SABEW26: Full Schedule

12:00pm EDT

SABEW registration

Thursday May 7, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom Foyer, third level

Thursday May 7, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom Foyer, third level

1:00pm EDT

Welcome/opening remarks/sponsor & exhibitor recognition/announce and recognize fellows

Thursday May 7, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Speakers

Pia Sarkar

deputy global business editor, The Associated Press

Pia Sarkar is the deputy global business editor for The Associated Press, helping to oversee a department of 40+ people. She also serves on the AP’s stylebook committee and its award-winning race & ethnicity team.

Prior to The AP, Pia was an editor and reporter for several media outlets, including The American Lawyer and the San Francisco Chronicle. She is currently president of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing and a board member of the South Asian Journalists Associati... Read More →

Thursday May 7, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

1:30pm EDT

Artificial intelligence in business journalism: Using new tools without losing editorial control

Thursday May 7, 2026 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

Artificial intelligence tools are rapidly becoming part of business journalism workflows — from document analysis and earnings call summaries to data exploration and research support. This session examines how business journalists are incorporating AI tools in ways that improve efficiency and insight while preserving accuracy, transparency and editorial independence.The conversation — grounded...
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Speakers

Mike Reilley

senior lecturer & founder, University of Illinois-Chicago & founder of JournalistsToolbox.ai

Mike is a senior lecturer at the University of Illinois-Chicago and founder of JournalistsToolbox.ai, a free website featuring AI tools and training videos. He’s the author of two books: “Data + Journalism” (Routledge, 2023) and
“The Journalist’s Toolbox: A Guide to Digi... Read More →

Thursday May 7, 2026 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

1:30pm EDT

Navigating Reddit: An insider's guide on how to get the most of the social media platform

Thursday May 7, 2026 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

With all the noise on the internet, Reddit is emerging as a place to find authentic voices. But how do you navigate it and find the best material? This session will provide a comprehensive overview of Reddit, including how the platform works, what the Reddit audience looks like today, and how Reddit is innovating and building for publishers. Reddit’s News Partnerships Lead will also cover best...
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Speakers

Gabriel Sands

Head of news partnerships, Reddit

Gabriel Sands is the Head of News & Lifestyle Partnerships on Reddit's Media Business Development team, where he connects media outlets and publishers to Reddit's network of over 100,000 communities. Most recently, he helped introduce Reddit's first-ever suite of tools for publishers... Read More →

Reddit session pdf

Thursday May 7, 2026 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

2:25pm EDT

Business of college sports

Thursday May 7, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

There may be few “businesses” less understood these days than the business of college sports. Following the landmark House settlement, college sports are rapidly shifting from an amateur model to a more professionalized landscape, driven in large part by Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights, the transfer portal and revenue sharing between schools and athletes. Hear from leading journalists...
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Moderators

Tisha Thompson

Investigative Reporter, ESPN

Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter and senior writer at ESPN. She specializes in complex stories exploring the intersection of sports and power, including league and government investigations, high-profile civil and criminal cases, sports betting, fan and stadium security... Read More →

Speakers

Dan Murphy

Staff Writer, ESPN

Dan Murphy is a member of ESPN's investigative and enterprise reporting team, where he frequently reports on the business of college sports among other topics. This year his work has led to nominations for an Emmy Award and as the APSE's national beat writer of the year. He studied... Read More →

Thursday May 7, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

2:25pm EDT

Money in the bank: How to find and understand financial data

Thursday May 7, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

If you want the most reliable gauge of the economy, follow what banks are doing – where are they increasing lending, where are they pulling back, where are they seeing the most defaults? Banking data is often the cipher for understanding what’s happening in our communities at large, but so many of us don’t know where to look to find it. We bring in a veteran business journalist adept at...
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Speakers

Alan Kline

Senior Editor, Washington Business Journal

I've come full circle at American City Business Journals. I started my reporting career at Baltimore Business Journal in the mid-1990s and joined Washington Business Journal in 2022 as a senior editor. In between, I was with American Banker for nearly 25 years in various capacities... Read More →

Thursday May 7, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

2:25pm EDT

Seeing the story in the numbers: Data visualization tools and techniques for business journalism

Thursday May 7, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

Business journalism relies heavily on data, but the way that data is visualized can clarify or distort the story. We’ll focus on how business journalists are using data visualization software and techniques to illuminate trends, expose disparities and explain complex financial information to audiences without misleading or oversimplifying.The discussion emphasizes visualization as a reporting...
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Speakers

Mike Reilley

senior lecturer & founder, University of Illinois-Chicago & founder of JournalistsToolbox.ai

Thursday May 7, 2026 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

3:15pm EDT

Connection Exchange

Thursday May 7, 2026 3:15pm - 3:55pm EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

The Connection Exchange is an engaging networking event created to help you connect with organizations, partners, and communities that match your interests.Instead of structured rotations, this experience gives you the flexibility to choose who you want to meet and how you spend your time.Tables will be labeled to help you quickly find conversations/topics that match your interest.Confirmed...
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Thursday May 7, 2026 3:15pm - 3:55pm EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

4:00pm EDT

Building blocks of a better team

Thursday May 7, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

Is your team clicking together like a perfectly built structure or clunking along like mismatched pieces? Strong collaboration and communication are the foundation of any high-performing team, and in this interactive session, you’ll discover how to strengthen both through the power of play.Using building blocks as both metaphor and hands-on tool, we’ll explore what it takes to build trust,...
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Speakers

Tara Puckey

President and CEO, Radio Television Digital News Association

Tara Puckey, MBA, FASAE, CAE, CMP is the President and CEO of the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and the RTDNA Foundation, where she leads strategic initiatives that advance the future of journalism and strengthen the impact of news organizations across the country... Read More →

Thursday May 7, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

4:00pm EDT

Making financial stories personal

Thursday May 7, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

From investing and economics to taxes and health care costs, finance can feel abstract until you hear it through a real person’s experience. Panelists who regularly speak with consumers for their pieces will discuss how they earn trust, encourage openness, and turn personal stories into powerful reporting.

