SABEW extends Best in Business contest deadline

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has extended the deadline for its annual Best in Business contest by one week to Feb. 1. The deadline was this coming Monday, Jan. 25. The contest, which honors the best business journalism in print and online, is the largest of its kind, drawing more than 700 […]

SABEW Best in Business contest for 2009 now accepting entries

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual Best in Business contest is now accepting entries for 2009. The contest aims to recognize the best in business journalism from the last 12 months, from blogs and weekly business newspapers to the business sections of the largest metropolitan dailies and business magazines. Those who enter […]

NYT publisher Sulzberger to speak at SABEW conference

Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr., chairman of The New York Times Co. and publisher of The New York Times, will speak about the future of newspapers at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers 2010 national conference in Phoenix in March. Sulzberger will deliver the luncheon keynote speech on Saturday, March 20. That evening SABEW […]

SABEW launches redesigned site

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers unveiled its redesigned Web site on Wednesday morning that is much easier to read and find information. The site uses a lighter blue background that fades as the page drops down. Previously, the top of the page had been black. New features on the site include a […]

Former SABEW prez lands job at American Banker

Jodi Schneider, a former president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, will start working next week at American Banker, she posted Tuesday on her Facebook page. Schneider will have a senior editing position at the publication. She had previously worked for Congressional Quarterly and as local business editor of the Washington Post. […]

SABEW makes Best in Business all online

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced that its 2009 Best in Business contest will accept entries only online. Mark Scarp writes, “Also, entries received by Jan. 13, 2010, will pay a discounted rate. The final deadline is Jan. 25, 2010. “’SABEW has invested in a significant amount of technology to receive entries […]

SABEW to hold conference call on covering executive compensation

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will hold a conference call this week for business journalists who want to learn more about covering executive compensation with more depth and meaning. The call will be held Monday, Nov. 30, at 3 p.m. EST. The moderator will be Floyd Norris, the chief financial correspondent of […]

Compensation czar to speak at SABEW conference

The man whom Time magazine called “the Solomon of settlement,” Kenneth Feinberg, will speak to the Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ 2010 national conference here in March, SABEW announced Tuesday. President Barack Obama appointed the acclaimed mediator in June as special master for executive compensation, and has become known in the mass media […]

Mexican CEO to be keynote speaker at SABEW conference

The chairman of one of Mexico’s biggest business conglomerates, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, has agreed to be a keynote speaker at the SABEW annual conference in Phoenix next March, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced Thursday. Salinas Pliego, chairman of Mexico’s Grupo Salinas, ranked in 154th place on the 2008 Forbes magazine list […]

ACBJ leader named to SABEW post

The Board of Governors of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers has elected Beth Hunt, manager of editorial operations for American City Business Journals, as secretary of the organization. Hunt will take office at the society’s 2010 annual conference next March in Phoenix. She has been a governor since 2008 and joined the […]