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Join James B. Steele and Dr. Jeffrey Timmermans in the First Amendment Forum on November 9, 2026 at 5pm inside ASU’s Cronkite School in Downtown Phoenix, for an in-depth conversation with award-winning investigative business journalists.

In this fireside chat, New York Times columnist and author James B. Stewart will discuss the art of business writing and his approach to clearly laying out complex subjects. He’ll share organizational strategies and writing techniques that will help you turn an overflowing reporter’s notebook into copy that sings.

Stewart is a columnist at The New York Times and the author of several books, including “Den of Thieves,” about Wall Street in the 80s, “Heart of a Soldier,” named the best non-fiction book of 2002 by Time magazine, and “Blind Eye,” an investigation of the medical profession. Before joining The Times, Stewart was a reporter, editor and columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He has also written numerous feature stories for The New Yorker and was the Bloomberg professor of business journalism at Columbia University.

Stewart is the recipient of a 1988 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism for his coverage of the stock market crash of 1987 and the Ivan Boesky insider trading scandal. He also received the George Polk award and numerous Loeb awards. In 2020, he was awarded SABEW’s highest honor — its Distinguished Achievement Award.

Moderator: Kathryn Kranhold

$0 for SABEW members, $10 for nonmembers

Whether you are a newsroom leader, journalist at any stage of their career, academic, student, freelancer, creator or PR pro, SABEW’s annual conference is an excellent opportunity to take home new ideas to use in your stories, newsrooms, or classrooms. Don’t miss the opportunity to network with other colleagues, hear from top industry leaders, and celebrate the winners of the Best in Business awards.