CBS and PBS big winners at Business Emmy luncheon Monday
CBS and PBS were the only multiple winners of the financial and business reporting Emmy Awards announced Monday at a luncheon in New York. CBS won four business Emmys, while PBS won two. BBC America, CFR.org, CNBC and the History Channel each won one apiece. CBS won for outstanding investigative reporting of a business news […]
Reynolds Center fellows named
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism has awarded 12 fellowships to its “Strictly Financials Seminar” for working journalists and 12 fellowships to its “Business Journalism Professors Seminar.” Both programs will be held Jan. 5-8 in Phoenix. These competitive fellowships, valued at $2,000, cover all seminar expenses. The seminars take place during Reynolds […]
SABEW makes Best in Business all online
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced that its 2009 Best in Business contest will accept entries only online. Mark Scarp writes, “Also, entries received by Jan. 13, 2010, will pay a discounted rate. The final deadline is Jan. 25, 2010. “’SABEW has invested in a significant amount of technology to receive entries […]
A suggestion for the Loeb awards
Felix Salmon, who blogs about business and finance for Reuters, has some suggestions for the Gerald Loeb Awards in business and financial journalism after receiving a call from one of the judges that they’re considering adding online categories. Salmon writes, “So what happens when the Loeb jury tries to drag itself into the 21st Century […]
CBS, PBS garner most business Emmy nominations
CBS and PBS dominated the nominations for the seventh annual business and financial Emmy awards, which were announced Thursday. CBS had 15 of the 31 nominations, while PBS had another five. BBC America and CNBC each received three nominations. ABC had two nominations. The Wall Street Journal/wsj.com was nominated in one category, as was NBC […]
NBR founders to receive lifetime Emmy
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Thursday it will present this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Business & Financial Reporting to Paul Kangas, anchor and financial commentator for PBS’ Nightly Business Report, and Linda O’Bryon, the founder of the pioneering business news broadcast and now chief content officer of Northern California Public […]
Triangle Biz Journal, Silicon Valley Biz Journal win top company awards
The Triangle Business Journal, located in Raleigh, N.C., and the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal won theGeneral Excellence awards given by its parent company, American City Business Journals, at an awards ceremony last week. A Triangle Business Journal story states, “The general excellence award is given annually to the ACBJ papers with the best total […]
CEOs and awards from the biz press
Two business school professors have discovered that CEOs who win awards from business magazines tend to underperform their peers. Elizabeth O’Sullivan from Corporate Board Member writes, “That’s the word from two professors who studied the performance of CEOs presented with accolades by the likes of BusinessWeek, Chief Executive, Forbes, IndustryWeek, Time/CNN, and Electronic Business Magazine. […]
Barlett & Steele winners named
The Miami Herald received the gold award and Bloomberg Markets magazine the silver award in the third annual Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism, the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism announced Wednesday. “Borrowers Betrayed” by Jack Dolan, Matthew Haggman and Rob Barry of The Miami Herald received the top gold […]
Four journalists win award to attend Wharton program
Four journalists who have won the 2009 Knowledge@Wharton Awards for Business Journalism, sponsored by the South Asian Journalists Association, the Wharton School and the Knowledge@Wharton online business journal. The winners are: Sonia Narang, a member of SAJA and a journalist with NBC News in New York, is the winner of the 10th annual SAJA-Knowledge@Wharton Award. […]