Moderators

Geoff Rogow

Executive Editor, BBC Studios

Speakers

Hugh Son

Reporter, CNBC

Hugh Son has covered banking for CNBC since 2018, breaking news on the intersection of finance and technology at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Uber, Amazon, Apple, Binance and other companies. Before that, he covered finance at Bloomberg News since 2006, where he broke much... Read More →

Rachel Wolfe

Economics Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Rachel Wolfe is a reporter covering personal economics for The Wall Street Journal. Her stories focus on the ways American consumers shape the economy and how the economy shapes people’s lives. She writes frequently about changing demographics, spending behavior and societal shifts... Read More →

Thursday May 7, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

4:00pm EDT

Sourcing up: How to build trust with reluctant sources

Thursday May 7, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Journalism depends on people coming forward and being brave enough to share their stories, often at great risk to their careers, families and lives. And yet trust in the media continues to plummet. Hear how some of the top journalists in the country built trust with reluctant sources to tell some of the most pressing stories in America.

Moderators

Charlotte Sutton

Managing Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Charlotte Sutton has been managing editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer for the past four years. She joined the Inquirer in 2015 as health editor after leaving a similar role at the Tampa Bay Times, and later supervised business and health coverage during the COVID 19 pandemic. As... Read More →

Speakers

Hannah Natanson

Narrative Enterprise Reporter, The Washington Post

Hannah Natanson is a narrative enterprise reporter for The Washington Post. Her coverage of the Trump administration’s transformation of government won the 2026 Toner Prize. She previously reported on education, winning a 2024 Peabody Award for a podcast on school gun violence... Read More →

Khadeeja Safdar

Enterprise Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Khadeeja Safdar is a reporter at The Wall Street Journal focusing on investigations and high-impact scoops. She was part of the team that won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for a series on the political and personal evolution of Elon Musk, and a finalist for the 2020... Read More →

Matt Sedensky

National Writer, The Associated Press

Matt Sedensky is a national writer for The Associated Press focused on deeply reported, character-rich narratives and investigations. His reporting uncovered a future pope’s mishandling of abuse cases, a governor’s coverup of COVID deaths, and widespread sexual assaults by police... Read More →

Thursday May 7, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

4:00pm EDT

The DEI Pullback: How to uncover revealing and important stories as companies scale back the hiring and promotion of women and minorities

Thursday May 7, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT

Concerto, third level

As companies retreat from DEI commitments, the biggest stories may be found not in official statements, but in the quieter shifts that follow: who gets hired, who gets promoted, which programs disappear, and how opportunity changes for women and marginalized groups inside major institutions. This session will explore how reporters can uncover those stories, spot the gap between rhetoric and...
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Moderators

Ruth Umoh

Executive Editor, Fortune

Ruth Umoh is an editor at Fortune, where she oversees coverage of executive leadership, management, and the ideas reshaping modern business. Previously, she was editor-in-chief of The Filament, a leading publication for DEI leaders in tech, and earlier served as an editor at Forbes... Read More →

Speakers

Julian Mark

Supreme Court Reporter, The Washington Post

Julian covers the Supreme Court for the Washington Post. Before that, he covered the retreat of DEI and affirmative action programs after the high court in 2023 overturned race-conscious admissions at the nation's top universities.

Taylor Nicole Rogers

Reporter, Bloomberg News

Taylor Nicole Rogers is an Equality Reporter at Bloomberg News, where she reports on how power and money shape our workdays and our career opportunities. Based in New York City, she previously reported for Financial Times and Business Insider. She holds a degree in Journalism and... Read More →

Lauren Weber

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Lauren Weber writes about workplace issues and employment for The Wall Street Journal. Her stories often explore topics such as workforce development and skills, legal issues at work, and the intersection between economic trends and the on-the-ground practices of employers. A former... Read More →

Thursday May 7, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Concerto, third level

5:15pm EDT

Off-site opening reception and A Conversation with Matt Strauss, Chairman, NBCUniversal Media Group (Sponsored by Comcast)

Thursday May 7, 2026 5:15pm - 7:30pm EDT

Don't miss the SABEW opening reception and A Conversation with Matt Strauss, Chairman, NBCUniversal Media Group, on Thursday, May 7, at the Comcast Technology Center. The evening will include a fireside chat, food, drinks and networking with other attendees. Please see below for some important event details.Event locationComcast Technology Center1800 Arch St Philadelphia, PA 19103ArrivalsPlease...
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Moderators

Caleb Silver

Chief Business Editor & Editor in Chief, People Inc. and Investopedia

Speakers

Matt Strauss

Chairman, NBCUniversal Media Group

As part of a more than 20-year career as a leader within Comcast NBCUniversal, Matt Strauss was named Chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group in November 2024. In this role, Strauss leads business operations, strategy and platforms for NBC, Bravo and Peacock, and oversees key areas including... Read More →

Sponsors

Comcast

Thursday May 7, 2026 5:15pm - 7:30pm EDT

8:15am EDT

Continental breakfast

Friday May 8, 2026 8:15am - 9:00am EDT

Symphony Ballroom Foyer, third level

Friday May 8, 2026 8:15am - 9:00am EDT
Symphony Ballroom Foyer, third level

8:30am EDT

Decoding economic data

Friday May 8, 2026 8:30am - 9:15am EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

The federal government regularly releases new economic data, giving enterprising reporters constant opportunities to interpret the figures and bring them to life. But doing so isn't always straightforward: Reporters must understand the data and its sources, know how it is used by various stakeholders and even know what to do when it temporarily becomes unavailable, as it has in a few recent...
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Speakers

Abha Bhattarai

Team Leader, Equality, Bloomberg News

Abha Bhattarai leads Equality coverage at Bloomberg, examining how power, wealth and bias shape the modern economy. She previously spent 16 years at The Washington Post, most recently as an economics correspondent. Her reporting on front-line workers during the pandemic earned a Gerald... Read More →

