SABEW names short list for Business Book of the Year

The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing announced the shortlist for its fifth annual Best in Business Book Awards, which recognizes and celebrates outstanding business books published between August 1, 2023, and July 31, 2024. A prestigious panel of judges selected 22 books for this year’s shortlist. The shortlisted books are from three categories: Business Reporting, […]

NYFWA to honor Kandel at Financial Follies

This year’s Financial Follies will honor Myron Kandel, founding financial editor of CNN and a legend in the field of financial journalism. Kandel, who was cited by News Luminaries as one of the ten most influential business journalists of the 20th century, will be recognized for his unwavering commitment to journalism integrity and more than six decades of dedication […]

STAT’s McFarling receives Cohn Prize

Usha Lee McFarling, national science correspondent at STAT, has been selected to receive the 2024 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting. Amid an exceedingly competitive field of applicants, McFarling stood out for her commitment to exposing and explaining the racial disparities that plague the American healthcare system, along with her dedication to mentoring […]

Peers to receive Minard Award

Martin Peers, co-executive editor of The Information, will receive the 2024 Lawrence Minard Editor Award from the Gerald Loeb Foundation. Created in memory of Lawrence “Laury” Minard, founding editor of Forbes Global and a former final judge for the Loeb Awards, this award recognizes excellence in business, financial and economic journalism editing. It honors an editor whose […]

Henriques to receive Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award

The 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is Diana B. Henriques, retired senior writer for The New York Times. The Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gerald Loeb Awards recognizes a journalist whose career exemplifies the consistent superior insight and professional skills necessary to further the understanding of business, financial and economic issues. With a career spanning more than five decades, Henriques […]

FT and Schroders name long list for Business Book of the Year

Books on Donald Trump’s finances and Bill Gates’ influence go head to head with titles about the challenges of artificial intelligence, the impact of demographic change and how business can do the right thing, in the race to be named Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year. Other titles vying to be judged […]

Washington Post’s Singletary wins NABJ award

Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery and executive local editor Jamie Stockwell sent out the following: We are delighted to announce that two Washington Post journalists were honored with Salute to Excellence awards by the National Association of Black Journalists at its annual conference last weekend. Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary took first place in the commentary/essay […]

“Deforestation Inc” wins Oakes Award

“Deforestation Inc.” by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has won the 2024 John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism. The in-depth investigative series exposed how a lightly regulated sustainability industry overlooks forest destruction and human rights violations, all while granting green certifications that provide false assurances to consumers, governments and investors. Led by […]

Bloomberg, STAT News among the SPJ award winners

Bloomberg News and STAT News received recognition in the annual Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists. Business/Finance Reporting Denied by AI: Consequences for vulnerable Americans Casey Ross and Bob Herman, STAT Read story Read story: Link 1 | 2 | 3 Consumer/Retail Reporting Bad Medicine Staff, Bloomberg Read story: Link 1 | 2 | 3 Tech Reporting […]

STAT’s McFarlang wins Lo Award for her coverage

Usha Lee McFarling, national science correspondent at STAT, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Bernard Lo, MD Award in Bioethics. This year’s award recognizes McFarling for her role in shaping the public discussion and policy debate about bioethics and equity in health care and research. It conveys a cash prize of $25,000. With the […]