Biz journalists to follow on Twitter
Simon Constable writes on Forbes.com about the best business journalists to follow on Twitter. Here are some of his recommendations: @vicrek — Victor Reklaitis, markets journalist at MarketWatch. Writes snappy posts on stocks and exchange-traded funds. A gentleman to the core. @LaurenLaCapra – Lauren La Capra, (right) journalist with Fusion, previously with Reuters and TheStreet. Very knowledgable […]
Tech books dominate FT Book of the Year contest
The promise and perils of technology dominate the long list for this year’s Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Andrew Hill of the FT writes, “The 15 titles include Ashlee Vance’s Elon Musk , a biography of the charismatic entrepreneur behind the Tesla electric car, Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper, on […]
NEFE personal finance reporting award winners named
RTDNA and the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) announced the winners of the 2015 RTDNA/NEFE Award for Personal Finance Reporting. As part of the two organizations’ ongoing efforts to encourage radio, television and online news outlets to report on personal finance issues, three winners have been chosen for their outstanding work. They are: Television: […]
Three business journalists win CUNY grants
Three veteran journalists have won grants of up to $15,000 as recipients of the third round of the McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism. The winning projects will explore the growing threat of cyber-attacks on the international financial system, the ramifications of Nicaraguan plans to build an extensive shipping canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific, […]
Virginian-Pilot reporter wins top real estate journalism award
The National Association of Real Estate Editors announced the winners of its 65th Annual Journalism Awards Competition, recognizing excellence in reporting, writing and editing stories about residential and commercial real estate. Sarah Kleiner Varble, The Virginian-Pilot, received NAREE’s Platinum Award for Best Individual Entry. Andrea Brambila of Inman News was the Gold Award Winner of […]
D CEO, Crain’s Chicago among AAPB winners
The Alliance of Area Business Publishers presented its Editorial Excellence awards to newspaper and magazine business periodicals on Saturday, the climax of its three-day annual Summer Conference in Charlotte. BEST IN SHOW Most improved publication: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, Hoa Vu, art director The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report has long been an attractive […]
WSJ, Sloan win National Press Club awards
The Wall Street Journal won first-place awards for consumer journalism and humor writing in the 2015 National Press Club Journalism Contest. Allan Sloan of Fortune magazine won the Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis for his groundbreaking investigation of a financial ploy known as inversion that is costing the U.S. Treasury millions of dollars. The […]
Tompor, a Loeb winner, talks about prize-winning work
Detroit Free Press personal finance columnist Susan Tompor was awarded a Gerald Loeb Award on Tuesday evening for her coverage of the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy and how it is affecting retirees of the city. Tompor has a passion for digging deep into the fine print and extra fees associated with credit cards, debit cards, […]
Minard winner Blumenstein optimistic about journalism
Here are the comments made Tuesday night by Rebecca Blumenstein, deputy editor-in-chief at The Wall Street Journal, when she received the 2015 Lawrence Minard Editor Award, named in memory of Laury Minard, founding editor of Forbes Global and a former final judge for the Loeb Awards. This award honors excellence in business, financial and economic […]
WSJ, NY Times, LA Times among Loeb winners
The Gerald Loeb Awards, among the highest honors in journalism, recognizing the work of journalists whose contributions illuminate the world of business, finance and the economy for readers and viewers around the world, were announced Monday night. The winners are: Beat Reporting Winner “Lobbying in America,” by Eric Lipton, Ben Protess, Nicholas Confessore and Brooke […]
