing and the economics of baby boomers; and Carla Penny, a member of the AARP National Policy Council; Malaz Boustani, M.D., MPH, Indiana University School of Medicine Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Director of the IU Center for Aging Research and president-elect of the American Delirium Society. Moderator: John Wasik, Reuters and Forbes columnist and author. Session sponsor: The Commonwealth Fund. Room 252.

9:15 a.m. – 10 a.m  Plenary session

Business of Racing: Keynote with Jeff Belskus, president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar team owner and driver Ed Carpenter.

Join these fast-car fans for a discussion on topics ranging from the future of open-wheel racing and the new engine and chassis combos set to debut in the IndyCar series this year, to the departure of Danica Patrick for NASCAR, to the aggressive efforts to redevelop the town of Speedway as a hub for motorsports businesses. Moderator: Greg Weaver, business editor of the Indianapolis Star. Brief introduction by Warren Watson, SABEW executive director. Auditorium. Room 152.

10:15 a.m. – 11 a.m. Concurrent session

Immigration debate: How to cover a thorny issue with a clear head

Panelists are Robert Harris, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the labor and employment and immigration practice areas; Jenifer M. Brown, immigration attorney and partner in the Indianapolis law firm of Ice Miller; Steve Guerra, general manager, Azteca America’s Atlanta affiliate. Moderator: Kevin Hall, national economics reporter for McClatchy Newspapers. Session sponsor: Azteca America. Session sponsor: Grupo Salinas. Auditorium, Room 152.

10:15 a.m. – 11 a.m. Concurrent session

Turning your beat reporting into a book

Diana Henriques, author of The Wizard of Lies, about the Madoff scandal, and contributing writer for  The New York Times will lead a discussion that also includes Kirsten Grind, reporter, The Wall Street Journal, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the author of the upcoming book, The Lost Bank: The Story of Washington Mutual, The Largest Bank Failure in American History. Also joining the panel is Indianapolis-based writer Lou Harry, a prolific author who has dozens of literary credits, and jokes that he is trying “valiantly to have a book published in every Dewey decimal system category.” Room 252.

11:15a.m. – Noon. Plenary session

Making complex topics understandable:

Jake Bernstein of ProPublica

Bernstein discusses the stories on questionable Wall Street practices that won him and colleague Jesse Eisinger the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2011, and offers tips for making such complex topics accessible to readers.  Introduction: Brad Hamm, dean, Indiana University School of Journalism. Auditorium, Room 152.

 

Noon – 1:15 p.m.  Lunch break/network. Lunch sponsored by Medicare News Group

Room 109/ Lounge. Seating in lounge, on first and second floor next to windows, down the hall from the registration desk, on the fifth floor patio, and outside. No food or drink allowed in classrooms or auditorium.

12:30 – 1:15 SABEW Business meeting

Bring your lunch to the annual SABEW business meeting. Lounge, Room 109.

 

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.  Klott Memorial Ethics Symposium

Emerging business models in news: Do they cross too many ethical lines?

There’s no question the news business needs business models outside the traditional advertising and circulation setup. But are there approaches that put the journalism itself in jeopardy? Expect a compelling conversation from our panelists: Christopher Carey, president and editor of Sharesleuth, which funds its journalism in part by shorting the shares of companies they’re investigating; Robbie Allen, founder of Automated Insights, which automatically transforms raw data into narrative content, potentially creating an intelligent ethics engine; Todd Wasserman business editor at  Mashable, the social media news service; and Bob Steele, a noted ethicist and scholar in residence at the DePauw University Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics. Moderator: Larry Ingrassia. business editor, The New York Times. Auditorium, Room 152.

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent session

Covering today’s hot topic – the media

From Tribune perhaps emerging from bankruptcy and a Facebook IPO, covering media and social media companies is today’s hot topic.  Panelists include: Jim Hopkins, formerly of USA Today, is a prolific online reporter whose Gannett Blog attracts an average of 50,000 page views per week.  Phil Rosenthal, media reporter for the Chicago Tribune covers the array of media players in Chicago, including Tribune, Sun-Times, Groupon and Playboy; and veteran media reporter Jon Friedman of Marketwatch, who covers issues emerging in national media.  Moderator: Marty Steffens, former newspaper editor and now SABEW chair in business and financial reporting at the University of Missouri. Room 152.

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent session

Social Entrepreneurship: Can Business Change the World?

In both business and philanthropy, “social entrepreneurship” — using the methods of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to address social problems – has been attracting considerable attention and excitement. At the same time, it has more than a few critics, who doubt both the motives and effectiveness of what The Economist’s Matthew Bishop (and Michael Green) have called “philanthrocapitalism.” Two socially-minded entrepreneurs – one from the business and publishing world, the other from the philanthropic and policy one – will discuss what this new way of addressing old challenges is and how editors and reporters can understand and cover it. Panelists: Businessman Mickey Maurer  and Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis. Moderator: Les Lenkowsky, IU professor and former CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Room 252.

3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Concurrent session

Investigating your own writing

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and journalism educator Jacqui Banaszynski helps you “forensically” analyze your own work to spot patterns and create opportunities for improvement. Please bring 5-7 clips of your recent work.  This is a very interactive session. Room 167.

3:30 -4:15 p.m. Concurrent session

Ten tips on spotting trouble at the companies you cover

Before the bankruptcy rumors start to fly or top executives begin jumping ship, often there are signs of distress at struggling companies. Veteran journalist and educator Mark Tatge shares some advice on how to spot the trouble before your competitors. This year, Tatge is distinguished visiting professor at DePauw University. Room 252.

4 p.m. SABEW Board of Governors voting ends. Winners to be announced at the Best in Business Awards reception.

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.  Plenary session

Tips and tricks for mining public records for business news

Veteran reporters share tips on uncovering business scoops. Panelists: Michelle Leder of Footnoted.org; John Russell, investigative reporter at the Indianapolis Star whose reporting on Duke Energy led to high-profile resignations and federal charges; and Greg Andrews, managing editor of Indianapolis Business Journal who uncovered an alleged Ponzi ring led by an Indianapolis financier. Room 252.

Buses will leave from University Place Hotel.

6 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.

Best in Business Reception. NCAA Hall of Champions, 700 W. Washington St. 

 

Reception sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.

Announcement of SABEW Board of Governors

 

 

7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Best in Business Award presentation NCAA Hall of Champions

Sponsored by Bloomberg News

Introduction of Dave Morrow scholarship award by Morrow family

Best in Business Awards presentation

 

Conference ends

Buses from NCAA Hall of Champions to University Place Hotel.