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CNBC, Business Insider among Excellence in Financial Journalism winners

August 12, 2026

Posted by Chris Roush

The NYCPA held the 43rd Annual Excellence in Financial Journalism Awards dinner on Aug. 7. The event was hosted by NYCPA immediate past President Kevin Matz, and Keynote delivered by Gail Perry, Editor-in-Chief Emerita of CPA Practice Advisor.
The honorees are as follows:
Best Enterprise Reporting: Spencer Woodman, Agustin Armendariz, Miguel Flandor Guiterrez and Sam Ellefson, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, “Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers”
Best Audio in Medium and Large Media: K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg Staff), Bloomberg, “An American Toymaker Struggles to Break Up with China”
Best Audio in Small Media: Ian Urbina + staff, The Outlaw Ocean Project, “The Outlaw Ocean Podcast”
Best General Reporting: Noah Sheidlower, Business Insider, “80 over 80”
Best Video in Large Media: Scott Zamost, Melissa Lee and Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, “RiskyRX” series
Best NextGen Reporting: Jackson Breslin, NCC News, “Immigration enforcement in CNY affecting agriculture industry”
Best Local: Renee Cordes, Mainebiz, “Portland at a Crossroads”
Best Visual Design: Anand RK, Suparna Sharma, Natalie Obiko Pearson, Bloomberg News, trAPPed
Best Public Service Reporting: Jessica Mathews and Leo Schwartz, Fortune, “Two firefighters suffered chemical burns in a Boring Co. tunnel. Then the Nevada Governor’s office got involved, and the penalties disappeared”
Best Opinion: Amanda Mull, Bloomberg Businessweek, “Cheap Consumer Goods Are the American Dream, Actually’

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