How Dow 10,000 hits home

For tips on how to localize the Dow's intraday high of more than 10,000, check out this tipsheet from Melissa Preddy, our "Your Daily Tipsheet" blogger.

According to The Wall Street Journal: "The measure hasn't traded at that level since Oct. 7, 2008, and hasn't closed above 10,000 since Oct. 3, 2008. It first closed above 10,000 on March 29, 1999, at 10,006.78."

Both Intel and J.P. Morgan Chase reported strong earnings today.

Calling Treasury market experts

Are you an expert on the Treasury market?
This job is not for those interested in producing financial spreadsheets, but for applicants that can analyze and report on the market's trading activity.
A market data provider is seeking a writer/reporter/analyst to join its staff. Their ideal candidate has worked in the Treasury market in trading or sales, or has reported on the Treasury market."In-depth knowledge of the Treasury cash and futures markets and how they operate is a must, as is having reliable, easily accessible and approachable sources."
Check out the job posting here.

Texas paper seeks biz reporter

The Waco Tribune-Herald is searching for an experienced business reporter who can dig up stories, spot trends and lead comprehensive coverage.
Applicants should have three years of business reporting experience and clips that display in-depth work, and excellent writing skills.
The paper is located in central Texas. To learn more about this job click here.

Black and white and thinner all over

The amazing shrinking newspaper.

The Tribune newspapers are moving to a 44-inch web which translates to an 11-inch broadsheet page. 11 inches.

The Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times are soon to be less than a foot-wide.

The industry norm lately has been 12 inches, down from an industry standard of 13.5 inches until just a few years ago.

So, 13.5 minues 11 inches. 1.5 inches along the length of 21 inches. That's losing a solid story on every page.

How much of that loss comes from the business sections? How many business sections have lost a day a week or even two? Is your work going online anyway or are you being asked to write less?

Planet Money internship: Nov. 15 deadline

Internships are available at Planet Money and lots of other departments at NPR. And the deadline to apply is coming more quickly than you think.

NPR Internships.

Scroll down to the Planet Money info:

This internship is based in New York. Assists with researching stories for Planet Money’s podcast and radio reports, creates original content for the Planet Money blog, maintains data bases and external contacts, and performs routine administrative tasks as well. Must have excellent writing, researching and analytic skills, and the ability to work independently, quickly and accurately under deadline pressure. Knowledge of basic principles of economics and finance preferred. Web skills essential, including knowledge of HTML tags, blogging software such as Moveable Type. Experience with other tools, like Photoshop preferred. Please submit writing samples.

While you're there, check out the Social Media desk internship.

Good luck.

Bloomberg wins bidding for BusinessWeek

Bloomberg L.P., the financial-media behemoth founded by New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, has won the bidding for BusinessWeek magazine.

The New York Times Media Decoder blog says the purchase signals a broadening of ambitions for Bloomberg, long known for its comprehensive data terminals and financial audience.

BusinessWeek.com reports that "cash offer is in the $2 million to $5 million range and that it has agreed to assume liabilities, including potential severance payments. It remains to be seen how much of the magazine’s 400-plus staff Bloomberg plans to cut, but reports of a planned scorched earth campaign are overblown, say sources."

McGraw-Hill Cos., which has owned the magazine for 80 years, put it up for sale after it lost $43 million last year, according to The Times blog, which also reported:

"Late in the game, a consortium from Thomson Reuters and ZelnickMedia entered the bidding, according to reports. Thomson Reuters declined to comment on the report.

"Other bidders included OpenGate Capital, the private equity firm that bought TV Guide for $1 last year, and Mortimer B. Zuckerman, who withdrew from the bidding."

Portland Biz Journal seeks editor for new publication

The Portland Business Journal plans to launch Sustainable Business Oregon in January.
But first, the publication needs an editor who knows the Oregon business community and understands the intersection of sustainability and commerce.
A little about the job:

Sustainable Business Oregon will become the central hub for news, research, discussion and interaction at the intersection of sustainability and commerce. The editor of this hybrid electronic/print product will be responsible for managing content, driving strategy and engaging the business community.

Interested? Get more details here.

Lead biz health care coverage in St. Louis

Think you've got the experience to spearhead business coverage of a major medical hub in the Midwest? If you answered "yes," this might be the perfect job for you.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is hiring a reporter to lead its business health care coverage. The applicant will "break exclusive news both online and in print, cultivate compelling enterprise, help develop multi-media content and work within a collaborative, team environment with other health and business writers and editors."

This is a beat that stretches beyond typical hospital coverage. The reporter will keep an eye on the area's insurance stories, major health-care related companies and its top medical schools.

For more information click here.

Live blogging Friday: New Financial Rules, New President

We'll live blog our workshop in Chicago on Friday.
If you can't make the free workshop, stop by and follow some of the action at "Covering the 2009 Financial World: New Rules, New President."

On Twitter, we will use the hashtag #BizJ.

More Nieman Fellowships available

Nieman Fellowships in Art and Culture Reporting

It's not quite business, but arts criticism sometimes borders on business writing. Or, if anyone is thinking of branching out, there's money available:

Despite the growth in the arts and culture in recent years, news organizations are employing fewer full-time journalists to report on these topics. The consequence is that the public is offered fewer insights about the meaning of art in their lives, or how to understand or appreciate arts and culture.
With this fellowship, the Nieman Foundation is attempting to address this challenge by educating Arts/Culture journalists with the purpose of influencing more comprehensive and informed arts coverage and, ultimately, greater public appreciation of the arts. Sponsored by the Harvard University Provost Office, the Nieman Fellowship in Arts and Culture Reporting is awarded to a United States journalist specializing in arts and culture reporting.

Check here for more information about Nieman Fellowships.