Preliminary Loeb judging held Monday

The Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism held its annual preliminary judging meeting Monday at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles.

This year’s preliminary judges include leading journalists representing major print, online and broadcast media organizations from across the nation, as well as a faculty member from UCLA Anderson School of Management, which has sponsored the Loeb Awards since 1973.

The Loeb Awards are the most prestigious honors in business journalism and recognize writers, editors and producers who make significant contributions to the understanding of business, finance and the economy. This year the preliminary judges considered 392 entries for the contest.

Each of the Loeb Awards preliminary judges reviews all entries in one of the 12 competition categories to narrow the field to approximately four finalists, who then advance to the final judging round held in New York City in the spring. The finalists are determined collectively by each category panel in separate deliberation sessions.

“We’re pleased to welcome 19 new preliminary judges for this year’s competition,” said Allison Holmes, acting assistant dean of marketing and communications at UCLA Anderson School of Management and vice president of the G. and R. Loeb Foundation, in a statement. “The Loeb Awards have always attracted judges of the highest caliber, and we’re proud to continue that tradition this year.”

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