Weather Channel and HBO win business Emmys
The Weather Channel/Telemundo and HBO were the winners of the business and news Emmys in the business categories. The winners of the News & Documentary Emmy Awards were presented on Tuesday at a ceremony at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City. The winners: Outstanding Business, Consumer and Economic Report The Weather Channel […]
WSJ wins ONA award for general excellence in online journalism
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray sent out the following to the staff: Dear All: I’m pleased to formally share weekend news that some of you may have heard: On Saturday night, The Wall Street Journal won the prestigious General Excellence in Online Journalism award from the Online News Association at its annual […]
Shortlist for Business Book of the Year is announced
Books on data privacy, bias against women and the rise of the politically powerful conglomerate Koch Industries are among six titles on the shortlist for this year’s Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Andrew Hill of the Financial Times writes, “The shortlist for the £30,000 prize was announced in London on […]
Drange wins SABEW’s Birger award
Matt Drange, a staff reporter for The Information, is the 2019 winner of the Larry Birger Young Business Journalist contest, honoring journalists under 30. Additionally, the judging panel chose to honor two finalists: Ellen Huet, reporter for Bloomberg, and Casey Fabris, reporter for The Roanoke Times. Drange will receive the award, a $1,500 honorarium and […]
Washington Post reporter Jan wins NABJ awards for race and business coverage
The Washington Post reporter Tracy Jan has received two National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence awards for her coverage of the intersection of race and business. Jan won for national investigative reporting for “The Gatekeeper,” her investigation into accusations of sexual harassment by Vincent Cirrincione, a prominent Hollywood manager whose clients included Halle Berry […]
Swisher inducted into LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists announced Wednesday that Recode co-founder Kara Swisher is a 2019 inductee in the LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame. The induction will take place on Aug, 31 at the NLGJA National Convention in New Orleans. The LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame was launched to honor outstanding individuals like Pulitzer Prize-winning […]
Bloomberg’s McCorry named winner of NYFWA’s Bell Award
Longtime Bloomberg News journalist John McCorry has been named the winner of the Elliott Bell Award, given by the New York Financial Writers’ Association. McCorry is currently executive editor in charge of Africa coverage for Bloomberg News. He has been at Bloomberg since 1992 and has been based in Princeton, New Jersey, and the New York office, […]
Nominations announced for Business Book of the Year
Sixteen books, including a handful focused on technology’s impact on society, are being considered for the 2019 Business Book of the Year, an award given by The Financial Times and consulting firm McKinsey. Andrew Hill of the FT writes, “Now in its 15th year, the award will go to the book that offers the ‘most compelling […]
Bennett to receive NPC’s Fourth Estate Award
Amanda Bennett, best known for her award-winning leadership in investigative reporting at The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News, will receive the National Press Club’s most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in her honor on Oct. 17 in Washington, D.C. Bennett is the 47th recipient of the award, which […]
Reuters series “Ambushed at Home” wins National Press Club award
The Reuters investigative series, ‘Ambushed at Home’ has been named the winner of a National Press Club Award in the Consumer Journalism—Newspapers category. This is the second consecutive year Reuters has won in the category, last year being recognized for the series ‘Lead’s Hidden Toll.’ ‘Ambushed at Home,’ by Joshua Schneyer, M.B. Pell, Andrea Januta and Deborah […]
