Half of freelance biz journalists saw increase in pay in 2011
Nearly half of the freelance business journalists who responded to an informal online survey said that their compensation has risen in the past 12 months. A third of those whose salaries have risen say that they have been more aggressive in finding new clients, according to the survey, conducted by the Society of American Business […]
New speakers announced for 2012 SABEW conference
Two prominent journalists — who are also excellent educators — have been added to the schedule for the annual Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference, to be held March 15 to March 17 in Indianapolis. Bob Steele, Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism Values at the Poynter Institute, will speak at the Gary Klott […]
SABEW’s Best in Business contest starts Thursday
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ 17th annual Best in Business Awards Competition — honoring the nation’s best business journalism of 2011 — opens just after midnight Thursday. The contest opens at 12:01 a.m. Thursday Dec. 1, more than a month earlier than last year. The earlier entry period gives SABEW members — […]
SABEW’s Best in Business opens Dec. 1
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ 17th annual Best in Business Awards Competition will open Dec. 1, more than a month earlier than it did last year. The earlier entry period gives SABEW members — the only journalists eligible for the contest — time to get their entries out of the way before the […]
SABEW to hold teletraining session on covering holiday retail season
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a teletraining session called “Fresh Ideas for Covering the Holiday Retail Season in a Down Economy” next week. The hour-long conference call is — note new time — 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday, Nov. 14. The panel includes moderator Karen Talley, special […]
SABEW assessing the freelance business journalism market
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is conducting an anonymous survey of freelance business journalists throughout the country to determine their pay and the type of work they perform. The results of the survey will be made available to SABEW members by the end of the year on its site, and the data […]
Financial journalism at the forefront
CUNY graduate students Judy Le and Christina Diaz produced the following video about the fall Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference, held Oct. 13 and Oct. 14 in New York. Finance in the Forefront from NYCity News Service on Vimeo.
The state of business journalism
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Business journalism needs to move past simply producing market-moving news and provide analysis and a better understanding of what’s going on in the business and economic world, according to a panel of top business journalists in the country. “We have the highest possible aspirations for journalism across the world,” said Stephen […]
SABEW to hold training call on covering the economy
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers plans to hold a training conference call later this month on covering national and local economic stories. The call will be held on Sept. 26 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST. This session will give journalists a better understanding of the direction of the national economy […]
Biz journalism pay remains steady, but many report raises
Although the median business journalism salary remained level with 2010, slightly more than half of those who responded to a Society of American Business Editors and Writers survey said that their salaries had increased during the past year, while less than 10 percent said that their salary had decreased. Nearly 40 percent said there was […]
