Pulitzer-winning biz columnist responds to fan mail
Steven Pearlstein, the business and economics columnist for the Washington Post who won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday, spent some time Wednesday responding online to fan mail from readers. “It’s a great honor and very humbling, considering all the real giants who have won this award in the past,” writes Pearlstein. “Many friends and readers […]
As papers cut biz sections, biz section columnist wins Pulitzer for first time
Mark Fitzgerald of Editor & Publisher notes Tuesday the irony of a business section columnist — Steven Pearlstein of the Washington Post — winning a Pulitzer Prize for the first time during a time when newspapers are cutting their business sections. Fitzgerald writes, “‘Obviously, I’m thrilled as anyone would be to win the Pulitzer Prize, […]
Pulitzer winners include business journalism
Steve Pearlstein, the economics columnist for the Washington Post, and a series on conterfeit toxic drugs from the New York Times business desk were among the Pulitzer Prize winners announced Monday. The Times series was in the investigative reporting category, and honored Walt Bogdanich and Jake Hooker for “their stories on toxic ingredients in medicine and […]
Portfolio is most notable magazine launch of 2007
University of Mississippi journalism professor Samir Husni names Conde Nast Portfolio as the most notable magazine launch of 2007. Husni writes, “The magazine has provided in depth information on business issues ranging from food, gender, oil, media… you name it. The information in each issue is presented in an in-depth fashion merging the power of […]
Economist is No. 1 on Adweek's Hot List
Lucia Moses of Adweek writes about why The Economist magazine is the No. 1 publication on Adweek’s annual Hot List. Moses writes, “American culture’s loving embrace of The Economist coincides with its stunning business successes here in recent years. Racking up impressive ad and circulation numbers, the news and opinion title has blown past other newsweeklies […]
SABEW names Best in Business winners
The winners of the 13th annual Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business Awards were named Thursday, and they include winners in the magazine categories for the first time. The Arizona Republic, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and USA Today won in the general excellence category for newspapers with a circulation […]
Preliminary judging sessions held for Loeb Awards
The Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism is holding its annual preliminary judging meeting Monday at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles. This year’s preliminary judges include leading journalists representing major print, online and broadcast media organizations from across the nation, as well as a faculty member from UCLA Anderson School of […]
WSJ wins National Journalism Award for biz reporting
The Wall Street Journal was named the winner in business and economics reporting category in the Scripps Howard Foundation’s National Journalism Awards. The Journal receives $10,000 and the William Brewster Styles award for its series “Debt Bomb,” which explained and analyzed the housing crisis for readers, telling the mortgage-market crash story from all sides. Finalists in […]
Newsday wins National Headliner Award for business coverage
Newsday’s coverage of the mortgage crisis last year won first place in the business news coverage category of the National Headliner Awards, according to the winners released Friday. Auto industry writers for the Detroit News received second place for its coverage of what Detroit’s automakers can do to win back consumers, while Liz Benston of […]
New York Times' Norris to receive SABEW achievement award
Floyd Norris, The New York Times’s chief financial correspondent, will receive the 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers at its 45th annual conference in Baltimore on April 28. He covers the world of finance and economics in print with his weekly column and online with his blog “Notions […]
