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Bloomberg Markets wins two Sigma Delta Chi awards

April 23, 2013

Posted by Chris Roush

Bloomberg Markets, a monthly magazine sent to subscribers of the Bloomberg terminal service, has won two awards in the national Sigma Delta Chi journalism awards given out by the Society of Professional Journalism.

In the magazine investigative reporting category, David Evans won for “Duping the Donors,” an examination of how telemarketing companies reap the benefits of raising money for nonprofit organizations.

In the magazine public service category, Stephanie Armour, John Lippert and Michael Smith won for “Poisoned System,” which detailed the problems with food safety and poisoning.

In addition, business journalism won in other categories.

In the investigative reporting category for newspapers with more than 100,000 circulation, “Prognosis: Profits,” by Ames Alexander, Karen Garloch, Joseph Neff and David Raynor, The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer, was the winner. It’s an examination of the money being made by non-profit hospitals in North Carolina.

In the investigative reporting category for newspapers with between 50,000 and 100,000 circulation, the winner was “Cash Crop,” by Marc Perrusquia, The Memphis Commercial Appeal. His series examined how people were using tax laws intended for farmers to avoid large tax bills.

The winner in the public service in newsletter journalism category was “The Ugly Side of the U.S. Oil and Gas Boom,” by Brian Hansen, The McGraw-Hill Companies/Platts.

And the winner in the online column writing category was Chrystia Freeland, Reuters.

See all of the winners here.

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