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January 2012

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

SABEW Best in Business contest attracts record 1,030 entries; up 13.9 percent from last year

President cites contest entry upgrade....[Read More]
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012

2012 spring conference venue images

SABEW  2012 SPRING CONFERENCE VENUE INFORMATION MARCH 15-17 2012 The SABEW 2012 spring conference will be held at the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex on the campus of Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis. The IT Complex is on the southeast corner of Michigan and West Sts. Michigan is a one-way street, so plan accordingly. There is a 20-minute loading ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

SABEW 2012 Indianapolis Schedule

49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, MARCH 15-17, INDIANAPOLIS Information Technology Complex, Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI), the southwest corner of Michigan and West streets. Hotel venue: University Place (within walking distance), 850 W. Michigan St., 317-634-6200. 500 Minutes of Skills Training: In the spirit of the Indy 500, SABEW in Indy will offer reporters ...[Read More]
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Monday, January 9th, 2012

Ad for Biz Editor Wichita Eagle

  The Wichita Eagle/Kansas.com Business editor Full-time Region: Midwest Application deadline 01/27/2012 The Wichita Eagle and Kansas.com, the largest newspaper and news website in Kansas, seek an enterprising and experienced editor to lead a talented and aggressive business news staff of five. We are second to none on news of aviation, health care and other business news vital to ...[Read More]
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Monday, January 9th, 2012

Ad for Reporter at Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore Business Journal Reporter Full-time East Coast 2/14/12 Joanna Sullivan , 410-454-0512, jsullivan@bizjournals.com Vacancy to be filled Do you love to beat the competition? The Baltimore Business Journal, an award-winning weekly and daily online newspaper, is looking for an aggressive reporter to cover technology, higher education and biotech— all big economic drivers in Greater ...[Read More]
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November 2011

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Best in Business 2011 Rules

SABEW’s BEST IN BUSINESS AWARDS COMPETITION Download the new BIB rules for calendar year 2011 (PDF) Click here for answers to Frequently Asked Questions (These are updated regularly as new questions come in)   Contest Year 2011 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the 17th annual Best in Business awards competition, sponsored by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. SABEW, with ...[Read More]
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Monday, November 21st, 2011

Ad for job for business reporter at Lakeland Fla. Ledger

The Ledger Business Reporter Full time Lakeland, Fla. No application deadline The Ledger is seeking a F/T Reporter to primarily be a Business reporter. Responsibilities will include reading financial statements, working with spreadsheets, covering breaking business news, contributing investigative and enterprise business-related stories, writing daily and monthy features, writing ...[Read More]
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Monday, November 7th, 2011

College Connect: Negotiating with parents – the tough call

By Candace Sautman My dad is a single parent, so I only have him for support. In order to support my decision to stay in New York City this semester for an unpaid internship, a family friend decided to call him to see if he would change his mind about offering me some kind of financial support. The following day I heard the about the conversation that took place with my dad and the family friend ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Buzz, Uncategorized
Monday, November 7th, 2011

College Connect: Taking a semester off – a risky proposition

By Candace Sautman This semester, I decided to not go to college, and gain valuable work experience in New York City. I had interned here over the summer, and a magazine editor I met offered me the great chance to intern this semester – though no pay, which is common. Since the summer job was paid, I did have some savings, but as it turns out, not enough. If you think Devil Wears Prada, you’ll ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

BIB Spotlight: Toyota’s Shocker

(Editor's note: In less than a year, SABEW will conduct its Best in Business competition, which honors the best work in business journalism nationally. Every week leading up to the contest, SABEW will showcase award-winners from 2010 in this space. It's not too early to begin gathering your entries from calendar year 2011. Enjoy this new feature. We hope you will be inspired by the excellence we will ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

College Connect Personal Finance Spotlight

By Marty Steffens SABEW Chair University of Missouri This month SABEW continues its College Connect project, an effort to have students share their experiences with managing money. The project is funded by the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) and is being conducted this semester at my home base, the University of Missouri. As before, we've chosen students with very different ...[Read More]
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October 2011

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

News leaders and news makers converge at SABEW fall workshop in 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. “It was a dynamic ...[Read More]
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Monday, October 17th, 2011

Rogoff: America could still descend into a second Great Depression

By Patrick Clark Massive public and private debts accumulated in the run-up and response to the recent financial crisis will likely lead to a long and painful recovery, says Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff. At the same time, the chaotic potential of the European credit crisis could yet push America into a second Great Depression. That was the message Rogoff, co-author with Carmen Reinhart ...[Read More]
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Monday, October 17th, 2011

1st Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief to speak at SABEW conference

PHOENIX, Jan. 17, 2012 — Richard Cordray, the first director of the new federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will address the Society of American Business Editors and Writers' 49th annual spring conference in Indianapolis March 15-17, 2012. Read the conference's tentative schedule. A former state treasurer and attorney general in Ohio, Cordray was confirmed by President Barack ...[Read More]
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September 2011

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Nominations for the Ralph Gomory Prize Accepted Through December 31

Wilmington, Delaware – September 2011 – The Business History Conference (BHC) seeks one book and one article to give The Ralph Gomory Prize, an award of $5000. This prize recognizes historical work on the effect business enterprises have on the economic conditions of a country in which they operate. All works must be submitted by December 31, 2011, to Carol Lockman, Business History Conference, ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Apply for all-expenses-paid training in business journalism in Phoenix in January

Attention: Experienced business journalists...[Read More]
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Ad for assistant professor at Missouri State Univ.

