Contest seeks entries surrounding investigative reporting around bribery
TRACE International is seeking entries for its inaugural TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting. The prize recognizes reporting that focuses on uncovering commerical bribery with the goal of advancing commercial transparency. The investigative reporting may cover actual violations of law as well as activities that create significant conflicts of interest and related misconduct. Recognizing that corruption and bribery […]
“Rise of the Robots” wins Business Book of the Year
Martin Ford has won the 2015 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award for “The Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of Mass Unemployment.” The award recognizes the book that provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues. It was presented this evening to Martin Ford at a ceremony […]
WSJ, GrowthSpotter win Eppy Awards
The Wall Street Journal won the Eppy Award for best business and financial news website with more than 1 million monthly visitors from Editor and Publisher, while the Orlando Sentinel’s GrowthSpotter.com won for best business and financial news website with less than 1 million monthly visitors. Meanwhile, The Journal’s “Open Sesame: Peering Inside Alibaba” won […]
BuzzFeed biz reporters win award for labor reporting
BuzzFeed business editor Tom Gara sent out the following announcement on Monday: Hello all, Please give a warm round of props to Sapna Maheshwari and Cora Lewis, who have won the Newswomen’s Club of New York 2015 Front Page Award for their reporting on labor practices in the retail industry. Their feature story, Making Victoria’s Secret […]
AP, Star Tribune and Palm Beach Post win Barlett & Steele
The Associated Press, Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Palm Beach Post won gold, silver and bronze awards, respectively, in the ninth annual Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism, the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University announced Monday. Named for the renowned investigative team of Don Barlett and […]
Quartz, WSJ win Online Journalism Awards
Business news site Quartz and The Wall Street Journal were among the winners of the annual Online Journalism Awards, which were announced Sunday. Quartz won in the General Excellence in Online Journalism, medium category. Quartz also won in the Excellence and Innovation in Visual Digital Storytelling, medium category for Space Business. The Journal won in he Excellence and […]
Business Book of the Year shortlist named
The Financial Times and McKinsey & Co. published Tuesday the shortlist for the 2015 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. The list includes a book by New York Times business reporter Nathaniel Popper and Toronto Globe and Mail business reporters Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff. Now in its 11th year, the award recognizes the title […]
ProPublica’s Podkul wins Birger award
Cezary Podkul, a financial investigative reporter for ProPublica, is this year’s winner of the Larry Birger Young Business Journalist prize, honoring journalists under age 30. He will receive the award and a $1,500 honorarium Oct. 9 at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ New York Fall Conference in midtown Manhattan. It is the […]
Bloomberg to receive SABEW Distinguished Achievement Award
Michael Bloomberg, the co-founder of Bloomberg News with Matthew Winkler, has been named the winner of the 2015 Society of American Business Editors and Writers Distinguished Achievement Award. The singles out individuals who have made a significant impact on the field of business journalism and who have served as a nurturing influence on others in […]
Harris, four-time Loeb winner, to retire
Byron Harris, a four-time winner of a Loeb Award, plans to retire from WFAA-TV in Texas. Robert Philpot of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram writes, “‘Byron’s body of work is so extensive that it is nearly impossible to adequately portray the impact and changes his reporting has produced,’ Mike Devlin, WFAA’s president and general manager, said […]
