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One-Page Tip Sheets for Better Reporting and Writing

• Tips for Better Economics Stories I: Ten Tips. Greg McCune,Thomson Reuters. March 2008.
• Tips for Better Economics Stories II: Localize. Greg McCune, Thomson Reuters. March 2008.
• Better Earnings Coverage I. Josh Mills. Jan. 20, 2008.
• Better Earnings Coverage II. Josh Mills. Jan. 20, 2008.
• 10 Steps to Take When a New Company Comes to Town. Jill Jorden Spitz, Arizona Daily Star and Jonathan Blum, Jonathan Blum editorial, February 2008
• Five Easy Pieces: A Starter Kit For S.E.C. Filings. Diana B. Henriques, New York Times, October 2006.
• Finding Out if a CEO Has Backdated Options
  Jay Hancock and Bernie Kohn, Baltimore Sun, October 2006

Video

SABEW 2008 Annual Conference Videos

• Entrepreneurship: The Most Uncovered Business Story? April 2008. (3:38)
• Health Insurance: Is it Enough? April 2008. (5:03)
• Broadcasting for Business Journalists. Led by Teri Goudie. Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. April 2008. (6:25)
• Using Social Networking in Business Reporting. Jay Rosen. April 2008. (6:08)
• So You Lost Your Section. Is That So Awful? April 2008. (3:32)
• Search Beyond Google. Margot Williams. April 2008. (2:35)
• Using Campaign Finance Databases to Find Great Business Stories. Sarah Cohen. April 2008. (1:52)

Audio

• Covering Health Care Reform. SABEW Teletraining. June 25, 2009. (Length: 1:00:16, File: 20.6 MB)
• Why Groceries Cost So Much. SABEW conference call. May 29, 2008. (Length: 1:24:50, File: 19.4 MB)
• Covering the Economic Slowdown and Localizing Coverages. SABEW conference call. Mar. 26, 2008 (Length: 1:01:03, File: 13.9 MB)
• How Good Is It to Be a CEO — Reporting on CEO Pay. SABEW conference call. Feb. 27, 2008. (Length: 1:21:48, File: 18.7 MB)
• The Holidays Loom! Need Fresh Retail Ideas? SABEW conference call. Nov. 7, 2007. (Length: 1:38:58, File: 11.3 MB)
• New Gross Metropolitan Statistics from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. SABEW conference call. Sept. 26, 2007. (Length: 1:07:52, File: 15.5 MB)
• Mortgage Meltdown and Market Volatility — Make Sure You’re Covering all the Angles. SABEW conference call. Ilyce R. Glink, Greg Ip, Jon Lansner, Daniel Wagner. Aug. 22, 2007. (Length: 1:15:46, File: 17.3 MB)

Longer Backgrounders

• Interview Like an FBI Agent. Special Agent Jim Costigan, FBI Baltimore field office. April 2008.
• SABEW Special Training: Healthcare. Fall 2007.
• Better Bankruptcy Stories. Gail DeGeorge, South Florida SunSentinel.
• Covering Bankruptcy Court. Chris Roush, UNC.
• Thinking BIG (with your small staff). Steve Kaskovich, AME/Business, Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
• Doing More With Less. Lisa Gibbs, Miami Herald.
• Project Resources. Mike Benbow, The Herald, Everett, Wash.
• The Business of Education. Chris Roush, UNC.
• 10 Tips for Award-Winning Business Coverage. Dave Berman, Business Editor, Florida Today.
• Finding Out if a CEO Has Backdated Options. Jay Hancock and Bernie Kohn, The Baltimore Sun.
• Covering College Inc. Marty Steffens, SABEW Chair.
• 10 Tips for Better Economics Stories. Greg McCune, Thomson Reuters
• Writing a Better Earnings Story. Josh Mills, Baruch College/CUNY.
• Five Easy Pieces: A Starter Kit for S.E.C. Filings. Diana Henriques, The New York Times.
• Four very good things about the new executive – compensation disclosure rules. David Milstead, Finance Editor, Rocky Mountain News.
• Guidelines for Interpreting New Proxy Statements. The Associated Press.
• Covering Mergers and Acquisitions. Chris Roush, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.