Bloomberg’s Schenker wins NYFWA’s Bell award

Bloomberg News editor at large Marty Schenker is the winner of the Elliott Bell Award from the New York Financial Writers’ Association. Schenker has been with Bloomberg since 2001. He has also been senior executive editor, global government and economics coverage. He also spent nearly 30 years at Dow Jones & Co. and The Wall Street Journal. […]

NYWFA to announce award winners at Financial Follies

The 87th Financial Follies, an annual event from the New York Financial Writers’ Association, is just more than three months away. The Follies will be held on Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Edison Ballroom’s main ballroom. Financial Follies table purchases are tax-deductible, and money raised supports scholarships for the next generation of business journalists and the […]

NYFWA to honor Leonard Sloane

The New York Financial Writers’ Association announced that Leonard Sloane will be honored at the 82nd Financial Follies gala. Sloane, who spent the bulk of his career as a personal finance reporter and columnist at The New York Times, and who continues to write about investing as a freelance writer for the The Wall Street […]

ProPublica wins NYFWA award for distinguished financial journalism

The New York Financial Writers’ Association announced that ProPublica reporters Justin Elliott, Josh Kaplan, Brett Murphy and Alex Mierjeski have been named winners of the 2023 Impact Award for Distinguished Financial Journalism. The award is for a series of articles investigating conflict of interest, failed oversight and ethical indiscretions at the nation’s highest court. The series is titled, “Friends of the Court: […]

NYFWA’s Financial Follies is coming in May

The New York Financial Writers’ Association’s 80th Financial Follies will take place on May 19, 2023. Money raised from the Follies is used to fund scholarships for the next generation of financial journalists, media awards and educational and networking events for active business journalists and public relations professionals. Over the past decade the New York […]