Matt Grossman

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Matt Grossman covers economics for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. He writes about economic trends and policy developments and contributes to coverage of the Federal Reserve. Recent work has included a focus on how U.S. economic statistics are tabulated and the challenges... Read More →

Erika McEntarfer

Policy fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Research

Erika is a Tad and Diane Taube Policy Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). She most recently served as Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and as a senior labor economist on the Council of Economic Advisors. She is an expert in US labor... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

8:30am EDT

The journalist creator: Authority in the age of TikTok and influencers

Friday May 8, 2026 8:30am - 9:15am EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Some of the most influential voices explaining the economy and finance to young audiences today don’t work in newsrooms. They live on TikTok algorithms and social media feeds. And as younger readers turn to entertainment-first platforms for information, a new competitor with a very different set of rules has emerged: influencers.This shift is already reshaping newsrooms. In 2025, The Wall Street...
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Moderators

Erin Reynolds

Senior Strategist, Video Series, The Philadelphia Inquirer

I produce social video series in partnership with desks across The Inquirer's newsroom. There are many ways to tell a story — I’m all about finding the one that enhances your daily scroll.

Speakers

Alicia Adamczyk

executive editor, The Purse

Alicia is a long-time personal finance and business reporter who has worked at Fortune, CNBC, and Money, and also has bylines in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Kiplinger. She is now the executive editor of The Purse, a personal finance and lifestyle brand she heads with... Read More →

Sarah Foster

U.S. economy and personal finance reporter, Bankrate

Sarah Foster is a reporter and analyst covering the intersection of personal finance and the U.S. economy for Bankrate, writing about everything from Federal Reserve decisions to housing affordability and how everyday Americans manage their money. Three years ago, she launched her... Read More →

Myles Tanzer

Deputy Director of the Talent Lab, The Wall Street Journal

Myles Tanzer is the Deputy Director of the Talent Lab at the Wall Street Journal, a recent appointment after spending six years at WSJ. Magazine. His work has also appeared in Vogue, New York Magazine and The FADER. He is also the writer of Music Is My Life, a book about music for... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

8:30am EDT

What the heck is MCP and how can it help journalists? Two ways to build a data collection tool without coding experience

Friday May 8, 2026 8:30am - 9:15am EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

Model Context Protocol (MCP) was invented last year by Anthropic but what the heck does it mean and how can it help journalists? Bright Data will share how this newly coined tool is the key to live data collection, whether it’s for a story or tracking topics and sources within your beat across the web. We’ll demonstrate how to use it and Vibe Code to get the data you need, no matter what it is...
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Speakers

Jennifer Burns

Senior Director PR & Comms, Bright Data

Jennifer Burns is an innovative and strategic communicator in the tech sector, experienced in media, corporate communications, and strategy. She serves as Senior Director of PR and Communications at Bright Data, the world’s leading web data infrastructure company.

As a former journalist, she leverages her previous experience to establish robust communication plans. Burns holds an MA from the University of Washington in Strategic Communications and a BA from Western Michigan University in Mass Communication... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

8:30am EDT

Writing and reporting with authenticity: The keys to breakthrough viewer connection

Friday May 8, 2026 8:30am - 10:15am EDT

Concerto, third level

What does it mean to be “authentic,” “conversational” or “sincere?” Bosses use these words all the time to describe the best writing and story development, but do you know HOW to do it? This session is based entirely upon years of viewer research into how news consumers identify truth, fact and fake news. This workshop will reveal the secrets to writing and delivering deeply...
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Speakers

Kevin Benz

Principal, KevinBenz.News

A self-described “recovering” news director, Kevin Benz is well-known as an inspiring, engaging speaker. He coaches thousands of journalists and hundreds of newsrooms around the country with his own style of pragmatic, ethical craft. His 30 years in newsrooms and reporting on... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 8:30am - 10:15am EDT
Concerto, third level

9:30am EDT

Higher re-education: How colleges cope with growing chaos

Friday May 8, 2026 9:30am - 10:15am EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Rarely has the spotlight been more intense for colleges and universities. In a landscape riddled with rising costs, declining enrollment, political headwinds, potential funding cuts and stiffer competition for research dollars, schools are having to look for new ways to boost their bottom lines and achieve sustainability. We learn from higher education leaders in the City of Brotherly Love about...
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Moderators

Ryan Sharrow

Editor-in-Chief, Philadelphia Business Journal

Ryan has spent more than 20 years with American City Business Journals. Prior to being named editor of the Philadelphia Business Journal in 2019, he spent nearly 14 years in various newsroom roles with the Baltimore Business Journal, a sister publication.

Speakers

John Fry

President, Temple University

John Fry took office as Temple University’s 15th president on Nov. 1, 2024, having established a reputation as both a civic leader in Philadelphia and national leader in higher education.

President Fry’s tenure has already been marked by significant milestones, as the university has received multiple record-setting philanthropic commitments, launched a comprehensive strategic plan, welcomed the largest first-year class in its history and expanded Temple’s Center... Read More →

Ali Houshmand

President, Rowan University

Dr. Ali A. Houshmand became Rowan University’s seventh president in 2012 after serving for approximately six years as provost/senior vice president, CEO and interim president. Inaugurated Sept. 20, 2013, Houshmand is a dynamic leader whose personal connection with students... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 9:30am - 10:15am EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

9:30am EDT

Verifying information online

Friday May 8, 2026 9:30am - 10:15am EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

Journalists, by nature, are skeptical of most everything, and that skepticism should apply tenfold to information shared on social media. Get tools and techniques to help you separate fact from fiction and track down the best information.

This panel is in partnership with Investigative Reporters & Editors.

