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July 2011

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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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

Sign up now for your next teletraining call 6/20. It’s FREE:

Making it Work: Maintaining Quality in Today’s Newsrooms....[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

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]
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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 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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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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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

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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May 2011

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

A CEO’s battle against business journalists

By Tori Stilwell...[Read More]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Let’s get going on the real story of the financial crisis: Securitized banking By MARY FRICKER At the SABEW annual conference in Dallas April 7-9, Don Barlett and Jim Steele, America’s most famous investigative reporting duo, gave business reporters and editors an important piece of advice. Don’t let businesses and politicians frame the story for you, they cautioned. Sadly, I’m ...[Read More]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Ad for copy editor at Investor’s Business Daily

Investor's Business Daily Copy editor Full-time West Coast Application Open: Until filled Investor's Business Daily is seeking a full-time copy editor for its Los Angeles headquarters. The right candidate will have an interest in business and the stock market, a strong grasp of numbers and a passion for accuracy, clarity and engaging writing. Speed is essential to meet rolling deadlines ...[Read More]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Public Pension Stories by SABEW Pension Seminar Participants

Browse public pension stories by Chuck Bennett Need a Hanky? Wife weeps as Hevesi aide Morris sent to jail for pension-fund scam NYPD's retirement payouts are hush-hush money Fat pensions (like doc's 191G) break Nassau's back FDNY pension medical board fears violence from retirees denied disability Pension system sick: FDNY docs say law ties their hands NEW COPS FACE PENSION PINCH CASH ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Hill: No fix is needed for police, fire pensions

Editorial by Tim Hill 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 from the state's largest newspaper in the process. In the world of Arizona ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

What Will Happen to Retirees’ Pensions?

By Stacey Bumpus May 23, 2011 It’s no secret that U.S. public pensions are in danger. A recent report released by the Pew Center on States found that the deficits in U.S. state employee pension funds grew by 26 percent in fiscal 2009. State by state, even larger deficits can be seen. State governments have struggled to manage their budgets for some time, leaving less money to run a number ...[Read More]
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Report: Structured products bring high risk, big fees, lost money to retirees PHOENIX, May 19, 2011 — Complex investments known as structured products, columnist, author and SABEW member John Wasik wrote earlier this week in a piece for DEMOS.org, "are so risky, and so costly in fees, that some of them are almost sure money losers. They entered retirement portfolios like Trojan horses, and ...[Read More]
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Ad for Energy Reporter at San Diego U-T

San Diego Union-Tribune Energy & Green Business Reporter Full time West Coast; San Diego, CA Application open: Until filled Want to cover a Fortune 500 company? Blog about the latest trends in solar, wind and other green companies? Test drive the latest fuel-efficient vehicles? The San Diego Union-Tribune is looking for a business reporter who understands utilities, energy markets and the ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Get low early-bird rate now for NYC fall workshop, Oct. 13-14 PHOENIX, June 6, 2011 – Early-bird registration is now open for SABEW's return to the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism this autumn for its annual Fall Workshop, Oct. 13-14. It opens with a reception Thursday, Oct. 13, featuring these top editors: Stephen Adler (Reuters), Robert Thomson (Dow Jones) ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Studies on the state of public pensions

Strong Investment Gains and Legislative Changes Speeding Public Pension Recovery At the end of calendar year 2010, aggregate state and local government retirement system assets totaled $2.93 trillion, a 35 percent increase from their quarterly low point during the market collapse. These asset levels are also nearly 25 percent higher than they were on June 30, 2009 – a date on which many recent ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

The Widening Gap: The Great Recession’s Impact on State Pension and Retiree Health Care Costs

Pew Study Finds Shortfall in States’ Retirement Systems Washington, D.C. - 04/25/2011 - The gap between the promises states have made for public employees’ retirement benefits and the money they have set aside grew to at least $1.26 trillion in fiscal year 2009, resulting in a 26 percent increase in one year, according to a report released today by the Pew Center on the States. The report’s ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

SABEW Public Pensions Seminar Speakers

Kirk Adams Kirk Adams is an advocate of conservative politics and small business. During his tenure representing Maricopa County's East Valley in the Legislature, Adams has advocated an aggressive agenda of reform and job creation. His legislative efforts include: health care reform; pension reform; initiative reform; tax reform; CPS reform; and transparency in government. Adams, a husband, ...[Read More]
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Monday, May 16th, 2011

