Knight-Bagehot program accepting applications

The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism offers qualified journalists the opportunity to enhance their understanding and knowledge of business, economics and finance in a year-long, full-time program administered by the journalism school. Fellows take courses at Columbia’s graduate schools of journalism, business, law and international […]

Biz journalism organization moves to Poynter

The American Society of Business Publication Editors announced Thursday it will relocate its operations to The Poynter Institute, which will provide management services to the 51-year-old association. As part of the agreement, Poynter will provide membership and customer service, event support, website assistance and management of ASBPE’s Azbee Awards of Excellence. Poynter and ASBPE will collaborate […]

ICFJ offering data course on covering entrepreneurs

With the support of McGraw Hill Financial, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) will offer two online courses for reporters – one in English and one in Spanish – focusing on using data to cover entrepreneurship and financial news. The online courses will cover topics including startups and small businesses; non-profit companies; mergers and acquisitions; […]

Biz journalist, Hampton dean to join PR firm

Business journalist Brett Pulley, who has been dean of the Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Mass Communication for the past four years, is leaving the university for a job at public relations firm Weber Shandwick. Pulley will be executive vice president, director of corporate content and senior media strategist. His last day at […]

McGraw Fellowship taking winter applications

Winter applications are now open for the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism, an initiative launched in early 2014 at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. The McGraw Fellowships provide accomplished journalists with the resources and editorial support to do the deep reporting needed to produce distinguished stories on critical issues related to U.S. business and the global economy. The upcoming deadline to apply is Nov. 15, 2015.  Each fellow […]

ICFJ offering online class on entrepreneurial and financial reporting

The International Center for Journalists will offer two online courses – one in English and one in Spanish – later this year for entrepreneurial and financial reporters. The online courses will cover topics including startups and small businesses; non-profit companies; mergers and acquisitions; executive compensation; public vs. private companies and using databases to find company […]

Ravitch program seeks to fund reporters writing about pensions and debt

The Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism is offering grants to finance ambitious fiscal reporting projects. The new fellowship program will make at least three awards for up to $15,000 each to reporters seeking to dig deeply into budgets, debt, pensions and other post-employment obligations, tax policy and its implications […]

Business reporters invited to apply for Wharton scholarships

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvanis is inviting business journalists to apply for the Penn Wharton Public Policy Scholarship. The scholarships allow up to five business reporters whose reporting highlights public policy issues either domestically or internationally to attend the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists flagship program in Philadelphia this year. Each scholarship […]

Biz journalism professors use creative approaches to attract students

Teachers of business and economic journalism are developing creative approaches to attracting students and educating them in a field many find daunting, writes Joe Weber of the University of Nebraska in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. Weber writes, “Business and economic journalism demands specialized skills that can be especially challenging to teach. Students must learn […]

National Press Foundation offers Wharton scholarships

Each year, the National Press Foundation offers two all-expense-paid fellowships to two journalists based in the U.S. for the annual October “Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists,” at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The fellowship includes full tuition, housing, most meals and round-trip transportation. The seminars offer participants an opportunity to […]