Skill Up 2024

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SABEW, the leading association for business journalists, will hold a skill-building workshop including one-on-one coaching sessions on Friday morning, September 27 at The Wall Street Journal, located at 1211 6th Ave. in New York City.

The workshop is geared toward journalism students and early-career reporters, but is open to all levels of journalism experience. Space is limited.

Registration fees:

• $55 for SABEW members
• $100 for nonmembers
• $25 for SABEW student members
• $50 for nonmember students (includes a one-year SABEW student membership)

Expected sessions: 

• You Have a New Beat. Now It’s Time to Own It. Alexander Saeedy, banking reporter, & Cara Lombardo, Wall Street editor, The Wall Street Journal
• Digging Into CEO Pay and the Proxy. David Milstead, reporter, The Globe and Mail
• Building Your Brand and Getting Booked. Dan Colarusso, senior vice president, business news, CNBC; Mary Duffy, vice president, strategic talent development & senior executive producer, CNBC; Christopher DiLella, senior field producer, special programming, CNBC; Kelli Grant, CFP®, deputy personal finance editor, CNBC Digital; Ashton Jackson, associate reporter, CNBC; Sara Salinas, senior business editor, CNBC.com; and MacKenzie Sigalos, reporter, CNBC
• One-on-One Coaching. Sit down for a one-on-one conversation with a newsroom editor or hiring manager during this hands-on session at Skill Up. Mentees will have the chance to have your resume or clips reviewed, practice your story pitch and brush up on your interviewing skills. It’s a great opportunity to make new connections, seek career advice or ask questions about breaking into the industry. Sign-ups have closed. 

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