Quad Cities Biz Journal acquires awards event
The Quad Cities Regional Business Journal has acquired the rights to the Athena Awards in the Quad Cities from Women Lead Change. A story on its website states, “The QCBJ’s sister publication, the Corridor Business Journal, has been hosting a similar women’s awards event in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor region for the past 19 years. […]
WSJ wins four National Press Club awards
The Wall Street Journal won four of the annual National Press Club awards, which were announced on Tuesday. The Journal was recognized for its work on investor-backed telehealth services, photography of Ukrainian soldiers who had tripped a land mine, an examination of Southwest Airlines’ role in last year’s holiday travel debacle and its humorous take […]
WERT Global Prize for business journalism ups award to $4,500
In honor of the 45th anniversary of the Women’s Economic Round Table, we are excited to announce that the 2023 recipient of the WERT Global Prize will receive $4,500, up from the usual $2,000 award. Thanks to the Muriel F. Siebert Foundation for its generous donation to celebrate WERT’s anniversary and business journalism. The Women’s […]
SABEW Canada names Best in Business winners
The Canadian chapter of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) announced the winners of the ninth annual Best In Business Awards on Tuesday night at an event in Toronto. The Globe and Mail led all outlets, winning five gold medals and four silvers. Bloomberg News was honored with three golds and one […]
Seven journalists win McGraw Center Biz Journalism grants
Seven veteran journalists have been named the latest recipients of the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism. Each of the winning projects will receive a grant of up to $15,000. The new McGraw Fellows will explore subjects ranging from the FDA’s standards for drug approval and the role of payments and communications companies in US prisons, to […]
Alliance of Area Business Publishers names editorial winners
THE ALLIANCE OF AREA BUSINESS PUBLISHERS 2023 EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS LIST OF WINNERS DESIGN CATEGORIES 1. Best Cover – Magazine Bronze: Twin Cities Business; “Regaining Altitude”; Mike Novak, Mike Norseng A beautiful combination of typography and visual sets apart this non-traditional approach to a cover. The layered image and negative space drive the eye to […]
Barlett & Steele Awards now accepting entries
The Barlett and Steele Awards, named in honor of renowned investigative business journalists Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, were expanded in 2022. The awards now have two categories: one for news organizations with a national or global audience and one for publications with a regional or local focus. Additionally, an award will be […]
WaPo’s Singletary to receive NABJ’s Legacy Award
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery sent out the following: Congratulations to personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary, who was recognized Friday with the Legacy Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. The Legacy Award is a special honor awarded to a Black print, broadcast, digital, or photo journalist of extraordinary accomplishment who has broken barriers and […]
Media Movers: Financial journalist Gail MarksJarvis
Gail MarksJarvis is one of the nation’s most important freelance journalists. Don’t believe me? Check out her work: Retirees: Expect to Get Hit With Surging Health Costs. ‘ Motherhood Penalty’ Ranges as High as $600,000. Here Are Some Tips to Catch Up. A Young Worker’s Guide to Saving for Emergencies and Investing for Retirement. Still […]
SABEW book competition adds management category
The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing is adding a new category for its upcoming Best in Business Book Awards. New to the competition will be the management and leadership category. SABEW’s fourth annual Best in Business Book Awards will have three categories for entry this year: (1) Business Reporting, (2) Investing and Personal Finance, and […]
