The Society of American Business Editors and Writers announced Monday honorees in its prestigious 20th annual Best in Business competition, which recognizes outstanding business stories published or aired in 2014.
The 119 honored works represent all corners of financial news, from Institutional Investor to Fortune Magazine and National Public Radio, and from Crain’s Chicago Business to The Seattle Times and Columbus Dispatch.
Bloomberg News and Bloomberg BusinessWeek won seven awards. CNBC, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal each took six awards, and the Financial Times won five.
“The works honored in this list truly represent the finest of our profession,” said Marty Wolk, SABEW president and assigning editor for NerdWallet, the personal finance website, in a statement. “In its 20th year, SABEW’s Best in Business contest is more competitive and more prestigious than ever.”
This year, SABEW decided to announce only finalists in all categories, with the announcement of the winner reserved for the reception and Best in Business Awards ceremony on Saturday, April 25, during the SABEW’s 52nd. annual conference in Chicago. The number of awards is based on the number and quality of entries in each category, as determined by judges.
The April 25 ceremonies will be at the Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile, the closing event of the April 23-25 conference. Keynoting the event will be Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Morningstar CEO Joe Mansueto. SABEW has announced a special discounted conference rate of $225 to honor BIB honorees.
Some 214 working journalists and academics served as judges, sifting through 1,020 entries from 178 news outlets across 73 categories.
“This year’s honored works represent an inspiring variety of stories tackled by news organizations of all sizes, but what they have in common is ambition and excellence. We extend a hearty thanks to our fantastic judges, and can’t wait to congratulate these talented journalists in person in Chicago,” said Cory Schouten, managing editor of Indianapolis Business Journal, who served as contest co-chair, in a statement. Joanna Ossinger of Bloomberg News was contest co-chair/judging coordinator.