Assistant Professor Missouri State University Full-time (9-month term, tenure eligible) Springfield, MO Applications Open: Starting 10/17/2011 until filled The Department of Media, Journalism & Film at Missouri State University anticipates an August 2012 opening for a tenure-track assistant professor in broadcast/convergence journalism.  The search will begin October 17, 2011 and ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Reynolds Center offers all-expenses-paid business-journalism training Jan. in Phoenix

Potential profs, experienced journalists sought....[Read More]
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

BiB Spotlight: Deals burn Fisher heirs’ fortune

(Editor's note: In less than a year, SABEW will conduct its Best in Business competition, which honors the best work in business journalism nationally. Every week leading up to the contest, SABEW will showcase award-winners from 2010 in this space. It's not too early to begin gathering your entries from calendar year 2011. Enjoy this new feature. We hope you will be inspired by the excellence we will ...[Read More]
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Monday, September 19th, 2011

Ad for senior finance editor at SmartBrief

Name of company: SmartBrief Job title: Senior finance editor Job type (full-time, part-time, freelance, educator or internship): Full time Region: Washington, D.C. Application deadline: Ongoing Job description, qualifications, and HOW and WHERE TO APPLY: Description: Have you led a team of writers and editors? Are you passionate about the finance industry? Then you're the person for ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Techcrunch conflict highlights business journalism ethics

Ethics of covering businesses should be taken seriously....[Read More]
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Portrait of a missionary: despite economy, many still volunteer time, effort

Even while the U.S. economy continues to sputter, service-humanitarian groups continue to spend time and money in Honduras, the poorest country in Central America. About 40 service groups, lost representing small church congregations, have spent time in the Tegucigalpa area this year alone. The groups send money but also themselves. For the second year running, Indianapolis’s North Central ...[Read More]
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August 2011

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

Recording available for 8/29 “teletraining on understanding and reporting on polls”

Journalists are constantly bombarded with poll results. But which ones are statistically accurate and worth reporting on? And how can you tell a good poll from a bad one? This call provided tips on how to both sort through the polls that cross your desk and conduct your own. Jennifer Agiesta, deputy director of polling for The Associated Press, moderated. Panelists included Marjorie Connelly, ...[Read More]
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Monday, August 29th, 2011

Debt may crumble their cookie

(Editor's note: In less than a year, SABEW will conduct its Best in Business competition, which honors the best work in business journalism nationally. Every week leading up to the contest, SABEW will showcase award-winners from 2010 in this space. It's not too early to begin gathering your entries from calendar year 2011. Enjoy this new feature. We hope you will be inspired by the excellence we will ...[Read More]
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Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Joanna Ossinger

Joanna Ossinger is a stocks editor at Bloomberg News in New York, focusing on U.S. markets and global options coverage. She has appeared frequently on TV, radio and podcasts. Joanna has served for SABEW as an Annual Meeting panelist, seminar instructor and judge for the Best in Business Awards. She previously worked as a reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal, as the manager of day-to-day ...[Read More]
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Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Allen Wastler

Allen Wastler is managing editor of CNBC.com, the online destination for global business news and expert analysis, where he overseas editorial content and operations. According to the latest data from comScore Media Metrix, in December 2010, CNBC.com just posted its best month ever in terms of unique visitors and marked its best December ever in page views. Prior to joining CNBC.com in 2007, Wastler ...[Read More]
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Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Dawn Wotapka

Dawn Wotapka is a residential real-estate reporter for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. Her wire, blog and newspaper topics cover everything from corporate earnings to Housewives in foreclosure. She's been a passionate SABEW member for six years. In that time, she's Tweeted members' job changes and written for the website. She also helped raise thousands of dollars at the annual ...[Read More]
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Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Mary Jane Pardue

Mary Jane Pardue is an associate professor of journalism and assistant department head in the Department of Media, Journalism & Film at Missouri State University. She has been a SABEW member for 15 years. As co-chair of the Training Committee for three years, she has helped organize many teletraining sessions for SABEW members. She has written a number of columns for The Business Journalist since 2005. ...[Read More]
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Thursday, August 18th, 2011

China emerges as world’s biggest auto battleground

(Editor's note: In less than a year, SABEW will conduct its Best in Business competition, which honors the best work in business journalism nationally. Every week leading up to the contest, SABEW will showcase award-winners from 2010 in this space. It's not too early to begin gathering your entries from calendar year 2011. Enjoy this new feature. We hope you will be inspired by the excellence we will ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

