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The Loss of Bill Smith

published by admin on Mon, 2015-06-08 12:14

Longtime NYFWA member William (Bill) Smith passed away on May 2nd. Following is the obituary that ran in The New York Times:

William D. Smith, a former business reporter for The New York Times who covered the oil industry then worked for it as a media relations specialist for Exxon during the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, died on May 2 in Park Ridge, N.J. He was 79.

His daughter, Bronwyn McElroy, said the cause was complications of Alzheimer’s disease.

Dark Arts of Sourcing Event Examines Best Ways to Cultivate Sources

published by admin on Thu, 2015-04-23 17:15

By Maryellen Tighe

The first step in building a strong relationship with a source is arranging in person meetings. That’s what the seasoned journalists of the New York Financial Writers’ Association’s dark arts of sourcing panel told the roughly 50 attendees at the April 14 event.

In person you can discuss how your relationship networks overlap, which may make them more comfortable, or work on developing a different human connection, according to Lawrence Delevingne, CNBC.com’s Big Money enterprise reporter.

Jeff John Roberts Joins Fortune

published by admin on Wed, 2015-04-15 15:27

NYFWA member Jeff John Roberts has been named a reporter for Fortune, where he will cover law and policy. Prior to joining Fortune, Jeff was with GigaOM.

Cezary Podkul Named NYSSCPA Award Winner

published by admin on Wed, 2015-04-08 13:10

Congratulations to NYFWA member and current board member Cezary Podkul on being named the winner of the New York State Society of CPA’s 2014 EFJ Award for the Best Explanatory article. The award, which is presented to journalists, reporters and authors for 10 different categories, recognizes outstanding work among both local and national media whose work contributes to a better understanding of business and financial topics.

Our Sympathy to Carolyn Crapo

published by admin on Tue, 2015-04-07 12:22

The NYFWA would like to extend its condolences to longtime NYFWA member and current board member, Carolyn Crapo, following the passing of her father Ray Crapo. Mr. Crapo passed away on April 5 at the age of 78, following an extended illness. He will be buried on Friday, April 10th following a mass at St. Barnabas Church in the Bronx. Viewing and visiting hours will take place on Wed., April 8 and Thurs., April 9 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. & 7 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.. at David J. Hodder & Son Funeral Home 899 McLean Ave., Yonkers, NY

Sherry Hsieh Name Reporter at Real Estate Fund Manager

published by admin on Tue, 2015-04-07 10:55

NYFWA member Sherry Hsieh has been named a reporter for Pageant Media's Real Estate Fund Manager. Sherry, an invaluable member of the cast of this past year's Financial Follies, is a recent graduate of New York University.

Alexander Plough Joins Debtwire

published by admin on Tue, 2015-04-07 10:05

NYFWA member Alexander Plough has been named a reporter at Debtwire, where he will be covering leveraged finance in North America with particular attention to the loan market. Prior to joining Debtwire, Alexander, a recent graduate from the Columbia Univesrsity Graduate School of Journalism, covered the mutual fund industry for Citywire and was a data journalist for the Reuters Foundation.

Straight Talk Ethics Debate Fuels Interesting Discussion

published by admin on Mon, 2015-03-30 22:17

From left to right: Neal Lispchutz, editor of ethics and standards for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones, and Clark Hoyt, editor at large for Bloomberg

NYFWA members enjoyed a unique panel examining ethics in financial journalism on Thursday, March 26th, an event that focused heavily on the impact digital journalism has had on ethics as a whole.

Wall Street Journal Remembers Missing Reporter a Year After Disappearance

published by admin on Sun, 2015-01-11 09:45

A year after Wall Street Journal reporter David Bird mysteriously went missing, his employer ran an article spotlighting a candlelight walk marking the date of his disappearance a year earlier: http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jersey-community-remembers-missing-wall-...

NYFWA Member Publishes Novel

published by admin on Mon, 2015-01-05 08:23

Longtime NYFWA member Art Merims, formerly with the financial news and city news departments of the Associated Press in NYC, has just published a new novel concerning the relationship between the news media and public relations. Merims’ novel, "Bitter-Sweet, A Reporter's Life," which includes three romances, some violence and highlights many aspects of a typical reporter's activities, is currently available online at both Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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