SABEW17

Welcome to SABEW17's opening event! Join SABEW and the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism for the opening reception at the Seattle Times. Seattle is an exciting urban city surrounded by surrounded by water, mountains, and unmatched natural beauty. Famous for its coffee, music and rainy weather, Seattle is home to many famous landmarks, such as Mt. Rainier, the Space Needle and Pike's Place Marketplace.

Reception sponsored by Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.

Venue hosted by the Seattle Times.

Welcome: Andrew Leckey, the Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism, president of the Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, and professor at Arizona State University; Cory Schouten, president of SABEW; Frank A. Blethen, publisher and chief executive officer, The Seattle Times.

Location: Seattle Times

The sprawling business ties of President Trump and resulting potential conflicts of interests, not to mention the stream of new economic policies and programs, blur the intersection of politics and business news in ways rarely seen. While we scramble to make sense of it all, the administration calls journalists the real opposition party, putting us at risk of attacking back in ways that backfire or constantly playing defense. Our skills with data and economic thinking help ground us, yet we still need to recognize the ways in which our newsroom culture (and even ideology) shape our work. How do we hold our subjects accountable while remaining above the fray? How do we ensure our work serves audiences across the political and economic spectrum?

These questions are the subject of the 2017 Klott Memorial Ethics Symposium. Our moderator is Timothy L. O’Brien, executive editor of Bloomberg View and Bloomberg Gadfly. O’Brien, a former editor and reporter with the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and HuffPost, is the author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald. O’Brien will be joined by NPR Senior Business Editor Marilyn Geewax, who leads NPR’s Conflicts Team monitoring President Trump’s business interests, and Lawrence Ingrassia, managing editor, Los Angeles Times.

Klott Ethics Session: This session is offered in memory of former SABEW president Gary Klott, who died in August 2002. Gary spent considerable time educating members on ethical decision-making for journalists. The Klott ethics session is produced annually in his honor.

Join SABEW and Reuters for a private reception at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In the foundation’s interactive museum, you will discover innovations and inventions that are helping to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy and productive life and every person has the power to use their voice for good!

Reception sponsored by Reuters.

Venue hosted by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Location: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center.

Welcome: Reg Chua, executive editor, editorial operations, data and innovation, Thomson Reuters; Kathleen Graham, executive director, SABEW, and Gabriella Stern, director, media & external relations, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Information. It’s the most important commodity in the modern world. And from Edward Snowden’s protocols to anonymous tip dropboxes, protecting information is critical — especially for journalists, whose livelihood depends on its security. Join Olivia Martin, a digital security fellow at Freedom of the Press Foundation, as she walks us through the importance of InfoSec in a digital news environment. Learn how to protect yourself, your digital accounts, your sources and your stories from threats you can’t see until it’s too late. After Martin’s session is over, take advantage of her expertise one-on-one, as she holds office hours for anyone who’s interested in individual help.

Come celebrate the best in business journalism! SABEW's 22nd annual Best in Business awards ceremony promises to be the business journalism event of the season.

Reception sponsored by Bloomberg News.