Fortune’s Wieczner wins ASME Next Award
Fortune magazine reporter Jen Wieczner is one of five winners of the second-annual ASME Next Awards for Journalists Under 30. The winners will be honored at the Ellie Awards Annual Gala on Feb. 7 and receive certificates of recognition later the same day at the inaugural ASME Next-MPA Next Conference. The ASME Next Awards are […]
Biz journalist Kissi named Tow-Knight fellow
Dawn Kissi, founder of new digital startup Emerging Market Views, which debuted this winter, has been named a Tow-Knight Fellow in Entrepreneurial Journalism. Based at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism recently welcomed its seventh entrepreneurial journalism cohort. The program this year runs from Jan. 17 […]
Real estate journalism contest seeks entries
The National Association of Real Estate Editors has issued a call for entries for its 67th Annual Journalism Competition. NAREE’s prestigious journalism competition is open to reporters, columnists, editors and freelancers covering commercial and residential real estate, mortgage finance, sustainable development and related topics in the broad field of real estate including home building and design. Deadline: Enter […]
SABEW extends Best in Business deadline one week
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers has extended the deadline to enter its annual Best in Business contest by one week. The deadline is now Tuesday, Feb. 7 at midnight EST. The Best in Business features new such as including video, airlines/travel, media/entertainment and management/leadership/career. Click here to see all categories. The contest has also become […]
Biz magazines among Ellie finalists
The American Society of Magazine Editors released the list of finalists for the 2017 National Magazine Awards for Print and Digital Media. Here are the business magazines that are finalists: Bloomberg Businessweek — general excellence in the news, sports and entertainment category. Wired — leisure interests for “What to Eat Today,” August. Bloomberg Businessweek — website. […]
Easton, American finance editor for Economist, wins award
Tom Easton, American finance editor at the Economist has been named Journalist of the Year 2017 by The CFA Society of the UK. His piece: The Barbarian Establishment was “thought to be the individual article that best advanced investor education by virtue of its relevance, clarity and content,” according to the organization. Easton joined The Economist in […]
Loeb Awards seeking entries
Journalists and outlets from print, online and broadcast media are invited to submit entries in 12 competition categories and nominations for two career achievement awards for the 60th Anniversary Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. The Gerald Loeb Awards are the most prestigious honor in business journalism in the United States and […]
The man behind the Gerald Loeb Awards
David Saito-Chung of Investor’s Business Daily writes about Gerald Loeb, the Wall Street investor who started the Gerald Loeb Awards for business journalism. Saito-Chung writes, “To further promote knowledge about business and the markets, Loeb launched an annual competition in 1957 to recognize excellence in financial journalism. He cared about the impact it could have to the […]
AP’s Lisa Gibbs is 2016 Business Journalist of the Year
When Associated Press health reporter Matthew Perrone discovered documents from a secret health care lobbying group created to thwart efforts to limit prescription painkillers, global business editor Lisa Gibbs encouraged him to dig deeper. “It took a long time to get those documents, to sort them,” said Perrone. “This was months and months before it […]
Contest on reporting on business bribery accepting entries
TRACE International, the non-profit anti-bribery business organization, is now accepting entries for its annual Prize for Investigative Reporting. The award recognizes reporting that uncovers business bribery with the goal of increasing commercial transparency. Nominees may be print, broadcast or online reporters from any country who have investigated bribery schemes, business activities that create serious conflicts of […]