Speakers

Laura Kurtzberg

Training Director, Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE)

Laura Jael Kurtzberg is a data visualization specialist, cartographer, and a news applications developer with a particular interest in environmental stories. Laura has worked at the intersection of data journalism and design with organizations like InfoAmazonia, Ambiental Media, WLRN... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 9:30am - 10:15am EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

10:30am EDT

AI at the bedside: Real or rhetoric

Friday May 8, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT

Concerto, third level

Artificial intelligence is increasingly embedded in hospital care, from radiology triage to predictive analytics, but its real-world impact is often misunderstood. This session examines how AI is actually used inside clinical workflows, where it supports care—and where it can fail. Participants will learn how to separate marketing claims from operational reality, and what questions to ask...
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Speakers

Marty Steffens

Professor of Professional Practice, SABEW Chair in Business and Financial Journalism, Missouri School of Journalism

Marty Steffens holds the SABEW endowed chair at the University of Missouri where she teaches business and financial journalism. She joined the University in 2002 after a 30-year career in news, with leadership positions in large and medium-size newsrooms. She’s had a long standing... Read More →

Brittany Trang

health tech reporter, STAT News

Brittany Trang, Ph.D. is a health tech reporter at STAT News, where she covers artificial intelligence, data, and cybersecurity in health care. She writes and hosts the weekly AI Prognosis newsletter, which examines how AI is reshaping medicine, from hospital systems to insurance... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Concerto, third level

10:30am EDT

B2B journalism: What’s next for the sector

Friday May 8, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

Industry-focused publications, many with subscription paywalls, are finding new ways to bring important stories to readers. Join a conversation among B2B editors discussing how this sector of the business journalism universe is thriving, what's working and what we’re working on. Panelists will consider how we’re telling stories, sharing them with audiences, developing new readers, and dealing...
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Moderators

Chana R. Schoenberger

Editor-in-Chief, American Banker

Chana R. Schoenberger is editor-in-chief of American Banker. Previously, she was editor-in-chief of Financial Planning and, before that, managing editor for U.S. wealth management at J.P. Morgan. Earlier, she worked at Bloomberg, Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes in New... Read More →

Speakers

Greg Crawford

Managing Editor, P&C Specialist

Greg Crawford is the Managing Editor of P&C Specialist. Based in New York, Greg guides the editorial output of the publication, from breaking news to exclusive features and data visualizations. A career business journalist, he joined P&C Specialist in 2021 and has covered institutional... Read More →

Vandana Sinha

Senior Editor, News and Content Team, American City Business Journals

Vandana Sinha is a senior editor on the news and content team for American City Business Journals, which publishes 45 business publications across the country, reaching more than 3.6 million readers. She's the former editor-in-chief for the Washington Business Journal, where she... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

10:30am EDT

From Wall Street to Main Street: Covering private equity’s growing reach

Friday May 8, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

The private equity industry's influence continues to grow. Private equity firms not only own more companies than ever before, but they are also making a major push to sell their funds to everyday Americans, including through 401(k)s. Journalists who have documented the industry’s impact on the economy and our daily lives share techniques to help you cover it from your own perch.

Moderators

Antoine Gara

US private equity and deals editor, Financial Times

I cover buyout firms, the broader private capital industry and oversee a team responsible for the FT's US M&A coverage. Previously, I was a senior editor at Forbes Magazine and won a 2020 SABEW Best in Business award for investigations on Robinhood. I spent the first part of my career... Read More →

Speakers

Maureen Farrell

Finance reporter, The New York Times

I cover Wall Street for The New York Times with a focus on private equity firms, hedge funds and billionaires and their influence on the investing world and society at large.

I’ve been covering Wall Street for nearly two decades. Most recently, I spent eight years at The Wall Street Journal where I covered some of the largest tech I.P.O.s — Airbnb, Uber, Lyft and the failed public offering of WeWork. I chronicled the rise and fall of WeWork, its founder... Read More →

Miriam Gottfried

Reporter, Investing and Wealth Management, The Wall Street Journal

Miriam Gottfried covers investing and wealth management for The Wall Street Journal's Personal Finance Bureau in New York and is co-host of WSJ's Take On the Week podcast. Her reporting focuses on how individuals build and maintain their wealth.

Miriam previously spent more than eight years covering private equity and private markets for the Journal, following the industry as it evolved from targeting institutions and the super-wealthy to marketing its funds to the masses... Read More →

Megan Greenwell

author & journalist, freelance

Megan Greenwell is the author of the 2025 book Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream, which was a finalist for SABEW's Best in Business Book Award. A longtime editor at WIRED, Deadspin, New York, and other publications, she is now a contributing writer at... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

10:30am EDT

Unlocking information: FOIA strategies for business reporters

Friday May 8, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Hone your document searching skills in this season on how to use FOIAs in business reporting. Learn what can and can’t be FOIA’d, successful techniques for getting your requests filled and strategies for what to do if your request is denied.

Moderators

Desiree Hanford

Professor, Northwestern University/Medill

Desiree Hanford is a clinical professor at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism where she teaches undergraduate and graduate reporting courses and seminars including introductory reporting, business reporting and investigative reporting. She is a past president of... Read More →

Speakers

David Cuillier

Director, University of Florida

David Cuillier, Ph.D., is director of the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. A former journalist, he has taught and researched access to government information for decades and is co-author of "The... Read More →

Suzy Khimm

National Reporter, NBC News

Suzy Khimm is a national reporter for NBC News based in Washington, D.C., where she focuses on investigations and narrative features. She was previously a staff reporter at The Washington Post and The New Republic. Her award-winning stories have been the focus of Congressional hearings... Read More →

Tim Marchman

Senior Director, Science, Politics, and Security, WIRED

Tim Marchman oversees news coverage of science, politics, and security at WIRED.

