SABEW’s Best in Business contest opens for entries this weekend

The 2018 Best in Business awards contest by the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing opens for entries at midnight, Dec. 1. The BIB awards are the only comprehensive set of awards honoring excellence in business journalism. The contest is open to stories from Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2018. Winners will be honored on Friday evening, May […]

Bloomberg’s Ossinger to receive SABEW’s President’s Award

Joanna Ossinger, markets editor at Bloomberg News, will be presented with the President’s Award by the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing on Oct. 25 during SABEWNYC18, its annual fall conference in New York. Ossinger, a former SABEW board member who served as SABEW president from 2015 to 2016, was chosen for this honor based on her years of service […]

Cheddar’s Heath wins SABEW Birger Award

Alex Heath, 25, a senior reporter for Cheddar, is the 2018 winner of the Larry Birger Young Business Journalist contest, honoring journalists younger than 30. Additionally, the judging panel chose to honor two finalists — Dani Burger of Bloomberg News and Robert Hackett of Fortune. Made possible by a $7,500 gift from rbb Communications of Miami, the award commemorates Larry Birger, a former Miami […]

S&P Global’s Paurys becomes new SABEW board member

Jenny Paurys, news desk manager at S&P Global Market Intelligence, has been appointed to the board of governors of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. Paurys oversees her newsroom’s coverage of the global consumer staples and discretionary sectors. Paurys takes the place of S&P Global Market Intelligence SABEW board member Amy Gleason, who […]

SABEW unveils a new logo

SABEW has launched a new logo in conjunction with its name change to the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. The logo also represents a more modern and evolving organization. “The logo better communicates what SABEW stands for today,” said SABEW executive director Kathleen Graham in a statement. “We’ve used visual elements to emphasize […]

SABEW now seeking entries for Birger Award

The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing is now accepting entries for the Larry Birger Young Business Journalist Award, which honors the top business journalist under the age of 30. The fifth annual awards contest can be entered here. The winner will receive $1,500 plus an expense-paid trip to SABEW’s next conference where the […]

Watson, former SABEW executive director, dies at 67

Warren Watson, who was executive director of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers from 2009 to 2014, died Sunday at the age of 67. Watson had been suffering from complications related to diabetes. Watson was hired to relocate the SABEW headquarters office from the University of Missouri to Arizona State University’s Cronkite School in September […]

Kohn receives SABEW’s President’s Award

Bernie Kohn, weekend managing editor at Bloomberg News, was recognized by the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing with the President’s Award during SABEW18 last weekend in Washington. SABEW President Mark Hamrick chose to honor Kohn, a former SABEW board member and past president, for his years of service to the organization, including his role […]

Seven elected to SABEW board

Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing members elected three new members to its board of governors. They are: Megan Davies, editor and reporter, Thomson Reuters (term ends in 2019); Heather Long, economics correspondent, The Washington Post (term ends in 2021); Cindy Perman, partnerships and syndication editor, CNBC.com (term ends in 2021). “We are very […]

SABEW is changing its name to reflect international push

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the largest group of business journalists in the United States, is changing its name to reflect an international focus. The new name is the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. The change, effective immediately, is part of a broader effort to embrace a global focus on […]