WSJ’s Heeb receives Wiegold Prize

Gina Heeb has been selected for the Frederic Wiegold Prize for Business Journalism by the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Heeb is a rising star in business journalism who works on the banking team at The Wall Street Journal. She is receiving a prize that honors the late Frederic Wiegold, former Bloomberg […]

Leckey receives SABEW’s President’s Award

Andrew Leckey, a business journalist, author, educator and longtime member of SABEW’s board of governors, received the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing President’s Award at its annual conference last week in St. Petersburg, Florida. Leckey was honored for his tireless efforts to promote international goals for SABEW; for actively recruiting new business journalism […]

Deadline club names finalists in biz reporting categories

The finalists that were selected from the entries to the Deadline Club’s 2023 Awards Contest in the business journalism categories are listed below. Winners will be announced at the Club’s annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 18, at the Harvard Club. Business Feature Bustle “Last Girlboss Standing” Courtney Rubin, Kat Stoeffel, Charlotte Owen Fortune “Private […]

WSJ’s Gerskovich to receive National Press Club’s Aubuchon Award

The National Press Club is honoring imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with its highest honor for press freedom, the John Aubuchon Award. Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, issued a joint statement announcing the award: “Journalist Evan Gershkovich has been […]

McKinsey & Co. book wins IRE award

A book about consulting firm McKinsey & Co. has won the Investigative and Reporters’ Book Award for 2022. “When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm,” was written by multiple Pulitzer winner Walt Bogdanich and New York Times investigative reporter Michael Forsythe. The judges commented: Using tens of […]

ProPublica, ICIJ win Forbes Award for business reporting

ProPublica and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists combined forces to win the Malcolm Forbes Award for business reporting from the Overseas Press Club with a global investigation on corrupt and dangerous honorary diplomats. The reporters were Debbie Cenziper, Will Fitzgibbon, Eva Herscowitz and Delphine Reuter. The judges noted the project’s ambition and scope, noting […]

MarksJarvis to receive SABEW Distinguished Achievement Award

, one of the nation’s most respected personal finance columnists, will receive the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing’s highest honor – its Distinguished Achievement Award – for 2023. The award is given to an individual who has made a significant impact on the field of business journalism and has been a nurturing influence on […]

SABEW names Best in Business award winners

The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing announced Thursday the 153 recipients of its 28th annual Best in Business Awards, honoring excellence in business journalism from 2022. The Best in Business Awards attracted 1,182 entries from 193 news organizations, ranging from international, national and regional news outlets to specialized business publications. Thank you to […]

Dreier wins Sidney Award for child labor coverage

Hannah Dreier of The New York Times has won the March Sidney Award for exposing a nationwide shadow workforce of child laborers. Dreier found kids as young as 12 working for major national brands including Whole Foods, Walmart, J. Crew and Frito-Lay, as well as in slaughterhouses, on roofing crews, and in sawmills. Over the course […]

Museum of American Finance to honor Fortune’s Loomis

The Museum of American Finance, the nation’s only independent museum dedicated to finance and financial history, will honor the achievements of Fortune magazine journalist Carol Loomis at its annual gala on March 13. Loomis will receive a special recognition honor for her groundbreaking contributions to the field of financial journalism and unprecedented 60-year tenure at Fortune magazine. […]