WSJ’s Horwitz and staff wins NY Press Club’s highest award

The New York Press Club announced Thursday that Jeff Horwitz and the staff of the Wall Street Journal are the 2022 recipients of the club’s highest award, The Gold Keyboard. The Journal reporters were recognized for their series of investigative stories titled “The Facebook Files“ on the social media site’s “flaws that cause harm, often […]

Dubroff receives SABEW’s President Award

Henry Dubroff, founder and editor of the Pacific Coast Business Times, received Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing’s President’s Award at its annual conference in New York City’s financial district. Dubroff, a past SABEW president, was honored for his tireless efforts as chair of SABEW’s First Amendment Committee. SABEW’s First Amendment Committee is dedicated […]

Barlett and Steele Awards to offer regional/local and under 30 categories

The Barlett and Steele Awards, named in honor of renowned investigative business journalists Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, are being expanded this year! The awards will now have two categories: one for news organizations with a national or global audience and one for publications with a regional or local focus. Additionally, a new […]

WSJ, Businessweek among Deadline Club 2022 winners

The following business journalism coverage were named winners Thursday night during the Deadline Club Awards: Reporting by Independent Digital Media Emmanuel Martinez, Lauren Kirchner and Malena Carollo, The Markup, “Denied” “Fantastic work. This detailed reporting pieced together a powerful narrative despite challenging data sources. It highlights a critical issue of vast disparities among home loan borrowers […]

Tampa Bay Times, Chicago Tribune win Pulitzers for biz-related coverage

Two Pulitzer Prizes were awarded on Monday for coverage that focused on businesses. The investigative reporting Pulitzer was awarded to Corey G. Johnson, Rebecca Woolington and Eli Murray of the Tampa Bay Times for a “compelling exposé of highly toxic hazards inside Florida’s only battery recycling plant that forced the implementation of safety measures to […]

Chicago Sun-Times, KUSA win Headline Awards for biz coverage

The National Headliner Awards were announced on Wednesday and included business journalism categories. The winner in the business news coverage, business commentary and/or business columns by an individual or team was “What’s in Illinois’ legal weed?” by Stephanie Zimmermann and Tom Schuba of the Chicago Sun-Times. The judges wrote, “In a blend of strong consumer […]

TB Times series on working conditions wins Worth Bingham Prize

“Poisoned,” a meticulously researched series by The Tampa Bay Times that revealed dangerous working conditions inside the Gopher Resource lead smelting plant in Tampa, Florida, is the winner of the 2021 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism. The series was produced by investigative reporters Corey G. Johnson, Rebecca Woolington and Eli Murray. They revealed that […]

NAREE seeks entries for its real estate book competition

May 15 is the deadline to enter NAREE’s Bruss Book Awards Competition for real estate books published in English in 2021. Enter books focusing on the broad field of real estate including home building, architecture and interior design; green building; community design and sustainability; home buying and selling. E-books are welcome. Prizes: Gold Award – […]

FT’s White wins Wiegold Prize

Financial Times reporter Alexandra White is receiving the Wiegold Prize in recognition of her talent for covering business topics. The prize honors the late Bloomberg Markets senior editor and 18-year veteran of The Wall Street Journal and is given by the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism to an alumnus. After graduating from Wesleyan in 2016, […]

SABEW names Best in Business winners

The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing announced Thursday the 162 recipients for its 27th annual Best in Business Awards, honoring excellence in business journalism. The Best in Business Awards, covering business, finance and economic work published, broadcast and/or posted in 2021, attracted a record 1,277 entries from 194 news organizations across all platforms […]