The finalists of the 2011 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, considered the Pulitzer Prizes of business journalism, were announced on Thursday.
Winners will be selected from among the finalists, which were chosen from more than 500 entries.
Here are the finalists in three categories:
The large newspapers category finalists are Bryan Bender for “From the Pentagon to the Private Sector” in The Boston Globe; Ben Casselman, Russell Gold, Douglas A. Blackmon, Vanessa O’Connell, Alexandra Berzon and Ana Campoy for “Deep Trouble” in The Wall Street Journal; Julia Angwin, Nick Wingfield, Scott Thurm and Yukari Iwatani Kane for “What They Know” in The Wall Street Journal; and Robert O’Harrow Jr. for “Alaska Native Corporations” in The Washington Post.
The magazine category finalists are Frederik Balfour and Tim Culpan for “Inside Foxconn” in Bloomberg Businessweek; Amanda Bennett and Charles R. Babcock for “End-of-Life Warning at $618,616 Makes Me Wonder Was It Worth It” in Bloomberg News; Don Van Natta Jr., Jo Becker and Graham Bowley for “Hack Attack” in The New York Times; Matt Taibbi for “Invasion of the Home Snatchers” in Rolling Stone; and Michael Lewis for “Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds” in Vanity Fair.
Finalists in the commentary category are Andy Grove for “How to Make an American Job” in Bloomberg Businessweek; Kevin Drum for “Capital City” in Mother Jones; Paul Krugman for “Paul Krugman Columns” in The New York Times; and Froma Harrop for “Froma Harrop Columns” in The Providence Journal
See all of the finalists here.
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