New York Financial Writers announces scholarship winners

The New York Financial Writers’ Association announced Friday the winners of its 2019 annual scholarships for aspiring financial journalists. This year the NYFWA awarded $25,000 in scholarships of $5,000 each to a group of students from New York City area schools. The winners of this year’s scholarships are: Ben Foldy, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, […]

McGraw Center now accepting fellowship applications

The McGraw Center for Business Journalism is now accepting applications for the Summer 2019 McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism, an initiative of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. The Fellowships, awarded twice a year, provide experienced journalists with the funds and editorial support needed to produce a high-impact […]

SABEW seeks applicants for health care fellowship

The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing is seeking applications for a symposium to help journalists better understand and get ahead of the complicated health care issues in the news. Space is limited to 15 journalists. Selected journalists will receive a stipend to offset travel and cover two nights of hotel for out-of-town attendees. […]

Wharton Seminars to hold program in London in June

The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists will hold a one-day program in London on June 27. This no-cost, one-day program will feature Wharton professor of operations, information and decisions Gad Allon and professor of management Mauro Guillen on “Scaling Ventures: The Playbook for Profitable Growth” and “New Business Opportunities in the 21st Century,” respectively. The […]

Knight-Bagehot names five to board of advisors

The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Business and Economics at the Columbia Journalism School announced Wednesday the addition of new members to its Board of Advisors. The new board members hold important leadership positions in journalism, strategy and communications in media, platforms and global business conglomerates. “This past year has seen exciting changes in the Knight-Bagehot program […]

WSJ seeks training and outreach programming coordinator

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a Training & Outreach Programming Coordinator who will be responsible for supporting training and outreach initiatives for the newsroom. The coordinator will play a key role in the implementation of training and outreach strategy; support the larger efforts of the Managing Editor’s Office to ensure that the newsroom is […]

WSJ strikes partnership deal with Morgan State University

Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication is partnering with The Wall Street Journal to provide business journalism exposure to students. The partnership will include classroom instruction, mentoring and newsroom visits for students and faculty, both in New York and on Morgan State’s campus in Baltimore. Faculty will have access to select Journal newsroom training sessions, and […]

Wharton to hold DC program for biz journalists next month

The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, led by the Wharton School’s most prominent professors, will hold a no-cost, one-day program next month in Washington. The program will feature Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy Kent Smetters and Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics Philip Nichols on “Taxation, Immigration & Medicare4All” and “Corruption & […]

O’Neil chair Vamos leaving SMU at end of academic year

Mark Vamos, the O’Neil Chair in Business Journalism at Southern Methodist University, is leaving the program at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. Vamos and his wife are returning to New York. His wife, Leslie Eaton, has accepted a new job as senior editor at The Marshall Project in New York. “SMU will launch a national […]

Stony Brook professorship named for biz journalism legend Marshall Loeb

The family of legendary business journalist Marshall Loeb has funded a professorship in his name at the Stony Brook University School of Journalism. Michael and Margaret Loeb, his son and daughter, have funded the Marshall R. Loeb Visiting Professorship in Digital News and Audience Engagement. The Loeb Professorship will be awarded to an outstanding journalist and […]