Money Docs handout (Cuillier) pdf

Friday May 8, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

10:45am EDT

One-on-One coaching

Friday May 8, 2026 10:45am - 4:45pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom Foyer, third level

Kevin Benz, coaches thousands of journalists and hundreds of newsrooms around the country with his own style of pragmatic, ethical craft. His 30 years in newsrooms and reporting on the streets provide a unique understanding of what journalists need.SABEW attendees will have the opportunity to sign up with Kevin for personalized coaching slots. If you have questions about any aspect of your...
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Speakers

Kevin Benz

Principal, KevinBenz.News

Friday May 8, 2026 10:45am - 4:45pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom Foyer, third level

11:25am EDT

A conversation with Charles Forelle, managing editor, CBS News

Friday May 8, 2026 11:25am - 12:10pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Bari Weiss's arrival as editor-in-chief of CBS News has been both a journalism and politics story as she sets out to grow audiences by “widening the aperture” of stories and voices. Weiss is joined at CBS News by Charles Forelle, a former deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal, who is now the broadcaster's managing editor. We'll hear from Forelle about what's going on inside CBS News and how...
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Speakers

Charles Forelle

Managing Editor, CBS News

Charles Forelle is the managing editor of CBS News and a member of the editorial masthead.

Forelle helps set editorial strategy for the news division and builds the structures needed for its journalism. He’s at the center of CBS News’s efforts to transform and modernize.

Forelle joined CBS News in 2025 after more than two decades at the Wall Street Journal, most recently as deputy editor-in-chief, helping to lead the newsroom and transform the Journal into a digital-first and subscriber-first publication. He was previously financial editor at the... Read More →

Ben Smith

Editor in Chief, Semafor

Ben is the co-founder and editor in chief of Semafor, and former media columnist of the New York Times. He was previously the founding editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News. Ben has covered American politics for more than a decade at Politico and the New York Daily News, among other outlets... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 11:25am - 12:10pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

12:10pm EDT

Lunch (on your own)

Friday May 8, 2026 12:10pm - 2:00pm EDT

A list of nearby restaurants near the hotel can be found in the attachment.

DoubleTree Nearby Restaurant Picks pdf

Friday May 8, 2026 12:10pm - 2:00pm EDT

12:15pm EDT

RSVP event: Lunch and Learn by Bright Journalism

Friday May 8, 2026 12:15pm - 1:45pm EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

Strategies and tactics to leverage public data in tracking the current climate in business, for consumers, and government. Jennifer Burns of Bright Data will walk through how to replicate different data projects for any topic. During this two-hour event, a boxed lunch will be served while you listen, learn, ask questions, and try this yourself. session is first-come, first-served, so sign up...
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Speakers

Jennifer Burns

Senior Director PR & Comms, Bright Data

Friday May 8, 2026 12:15pm - 1:45pm EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

2:00pm EDT

Follow the money: Understanding AI profit in health care

Friday May 8, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT

Concerto, third level

AI in health care is big business, but its financial logic is rarely transparent. This session breaks down how AI companies make money, how hospitals pay for these tools, and why costs don’t always decline as promised. Participants will explore pricing models, data monetization, and incentives that shape adoption decisions. The goal is to equip reporters to follow the money—and uncover who...
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Speakers

Kevin L. Carter

Writer/Editor, Freelance

Kevin L. Carter is a Harvard alumnus and accomplished writer with more than 30 years of experience across journalism and health insurance and pharmaceutical industry. He began his career in print and broadcast journalism, working for leading newspaper and radio outlets before transitioning... Read More →

Marty Steffens

Professor of Professional Practice, SABEW Chair in Business and Financial Journalism, Missouri School of Journalism

Brittany Trang

health tech reporter, STAT News

Friday May 8, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Concerto, third level

2:00pm EDT

Sports betting and scandals

Friday May 8, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Fans legally wagered a record $167 BILLION on sports in 2025 in the United States alone. The business of sports betting has become one of the fastest-growing industries out there…but the explosion of legal sports books has also been accompanied by increasing competition from prediction markets and major betting scandals at both the professional and amateur level. Hear from top journalists who...
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Moderators

Tisha Thompson

Investigative Reporter, ESPN

Speakers

Sean Patrick Griffin

Professor of Criminal Justice, The Citadel

Sean Patrick Griffin, a former Philadelphia Police Officer, has authored peer-reviewed articles on the following topics: police legitimacy, police abuse of force, the social construction of white-collar crime, securities frauds, professional sports gambling, international narcotics... Read More →

David Purdum

Staff Writer, ESPN

David Purdum has covered the sports betting industry for 18 years, chronicling the industry's push for legalization and the scandals and issues that have emerged in recent years. Away from a work, he is a husband, father and youth soccer coach in Georgia.

Friday May 8, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

2:00pm EDT

Beyond earnings: How reporters can decode financial statements

Friday May 8, 2026 2:00pm - 3:45pm EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

In this interactive, classroom-style session, Wharton Professor Paul Fischer demystifies the core financial statements—balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement—which can seem intimidating at first glance. He’ll explain why earnings and cash flows differ, how simple ratios can facilitate comparisons of performance over time and against peers, and where readers might look for...
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Speakers

Paul Fischer

Samuel R. Harrell Professor, The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania

Professor Fischer’s research spans two areas of interest: the acquisition and dissemination of information in capital markets, and the design of incentive systems within and between firms. His capital market research has considered the impact of accounting disclosures on security... Read More →

Beyond Earnings pdf

Friday May 8, 2026 2:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

3:00pm EDT

A conversation with SABEW’s 2026 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient Marty Steffens

Friday May 8, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Martha “Marty” Steffens will receive the 2026 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW), the professional association of business journalists.The award, the organization’s highest honor, recognizes an individual who has made a significant impact on the field of business journalism and who has been a nurturing influence on others in...
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Moderators

Dean Murphy

Senior Editor for Enterprise, The New York Times

Dean E. Murphy is a senior editor at The New York Times, where he helps coordinate, vet and shape the newsroom’s most ambitious enterprise and investigative journalism.In more than 25 years at The New York Times, he has served as an associate managing editor, led the business, investigations... Read More →

Speakers

Marty Steffens

Professor of Professional Practice, SABEW Chair in Business and Financial Journalism, Missouri School of Journalism

Friday May 8, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

3:00pm EDT

What audiences actually want to know about money: A chat with Alexis and Dean Indot

