2020: What’s ahead for journalism?
Our editor-in-chief and dean of Communications at Quinnipiac University Chris Roush shares his thoughts on how journalism has changed for reporters, news consumers and students, and discusses how he expects the industry to evolve over the next decade. Tell us a bit about how you got your start in journalism and what piqued your interest […]
McGraw Center seeks applications for funding of high-impact projects
The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism, an initiative of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, began offering fellowships to accomplished journalists in the summer of 2014. Nearly three dozen veteran journalists have since been awarded grants of up to $15,000. The aim of the McGraw Fellowship […]
A new fellowship program for local journalists
The University of Michigan’s Knight-Wallace Fellowship is getting a sibling program to focus on regional and local news. This fellowship will select two fellows to join the 2020-2021 class. The selected candidates will work with the entrepreneurship programs in the law and business schools, should be senior leadership of new journalism organizations and projects based […]
Knight-Bagehot director Narisetti to depart Columbia
Steve Coll, the dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, sent the following memo to the Knight-Bagehot board: Dear Knight-Bagehot Board Members, I am sorry to report that Raju Narisetti will be leaving the Knight-Bagehot program and Columbia Journalism School at the end of this semester, to pursue new opportunities in business publishing. […]
Knight-Bagehot program now accepting applications
The 2020-21 application for a Knight-Bagehot Fellowship at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is now open. The deadline for completing the application, in its entirety, is Jan. 31, 2020. The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism offers qualified journalists the opportunity to enhance their understanding and knowledge of business, economics, finance and […]
Reuters-NABJ scholarships awarded to two grad students
Reuters announced the winners of two Reuters-National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) scholarships. The scholarships have been awarded to Jarrell Dillard and Chinekwu Osakwe for graduate journalism programs at New York University and Columbia University, respectively. Each student will receive a value of more than $40,000 in tuition and credits for the 2019-2020 academic year […]
Wharton Seminars seeking biz journalists for fall fellowships
The Wharton School is pleased to invite U.S.-based business journalists to apply for an all-expenses-paid fellowship to the flagship Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists program in Philadelphia. Each year, the National Press Foundation offers two fellowships that cover the cost of tuition, course materials, housing, most meals and round-trip transportation. The funding does not cover any other expenses. […]
SABEW seeks biz journalists to apply for St. Louis data workshop
SABEW is seeking 20 business journalists for a first-ever hands-on workshop with FRED data at the St. Louis Federal Reserve on Sept. 19 and 20. You’ll learn how to graph differing types of FRED data, discover new data releases and find data to help you create new stories. If you use FRED data now, or […]
NerdWallet’s Richards leaving to teach at Syracuse
Alex Richards, a data reporter and editor at NerdWallet, has been hired by Syracuse University to join its faculty. Richards will primarily teach data journalism. Richards has been at NerdWallet since July 2016 and was originally part of a team devoted to telling consumer finance stories in the public’s interest. He most recently has been […]
UNC biz journalism professor named dean at Connecticut university
Chris Roush, Walter E. Hussman Sr. distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, has been named dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University. Jaime Adame of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports, “Roush, 54, begins July 22 in his new role at Quinnipiac, a private university in Connecticut with about 10,000 students. “‘Chris’ clear […]
