By Amy Florence Fischbach2009 Awards Competition Chair Publications are still meeting their readers’ needs for useful, timely, and in-depth information. The 2009 Print Azbees prove it. Despite the challenges of working with streamlined staffs and fewer resources, award-winning … read more
Month: July 2009
Nominate Entries for the Barlett & Steele Awards
Who produced the best investigative business journalism in the past year? You tell us. The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is accepting submissions for the annual Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism. The … read more
New Media Tips
By Maureen Alley During my five years in business-to-business trade, I’ve learned a great deal about niche marketing and writing. I’ve also learned a great deal about magazine production. Additionally, I’ve learned I have a huge passion for … read more
NPF Offers Fellowships to Biz Journalists
The National Press Foundation is offering two all-expense-paid fellowships to working print and broadcast journalists for the annual “Wharton Seminar for Business Journalists,” that takes place this October at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in … read more
Staying Positive in Tough Times
By Elena Gontar The recession continues and, for some firms, things are not getting better. Most recently, I have been let go from my position as a news writer and editor for one of the leading commercial real … read more
First Kill All the Bloggers?
By Steven RollASBPE President If you see a blogger on a bicycle, why should you swerve to avoid hitting him? It might be your bicycle! What do you call 100 bloggers buried up to their necks in sand? … read more
Value-Added Blogging
By Tonie AuerDFW Chapter President. I’m on a few different email distribution lists and sometimes I get useful information and other times, I’m simply hitting delete. More often than not, I don’t have time to read them. The … read more
Facing the Pressures of Reporting
By Maureen Alley A well-respected retired Chicago journalist spoke to my journalism graduate class the other night. His passion in reporting and researching important stories for his readers was hard to miss. From the start of his discussion, … read more
Unemployed? Here’s a Tip
The headline says it all: “support.com to Laid-Off Journalists: ‘We’ve Got Your Back’ ” Looks like support.com hopes to get in the good graces of laid off journalists, so when they go back to work, they’ll sing their … read more