Friday May 8, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

Millions of people now learn about money, markets and personal finance from creators on platforms like TikTok, often before they ever encounter traditional business journalism. In this chat, we sit down with Dean Indot, a viral finance creator known for making complex financial concepts relatable, human and easy to understand.This conversation explores what Dean has learned about what audiences...
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Moderators

Vincent Duffy

news director, Michigan Public

Speakers

Alexis Indot

social media creator

Dean and Alexis Indot are the creators behind the viral financial literacy platform that turned complex economics into a global conversation. The duo first rose to prominence in 2023 for their real-time coverage of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, bridging the gap between high-level... Read More →

Dean Indot

social media creator

Alexis and Dean Indot pptx

Friday May 8, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

4:00pm EDT

How to bring the global trade upheaval home to local audiences

Friday May 8, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

Global trade is being disrupted by the most significant tariff overhaul since the Great Depression. Deconstructing this new landscape for readers requires getting beyond the tariffs themselves and delving into corporate strategy, global supply chains and household economics. Even with the Supreme Court ruling that the centerpiece of the Trump administration’s tariff agenda was illegal, the new...
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Moderators

Cara Rubinsky

Global Business Editor, The Associated Press

Cara Rubinsky is the London-based global business editor for The Associated Press, where she works with reporters and editors in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Africa. Her team covers technology, artificial intelligence, the global economy, retail, travel, workplace issues and other key... Read More →

Speakers

Lydia DePillis

Economy Reporter, The New York Times

Lydia DePillis is a reporter on the business desk at the New York Times. She covers a wide range of topics from an economic perspective, including the labor market, housing, climate, finance, immigration, and trade.

David Lynch

Global economics correspondent, The Washington Post

David J. Lynch is The Washington Post’s global economics correspondent. He previously wrote for The Financial Times, Bloomberg News and USA TODAY, where he was the founding bureau chief in London and Beijing. He was the paper’s first recipient of a Nieman fellowship and has reported... Read More →

Aime Williams

US trade and climate correspondent, Financial Times

Aime Williams is the US trade and climate correspondent, based in the Washington bureau. She joined the FT in London in 2016.

Friday May 8, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

4:00pm EDT

In your backyard: How to cover the AI and data centers boom

Friday May 8, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

Data centers are the new power players in town. As the AI boom puts more of them in communities' backyards, power grids, water systems, and housing prices are feeling the pressure, and it’s quickly becoming a flash point in local politics nationwide.A panel of reporters who have covered the environmental, energy, economic, and political impacts of data centers will share their best reporting...
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Moderators

Hannah Beckler

Correspondent, Business Insider

Hannah Beckler is a correspondent on Business Insider's enterprise team. She recently co-reported a series investigating data centers’ impact on water, power, pollution, and local economies, which won a 2025 George Polk Award in environmental reporting. Beckler’s previous investigative... Read More →

Speakers

Kevin Hardy

Reporter, Stateline

Kevin Hardy covers business, labor and rural issues for Stateline, a national outlet covering state policy matters for States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization. Hardy previously reported on business and government issues for The Kansas City... Read More →

Laila Kearney

U.S. Power Correspondent, Reuters

I cover the U.S. energy industry for Reuters, where I focus on power companies, grids and the proliferation of Big Tech's data centers. My previous beats include municipal finance, national affairs and California local governments. I am an alumna of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in... Read More →

Ivan Penn

Energy correspondent, The New York Times

Ivan Penn joined The New York Times in 2018 as an energy correspondent, based in Los Angeles. Prior to his role at the Times, he reported for The Miami Herald, The Baltimore Sun, The St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay Times and The Los Angeles Times, covering local and state governments, criminal... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

4:00pm EDT

The obesity industry in flux

Friday May 8, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT

Concerto, third level

GLP-1 targeting drugs are a cornerstone of obesity care, and were recently placed on the World Health Organization's registry of essential medications. But balancing the health benefits and affordability -- while also ensuring equitable access -- is a challenge. Recent approvals for oral forms of the drugs, for example, occur in the context of changing guidance for insurance coverage and looming...
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Speakers

Karen Blum

Freelance

Karen Blum is a freelance health and science writer based in the Baltimore area. She covers medical research, trends in health care, AI and patient safety for the Baltimore Sun, Medscape, Cancer Today, CURE, AARP and many other medical trade publications.

Matthew Klebanoff

Assistant Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Matthew Klebanoff, MD, MSHP, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine. His research examines barriers to prescription drug access, affordability, and utilization, particularly for patients with diabetes, obesity, and... Read More →

David B Sarwer

Director, Center for Obesity Research and Education

Dr. Sarwer is the senior associate dean for research and strategic partnerships and the director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at the College of Public Health. He is also a professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. His research is focused on... Read More →

Friday May 8, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Concerto, third level

5:00pm EDT

Best in Business & President's award ceremony

Friday May 8, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

SABEW's 31st annual Best in Business Awards celebration, sponsored by Bloomberg, recognizes outstanding work from 2025. We'll also announce the President's Award recipient.

Speakers

Rebecca Baker

Editor at Large, Bloomberg Industry Group

Rebecca Baker is an editor at large with the Bloomberg Industry Group in Arlington, Va. She previously was deputy head of news for the New York Daily News and deputy editor-in-chief for the New York Law Journal. She also worked as a beat reporter for several regional newspapers along... Read More →

Pia Sarkar

deputy global business editor, The Associated Press

Scott Wenger

Senior Economics Editor, The World Bank

Scott Wenger is senior economics editor at the World Bank, focusing on economic mobility. Scott previously was an editorial director at Barron’s and group editorial director at Arizent, managing six titles, including Financial Planning. Over his career, Scott’s led editorial teams... Read More →

Sponsors

Bloomberg

Friday May 8, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

6:00pm EDT

Best in Business award reception (Sponsored by Bloomberg)

Friday May 8, 2026 6:00pm - 6:45pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Celebrate the Best in Business Award winners on Friday from 6-6:45 p.m. Appetizers will be served. Each attendee will receive two tickets for beer, wine, bottled water, or soda.