SABEW’s second annual online auction extended to Oct. 5: More great items available

Proceeds benefit SABEW....[Read More]
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Thursday, August 4th, 2011

BIB Spotlight: S.E.C. Accuses Goldman Of Fraud in Housing Deal

(Editor's note: In less than a year, SABEW will conduct its Best in Business competition, which honors the best work in business journalism nationally. Every week leading up to the contest, SABEW will showcase award-winners from 2010 in this space. It's not too early to begin gathering your entries from calendar year 2011. Enjoy this new feature. We hope you will be inspired by the excellence we will ...[Read More]
Posted in News, Uncategorized

July 2011

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Dow Takes a Harrowing 1,010.14-Point Trip

(Editor's note: In less than a year, SABEW will conduct its Best in Business competition, which honors the best work in business journalism nationally. Every week leading up to the contest, SABEW will showcase award-winners from 2010 in this space. It's not too early to begin gathering your entries from calendar year 2011. Enjoy this new feature. We hope you will be inspired by the excellence we will ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Ad for assistant biz editor at Star Tribune

Star Tribune Assistant Business Editor Full-time Midwest Minneapolis, MN Applications deadline: 8/15/2011 or until we find the right person Contact: Managing Editor for Operations/Recruitment Duchesne Drew, 612-673-7111, ddrew@startribune.com or Assistant Managing Editor for Business Todd Stone, 612-673-4237 or tstone@startribune.com Job Description The Star Tribune is seeking ...[Read More]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Ad for Bank of Mexico beat reporter at DJN

Bank of Mexico beat reporter Dow Jones Newswires Full-time Mexico Mexico City Applications Open Until Filled The Mexico City bureau is looking for a strong reporter to cover the Bank of Mexico, one of the most respected central banks among major emerging markets. Given the importance of our foreign exchange coverage, the central bank of Latin America’s second-largest economy and ...[Read More]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Ad for web & tech reporter for DJN

Web & Technology Reporer Dow Jones Newswires Full-time West Coast San Francisco Dow Jones Newswires is seeking an experienced reporter to cover the Web and technology investment boom for industry newsletter VentureWire and the Wall Street Journal blog platform. Candidates should have at least three years of business reporting experience and will have a demonstrated ability to break news on high-profile ...[Read More]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Ad for consumer lending reporter at DJN

Reporter (Consumer Lending) Dow Jones Newswires Full-time East Coast New York City Applications Open Until Filled Dow Jones Newswires is looking for a reporter to cover consumer lending from its New York City headquarters. We're looking for a reporter who can break news on companies that lend to consumers, including credit-card, auto-loan and mortgage companies. These companies form a critical ...[Read More]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Ad for news editor at DJN

News Editor (Equities Markets) Dow Jones Newswires Full-time East Coast New York City Applications Open Until Filled Dow Jones Newswires is seeking an experienced editor to manage a dedicated group of U.S. equities market reporters. Candidates should have proven experience in real-time financial journalism, strong writing skills and a keen eye for finding news in the stock, options ...[Read More]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Ad for Canadian corporate beat reporter at DJN

Canadian corporate beat reporter Dow Jones Newswires Full-time Canada Toronto, Ontario Applications Open Until Filled We're looking for an experienced reporter to join the combined Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires bureau in Canada to cover some of its big corporate players -- with a special focus on Research In Motion. The Canadian corporate beat is all about technology, ...[Read More]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Ad for gen. assignment reporter at DJN

General Assignment Reporter Dow Jones Newswires Full-time East Coast New York City Applications Open Until Filled Dow Jones Newswires is looking for a reporter to cover general assignment corporate, markets, finance and economics news from its New York City headquarters. This reporter will gain valuable reporting experience by focusing on the tobacco and alcohol industries, carving ...[Read More]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Ad for copy reader at DJN

Copy Reader Dow Jones Newswires Full-Time East Coast New York City Dow Jones Newswires is looking for a copy reader to join its NewsPlus team, which compiles the Web-based front page for Dow Jones Newswires. The successful candidate will join a group of Web editors who choose the best breaking news and analysis stories from across Dow Jones and present them in summary form for busy traders ...[Read More]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Ad for pensions reporter at DJN

Pensions Reporter Dow Jones Newswires Full-time East Coast New York City Applications Open Until Job Filled Dow Jones Newswires is looking for ambitious, well-sourced journalist to cover the investment strategies of pension funds and other institutional investors. The ideal candidate would consistently deliver market-moving scoops, cover breaking news in real time, and be able ...[Read More]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Ad for telecom reporter for DJN

Telecommunications Reporter Dow Jones Newswires Full-time New York City Job Open Until Filled Dow Jones Newswires is looking for an aggressive, enterprising reporter to cover the critical telecom industry.Few storylines are as powerful or impactful than the world's move from wireline communication and to the wireless delivery of huge amounts of data. This transition is affecting industries, ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Please take our 2nd annual business-journalism salary survey

Effort to determine pay rates throughout U.S....[Read More]
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June 2011

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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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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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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