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Biz journalism winners in Sigma Delta Chi awards

July 10, 2026

Posted by Chris Roush

The Society of Professional Journalists announced Thursday the recipients of the 2025 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism.

Judges chose the winners from entries in categories covering print, radio, television and online. The awards recognize outstanding work published or broadcast in 2025.

Here are the business journalism category winners:

All Platforms

Business/Finance Reporting

The Coin Laundry
Staff, The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and 37 media partners in 35 countries

View story: Link 1 • Link 2

Consumer/Retail Reporting

Burned
Megan Fan Munce, Susie Neilson and Sara DiNatale, San Francisco Chronicle

View story: Link 1 • Link 2 • Link 3

Tech Reporting

The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You
Gabriel Geiger, Crofton Black, Emmanuel Freudenthal and Riccardo Coluccini, Mother Jones and Lighthouse Reports, Mother Jones, Lighthouse Reports

View story: Link

Print/Wire/Online

Deadline Reporting

New York’s Evening of Fear
Staff, Bloomberg News

View story: Link 1 • Link 2 • Link 3 • Link 4 • Link 5 • Link 6 • Link 7

Inequities in Society (Print/Online)

Immigration, Inc
Staff, Bloomberg Businessweek

View story: Link 1 • Link 2 • Link 3 • Link 4 • Link 5 • Link 6

Magazine Writing

Erasing the Verdict
Monte Reel, Bloomberg Businessweek

View story: Link

See all of the winners here.

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