Thank you to Bloomberg for sponsoring the 31st Annual Best in Business reception.

Sponsors

Bloomberg

Friday May 8, 2026 6:00pm - 6:45pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

8:00am EDT

Continental breakfast

Saturday May 9, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Symphony Ballroom Foyer, third level

Saturday May 9, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Symphony Ballroom Foyer, third level

8:15am EDT

Speed mentoring

Saturday May 9, 2026 8:15am - 8:45am EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

Saturday May 9, 2026 8:15am - 8:45am EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

9:00am EDT

Running on empty: Why we might be doing this to ourselves, and how to get re-energized about work

Saturday May 9, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

Overwhelming stress and burnout aren’t just about overworking — they’re about broken systems and outside influences that tax every fiber of your bones. Learn to identify broken workflows and replace them with efficiencies that keep you running at full speed without running yourself into the ground.

This panel is in partnership with RTDNA.

Speakers

Nicholas Whitaker

Founder, Rebellion Collective

Nicholas Whitaker is an executive capacity coach, mindfulness in nature facilitator, leadership guide and writer who works at the intersection of culture, well-being, and technological change. After more than a decade working inside Google and the tech industry on education, learning... Read More →

Saturday May 9, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

9:00am EDT

Understanding bankruptcy: How to make sense of corporate reorganizations

Saturday May 9, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Becky Yerak has been covering corporate bankruptcies for nearly a decade at The Wall Street Journal from Wilmington, Del., where she has a front-row seat to the maneuvers companies make as they stave off creditors in their fight for survival. Becky will provide a bankruptcy primer that demystifies corporate restructuring and explains how to deliver stories that go beyond court proceedings and...
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Speakers

Rachel Jaffe Mauceri

Attorney, Robinson & Cole LLP

Rachel Jaffe Mauceri is a corporate bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience counseling clients in complex bankruptcy and restructuring matters. She is known as a strong communicator and collaborator with a record of success in developing client relationships... Read More →

Becky Yerak

Bankruptcy reporter, The Wall Street Journal

I cover chapter 11 bankruptcies for the Wall Street Journal and WSJ Pro Bankruptcy from Wilmington, Del., a major venue for business restructurings.

I've written four bankruptcy-related Page One WSJ features, also known as A-heds, on nuclear pacemakers, a damaged model of the Queen Mary ocean liner, abandoned Redbox movie vending machines and ear-piercing reminiscing in court. The Mansion section ran my feature about actor Kevin... Read More →

Saturday May 9, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

10:00am EDT

AI doom or boom? Covering how AI disrupts and advances business

Saturday May 9, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

AI is seeping into every industry. Reporters share how they're holding AI tools accountable, covering tech companies, and how AI is changing every field of work. This panel showcases how to cover predictive and generative AI tools built by some of the largest technology companies in the world, as well as their impact on rapidly changing businesses.

Moderators

Hilke Schellmann

Associate Professor of Journalism, New York University

Hilke Schellmann is an Emmy award-winning investigative journalist and associate professor of journalism at New York University.

Her research focuses on algorithmic accountability and the societal implications of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly examining how AI systems... Read More →

Speakers

Henry Chandonnet

Business News Reporter, Business Insider

Henry Chandonnet is a reporter for the Business News desk at Business Insider. He covers consumer AI and tech culture. Henry previously wrote for Fast Company, where he covered trending tech news. He's also written for The Daily Beast, People Magazine, and Vulture.

Hayden Field

Senior AI reporter, The Verge (Vox Media)

Hayden Field is the senior AI reporter at The Verge. She's been on the AI beat for six years, regularly covering the biggest names in AI, the industry's shifting power dynamics and the tech's societal implications, as well as the AI arms race at large. Prior to The Verge, Field was... Read More →

Saturday May 9, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

10:00am EDT

Covering business and finance in communities: Reporting power, opportunity and impact

Saturday May 9, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

Business and finance coverage plays a powerful role in shaping how communities are understood — who is seen as an economic actor, whose businesses are valued and whose challenges receive sustained attention. Some coverage often centers narrowly on disparities, without equal attention to entrepreneurship, ownership, innovation and economic leadership.This session explores how business journalists...
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Speakers

Cassie Owens

editor-in-chief and executive director, The Philly Download

Cassie Owens is a journalist and filmmaker from Philadelphia. In 2019, at the Inquirer, she co-produced Legendary, a short-film that won the Shine award at the BlackStar Film Festival. In her work as an organizer at Free Press, organized nearly two dozen journalists and community... Read More →

Covering business and finance in communities pptx

Saturday May 9, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

10:00am EDT

Investigating businesses and nonprofits

Saturday May 9, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

No matter your beat, digging into nonprofits, charities and corporations can yield great accountability stories. We’ll show you where to look and what records and data are available, including how to spot red flags in tax documents.

This panel is in partnership with Investigative Reporters & Editors.

Speakers

Laura Kurtzberg

Training Director, Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE)

Saturday May 9, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

11:00am EDT

Data in the diaspora: How to find the right details in reporting about the economy and ethnic communities

Saturday May 9, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am EDT

Ormandy East, lobby level

The current economic forces — good and bad — aren’t being felt evenly by everyone. In this session, panelists will discuss their approaches to telling rich stories about how the economy is playing out for various ethnic communities in the United States. Expect to learn some data tricks and get some insights into the ways reporters immerse themselves in community-based...
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Moderators

Alex Kenney

Director of Partnerships, AAJA New York

Alex Kenney is the Director of Partnerships for the New York chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association. She also reports on industry trends in New Jersey for ROI-NJ and has previously covered AAPI-owned businesses for AsAmNews.

Speakers

Viviane Eng

Communications Manager, The Municipal Art Society

Viviane Eng is a multimedia storyteller and communications strategist, whose work covers the intersections of culture and political economy. She serves as the communications manager at The Municipal Art Society, an urban design and preservation nonprofit based in New York City.

