For all the hoopla over the Senate’s Christmas Eve passage of its health care reform bill, consumers won’t be seeing changes to their medical coverage any time soon. The House and Senate must iron out differences in their respective proposals before Congress as a whole can offer a cohesive bill for President Obama’s signature. Despite [...]
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW), a national journalism membership organization at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication on the ASU downtown campus, seeks a new digital/ web coordinator. Warren Watson, SABEW’s executive director, says the job starts at 18 hours per week. The successful candidate will maintain and [...]
These are some highlights from the agenda for the Strictly Financials Seminar held in Phoenix during Reynolds Business Journalism Week, Jan. 4-8. STRICTLY FINANCIALS SEMINAR MONDAY—Jan. 4, 20106-9 pm – Fiesta Bowl-watching party on 16- by 9-foot screen Boise State vs. Texas Christian University Optional social function with beer, wine and snacksForum, 2nd Floor, Cronkite [...]
These are some highlights from the agenda for the Business Journalism Professors Seminar held in Phoenix during Reynolds Business Journalism Week, Jan. 4-8. BUSINESS JOURNALISM PROFESSORS SEMINAR MONDAY—Jan. 4, 20106-9 p.m. - Fiesta Bowl-watching party on 16- by 9-foot screen Boise State vs. Texas Christian UniversityOptional social function with beer, wine and snacksForum, 2nd Floor, [...]
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism awarded 12 fellowships to its “Strictly Financials Seminar” for working journalists and 12 fellowships to its “Business Journalism Professors Seminar.” One fellow was unable to attend, so the total number of fellowships during Reynolds Week was 23. This year’s Fellows are: STRICTLY FINANCIALS SEMINAR FELLOWS• Debbie [...]
We will have full coverage next week of the two seminars that make up Reynolds Business Journalism Week, Jan. 5-8 in Phoenix. The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism awarded 12 fellowships to its “Strictly Financials Seminar” for working journalists and 12 fellowships to its “Business Journalism Professors Seminar.” Reynolds Week is held [...]
Harold Brubaker of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes a retrospective on local Ponzi schemers. He says the challenge of covering Ponzi schemes was getting victims to talk. But, Brubaker said, attending a sentencing hearing provided information from one victim. Harold quotes: “He talked a lot about his faith, his family, our community,” Deborah Steiner, who lost [...]
It’s been quite a year, from bank bailouts to automaker bankruptcies to real-estate gridlock and $1,200-an-ounce gold prices. Not to mention health care reform, weather fiascos, stimulus programs and executive bonus brouhahas. Who could ask for anything more!? But as we head into 2010 – fraught with recovery hopes, more health care reform, ongoing double-digit [...]
Julie Carr Smyth of the Associated Press writes about the transformation of car showrooms into schools, yoga studios and daycare centers. She writes that these showrooms became available because 1,900 dealerships have closed since January 2008. Her story says: Built to sustain thousands of pounds of moving weight, the showrooms are especially sturdy, naturally lit [...]
