Columbus Dispatch reporter wins National Headliner Award for biz reporting

Columbus Dispatch Reporter Dan Gearino has been awarded a National Headliner Award for business reporting. A story on its website states, “Gearino joined the Dispatch Business news staff in 2008, primarily covering the energy, manufacturing and automotive industries. “His entry included ongoing coverage of ‘submeter’ companies’ fight to continue their practice of unregulated utility markups […]

Panama Papers, WSJ’s Peggy Noonan win Pulitzer Prize

The Panama Papers stories have won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. The stories were written by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy, The Miami Herald and more than 100 other media partners. Journalists from nearly 80 countries speaking dozens of languages joined forces to delve into 11.5 million files, 214,000 offshore entities and almost […]

Entries sought for Business Book of the Year competition

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2017 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, will chair the panel of judges for the Business Book of the Year Award. The Business Book of the Year Award is designed to highlight the book that provides the […]

Barlett & Steele Awards now accepting entries

Journalists are invited to enter their work in the 2017 Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism. The awards contest, administered by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, annually honors the best investigative business reporting in the […]

Nashville Biz Journal punches above its weight

Lori Becker, the editor of the Nashville Business Journal, writes about the paper’s editorial staff.’ Becker writes, “I’m often asked how many people work in the Nashville Business Journal newsroom. And readers are usually surprised when I say 10. “We definitely punch above our weight. It’s all about teamwork. There’s no other way we could […]

Larry Ingrassia to receive SABEW Distinguished Achievement Award

Lawrence Ingrassia, managing editor of the Los Angeles Times, will receive the Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ highest honor, its Distinguished Achievement Award, for 2017. The award is given to an individual who has made a significant impact on the field of business journalism and who has served as a nurturing influence on others in the profession. “I’ve […]

Dembosky named top health care journalist

The Association of Health Care Journalists has awarded KQED health reporter April Dembosky its top reporter prize as part of this year’s Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. Dembosky received the first place prize in the Beat Reporting category for her 2016 body of work. In 2016, Dembosky’s reporting that exposed how some pharmaceutical […]

Panama Papers wins Malcolm Forbes Award

The Panama Papers stories have won the Overseas Press Club’s Malcolm Forbes Award, given to the best international business news reporting in newspapers, news services or digital. The stories were written by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy, The Miami Herald and more than 100 other media partners. The judges wrote, “More than 400 […]

SABEW names Best in Business award winners

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced Friday the results of its 22nd annual Best in Business competition, which recognizes outstanding stories published or aired in 2016. The 112 winners and honorable mentions represent all formats and corners of the world. One hundred seventy-five news organizations submitted 946 entries across 65 categories. For […]

“Panama Papers” wins Scripps Howard business journalism award

“The Panama Papers” has won the William Brewster Styles Award from the Scripps Howard Foundation for the best business and economics reporting from 2016. The report was compiled by The Center for Public Integrity, McClatchy and the Miami Herald. Journalists from nearly 80 countries speaking dozens of languages joined forces to delve into 11.5 million […]