NYTimes columnist wins Nobel prize in economics
Paul Krugman, a Princeton University economics professor who also writes a column for the New York Times, has won the Nobel Prize for economics. Catherine Rampell of the Times writes, “Mr. Krugman received the award for his work on international trade and economic geography. In particular, the prize committee lauded his work for ‘having shown […]
Economist named magazine of the year
Nat Ives of Advertising Age writes Monday that The Economist has been named the publication’s magazine of the year. Ives writes, “The sales of ad pages have mirrored those trends, according to Media Industry Newsletter. Time’s ad pages from January through August plummeted to 954, down 25.2% from the equivalent period last year. Newsweek’s ad […]
BusinessWeek, Seattle Times win Barlett & Steele Awards
BusinessWeek magazine and The Seattle Times have been awarded first place and runner-up respectively in the second annual Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism. “Prisoners of Debt,” a series by BusinessWeek’s Brian Grow, Robert Berner, Keith Epstein and Geri Smith, received the $5,000 first-place award. “The Favor Factory” by The Seattle Times’ David […]
SABEW to honor "Best of the Best"
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will add a new category to its annual “Best in Business” awards to honor exceptional business journalism. The new Best of the Best awards, which will be given for the first time at the 2009 spring conference in Denver, are designed to reward the very best work […]
ASBPE names winners in annual contest
The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) recognized Restaurants & Institutions and The Scientist as 2008 Magazines of the Year among publications of 80,000 or more circulation and less than 80,000, respectively. Computerworld.com, the online product of IDG’s Computerworld magazine, was named Web Site of the Year for 2008, while Network World, also from […]
Deadline nears for investigative business journalism contest
The entry deadline approaches for the second annual Barlett and Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism. Named for the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning investigative business journalist team of Don Barlett and Jim Steele, these awards, funded by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, celebrate the best in print and online investigative business […]
Bloomberg's insurance series draws industry reaction
Dean Starkman of Columbia Journalism Review writes Wednesday that a series on the insurance industry from Bloomberg News drew an angry response from trade group Insurance Information Institute that caused the Deadline Club to review its facts before naming winners in its annual contest. The series, which was a finalist in four categories, failed to […]
The making of a Loeb Award winner
The Charlotte Observer’s business desk received a Loeb Award, considered the Pulitzer Prizes of business journalism, earlier this week for its coverage of homebuilder Beazer Homes and its role in the subprime loan crisis. The Loeb judges praised the series, writing, “In this year-long series, the writers unraveled the story of the subprime mortgage crisis […]
New York Times wins three Loebs; Sloan wins his seventh
The New York Times on Monday received three Loeb Awards, considered the Pulitzer Prices in business journalism, while Fortune magazine’s Allan Sloan won his seventh Loeb Award. Sloan won in the commentary category for a column called “Piece of Junk.” The judges stated, “Of the countless stories about the subprime crisis, this piece stood out […]
Crain's New York is inviting and sassy
A story on Crain’s New York Business about its recent awards won from the Alliance of Area Business Publications has some judges’ comments about the weekly business newspaper. The story stated, “‘This publication is inviting to read and has great, sassy writing,’’ the judges said. ‘The personality of New York shows through in the lively, […]
