Reuters names journalists, stories of the year

Reuters enterprise editor Jim Impoco was named the news service’s editor of the year, and European Union economic and monetary affairs correspondent Jan Strupczewski was named reporter of the year at a ceremony Thursday night. Rob Cox of Reuters Breakingviews was named analysis and commentary journalist of the year. Lisa Shumaker was named desk editor […]

Biz journalists win Gracies

Three business journalism projects received Gracie Awards, presented by the Alliance of Women in Media. “Breaking Faith: Fraud in the Heartland” from CNNMoney.com won in the outstanding investigative program in the online category. Jennifer Rogers of Reuters Insider won for outstanding anchor for a news or news magazine show online. She interviews newsmakers and covers […]

Clabby Award winners named at Dow Jones Newswires

Judges of the 17th annual William R. Clabby Dow Jones Newswires Awards today named 18 journalists for nine awards covering exemplary work during 2010. The Clabby Awards are Newswires’ highest internal honor for outstanding journalism by Newswires and Newsletters reporters and editors. The winners are: Commentary and Analysis James Simms, Tokyo, for “Tokyo’s Unhealthy Mandarins,” […]

AP, Bloomberg win Polks

The Associated Press and Bloomberg News won George Polk Awards for their business coverage. The AP was recognized for its recognize the colossal effort in covering last year’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The AP was the first news organization to report that the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig had sank following an […]

SABEW offers scholarships to spring conference

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will once again offer financial aid for its biggest annual event – the spring conference, to be held April 7-9 at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The scholarships total $4,000 and range from $500 to $1,000 each. They will be funded from SABEW’s David Morrow Fund and […]

SABEW contest sets entry record

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual Best in Business contest received 897 entries for its 2010 contest, a new record. The number of entries is 101 more than in 2009, and 55 more than the record set in 2008. Judging will begin shortly, and the winners will be announced in March. The […]

Goldsmith Prize finalists include biz journalism work

Finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting have been announced by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and include three business journalism stories out of the six finalists. The finalists with business angles include: 1. Marshall Allen and Alex Richards of the Las […]

SABEW extends Best in Business deadline

Because of a heavy volume of last-minute entries, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers extended the deadline for Best in Business contest submissions until Monday, Feb. 7, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. The deadline was to have been Monday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. The additional time will give SABEW members the chance to better plan and […]

Loeb entry deadline extended

The deadline to submit entries for the 2011 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism has been extended one week to Monday, Feb. 7, at 11:59 p.m. PST. This year, the Loeb Awards have replaced Feature Writing with a new Explanatory category and have added a category for Online Enterprise. Submissions and nominations […]

Business magazines garner multiple awards

Folio:’s Eddie and Ozzie awards were handed out Monday, and business magazines took home some of the hardware. The awards recognize achievement in magazine editorial and design. Here are the business magazine winners: — Inc. magazine’s December 2009 cover won the silver award for best cover of a business-to-business magazine with more than 100,000 circulation. […]