Public pension reform, not public-worker bashing

Column By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times May 15, 2011 Here's what we know for certain about the public pension crisis facing California: The obligations owed or promised to public workers are growing, and unsustainable. Almost everything else said about public employees and their retirement packages is open to question, misleadingly simplified, or infected with ideology, partisanship or ...[Read More]
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Monday, May 16th, 2011

SABEW special institute to focus on public pensions

View a slideshow of the seminar. View biographies of public pension seminar fellowship recipients. View biographies of SABEW public pension seminar speakers. Read public pension stories by SABEW seminar participants. Read national news stories about public pensions. Read Warren Watson's column on the upcoming SABEW public pension seminar. Read the latest studies on the state of ...[Read More]
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Friday, May 13th, 2011

CBO: Public pension plans should change reporting, contribution methods

By Hazel Bradford, Pensions & Investments May 5, 2011, 3:34 PM ET State, county and municipal pension plans should use fair-value accounting and change how they determine contributions, according to a Congressional Budget Office brief. The CBO brief, “The Underfunding of State and Local Pension Plans,” suggests that actuarial guidelines be replaced with a fair-value approach that uses a ...[Read More]
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Thursday, May 12th, 2011

SABEW 2011 Spring Conference slideshow

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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

SABEW 2011 Spring Conference slideshow See a retrospective slideshow of SABEW’s 2011 Spring Conference in Dallas, April 7-9. (Photos by Stuart Palley.) The annual business journalism conference included keynote addresses by government and business leaders. SABEW’s annual Best in Business winners were also honored. WATCH THE SLIDESHOW...[Read More]
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

BP seeks dismissal of pension fund claims over oil spill

By Bloomberg BP PLC asked a judge to throw out investor claims that management downplayed safety risks before and after its Macondo oil well blew out in the Gulf of Mexico last year, causing billions of dollars in stock market losses. The company also asked U.S. District Court Judge Keith P. Ellison to restrict any surviving investor fraud claims to owners of BP American depository receipts, ...[Read More]
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Monday, May 9th, 2011

SABEW special institute to focus on public pensions

Column By Warren Watson, SABEW Executive Director As the recession dragged on last year, the Pew Center on the States estimated there is at least a $1 trillion gap between what our 50 states are setting aside for public employees retirement benefits and how much those benefits will cost in their entirety in the future. The worsening problem became a campaign issue. An expert at Northwestern ...[Read More]
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Monday, May 9th, 2011

SABEW Teletraining: Covering the Runup (and Down) in Gasoline Prices Join SABEW for a training call on what is shaping up to be the business story of the summer: rising gasoline prices. This call will offer up access to the experts who are tracking gas prices and their impact on consumers, the economy and local communities. You'll also get tips from energy journalists about how to cover and localize ...[Read More]
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Monday, May 9th, 2011

College Connect: It’s Spring break –Let’s make some money!

By Alex Missick Life, as an International Student Spring break is that time of the year that students are ready to throw in the towel on midterm exams and get some much needed rest and relaxation from a hectic spring semester. Figuring out what to do with one free week can be a challenge, especially when money is tight. However, if you make the right moves you can put some extra change in your pockets ...[Read More]
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Thursday, May 5th, 2011

SABEW survey to gauge how business journalists use social media

SPECIAL to SABEW CHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 5, 2011 -- The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is conducting an anonymous survey of business journalists throughout the country to determine how they use social media technology such as Twitter, Facebook and blogs. The results of the survey will be made available to all SABEW members by the end of June on the organization’s web site. ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Arizona lawmakers OK bill on public pensions systems

By Craig Harris The Arizona Republic The state Senate has sent sweeping changes to Arizona's public retirement systems to Gov. Jan Brewer for her likely signature into law, but a public employees' lawsuit challenging the reforms looms on the horizon. Arizona is at least the 11th state this year to make changes to its public-pension programs as states across the country are struggling with the ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

State Pensions and Retiree Health Benefits: The Trillion Dollar Gap

$1 trillion. That’s the gap at the end of fiscal year 2008 between the $2.35 trillion states had set aside to pay for employees’ retirement benefits and the $3.35 trillion price tag of those promises. Why does it matter? Because every dollar spent to reduce the unfunded retirement liability cannot be used for education, public safety and other needs. Ultimately, taxpayers could face higher taxes ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

College Connect: 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. ...[Read More]
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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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