Julia Park

data analyst, PolicyMap

Julia Park is a Data Analyst at PolicyMap, a data and mapping analytics platform that bridges geographic data and community decision-making. She specializes in spatial data processing, with a background in public health research and health equity. Julia previously worked at the CDC... Read More →

Irene Casado Sánchez

Investigative Data Reporter, Bloomberg News

Irene Casado Sánchez is an investigative data reporter at Bloomberg News. Previously, she worked at Big Local News, a Stanford University project that provides data, training and tools for local reporting. She collaborated with Reuters’ Global Enterprise team to investigate the... Read More →

Saturday May 9, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Ormandy East, lobby level

11:00am EDT

Hiding in plain sight: How to find (most) anyone's phone number and email address

Saturday May 9, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

Learn how to identify and reverse engineer personal contact information for sources using breach data, reverse metadata searching, data broker data and creative guesswork.

Speakers

Zack Kopplin

Investigative Journalist, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Investigative journalist specializing in cross border corruption and acquiring hard to access documents.

Saturday May 9, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

11:00am EDT

Pulling back the curtain on private companies

Saturday May 9, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

From ChatGPT to TikTok to SpaceX: Several of today’s most influential companies are privately held which challenges journalists accustomed to the plentiful information available on public companies. Journalists who have developed sources, scoured documents and found other ways to uncover closely guarded details share their best tips for covering private companies, whether big or small.

Moderators

Ben Glickman

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Ben Glickman is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where he has written about Wall Street and finance since late 2024. He previously covered the automotive industry for The Journal and wrote about corporate breaking news.

Speakers

Corrie Driebusch

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Corrie Driebusch writes about the most buzzed-about initial public offerings and secretive private companies for The Wall Street Journal. After more than a decade in New York, Corrie is now based in D.C. focusing on how U.S. public and private markets are evolving. Corrie has won... Read More →

Echo Wang

M&A editor in charge, Reuters

Echo Wang is editor-in-charge of M&A coverage at Reuters, where she leads a team of reporters covering high-stakes dealmaking and exclusive corporate stories. She scooped SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI, OpenAI’s plans to go public, and the potential sale of OnlyFans, and revealed... Read More →

Saturday May 9, 2026 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

12:00pm EDT

Beyond the Byline: How to cover business stories across platforms

Saturday May 9, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Audiences are changing fast and with it, the way they consume journalism. Attention spans are shorter, platforms are more fragmented and many readers are finding business news through social feeds, podcasts, video clips and newsletters before they ever click on a story. For journalists, that raises a pressing question: How do you tell rigorous, nuanced business stories beyond the traditional...
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Moderators

Craig Duff

Professor, Northwestern University/Medill

Craig Duff is a professor at Medill and also the graduate journalism Video and Broadcast Specialization leader. He is an award-winning video journalist and documentary television director, producer and writer, specializing in multi-platform storytelling and solo journalism. Before... Read More →

Speakers

Stephanie Dhue

Senior Producer, CNBC

Stephanie Dhue is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and senior producer at CNBC, where she has spent more than a decade shaping the network’s high-impact coverage of politics, personal finance, and global events. Based in Washington, D.C., she brings a deep understanding of business... Read More →

Tom Fitzgerald

Transportation Reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer

I have covered how transportation shapes lives and cities for five years. Before that I spent more than 20 years as a Harrisburg correspondent, a Philadelphia City Hall reporter and as an Inquirer national and state political writer. Proud graduate of the University of Michigan in... Read More →

Stacey Vanek Smith

Columnist, Bloomberg Businessweek

Stacey Vanek Smith is a journalist and podcast host highly regarded for her insight and reporting on work, business, and economics. She is known for bringing clarity, insight, and wit to the stories shaping our economy. Stacey is a columnist for Bloomberg Businessweek, cohosts the... Read More →

Saturday May 9, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

12:00pm EDT

Business coverage in the age of shrinking newsrooms

Saturday May 9, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT

Ormandy West, lobby level

Local newsrooms are shrinking – and in some cases disappearing. Business journalists need to identify their audience and adapt coverage to connect with readers. Learn how newsrooms are prioritizing business beats, topics and using metrics to inform coverage. We’ll discuss how to lean into real estate, transportation, consumer behavior, workplace/labor, and how to localize national stories. And...
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Moderators

Letrell Crittenden

Director, Center for Community-Engaged Media, Temple University

Letrell Deshan Crittenden, Ph.D., is the inaugural Director of the Center for Community-Engaged Media at Temple University. In his year at Temple, he has guided the direction of the new center, which seeks to serve the information needs of communities by working by, for and with members... Read More →

Speakers

Julie Bykowicz

Business and Enterprise Editor, The Baltimore Banner

Julie Bykowicz is the business and enterprise editor at The Baltimore Banner, where she leads a team of reporters tackling ambitious stories. She previously covered national politics, with a focus on money and influence, for The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press and Bloomberg... Read More →

Cynthia Henry

business editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Cynthia Henry has served as the Philadelphia Inquirer’s business editor since 2022 and as the built environment editor since 2017. Previous roles include politics editor for the 2016 presidential election, South Jersey editor and reporter, editorial writer, and commentary edito... Read More →

James B. Nelson

business editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

James B. Nelson is business editor at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He also teaches business journalism and editing at Marquette University.

James has been an editor for the Journal Sentinel in business news and, before that, in local news, since the 1995 merger of the Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel. During the coronavirus pandemic, he’s the team leader for economics and business coverage for the Journal Sentinel... Read More →

Saturday May 9, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Ormandy West, lobby level

12:45pm EDT

SABEW election results announced. Pass the gavel

Saturday May 9, 2026 12:45pm - 1:00pm EDT

Symphony Ballroom, third level

Speakers

Pia Sarkar

deputy global business editor, The Associated Press

Saturday May 9, 2026 12:45pm - 1:00pm EDT
Symphony Ballroom, third level

1:15pm EDT

Board of Governors meeting

Saturday May 9, 2026 1:15pm - 3:15pm EDT

Aria B, third level

Saturday May 9, 2026 1:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
Aria B, third level