The Wall Street Journal's probe into the corporate practice of backdating stock options for business executives captured a Pulitzer Prize in the public service category, Columbia University announced Monday.
It was one of two Pulitzer Prizes for the national business publication. It also won in the international category for its reports on China's booming capitalism and adverse conditions it has created ranging from inequality to pollution.
The backdating options stories led to federal investigations of 140 companies. At least 70 top executives lost their jobs and 10 former executives are facing federal or state criminal charges related to the scandal.
Other finalists in the public service category were the Birmingham (Ala.) News for general assignment reporter Brett Blackledge's expose on cronyism and corruption in the state's two-year college system and The Washington Post for its examination of waste and abuse in the nation's farm subsidy system.
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BARLETT AND STEELE
INVESTIGATIVE BUSINESS JOURNALISM AWARDS
DONALD W. REYNOLDS NATIONAL CENTER FOR BUSINESS JOURNALISM
Named for the widely acclaimed investigative business journalist team of Don Barlett and Jim Steele, these awards funded by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism celebrate the best in print and online investigative business journalism.
Judges will be looking for investigative enterprise, strong business theme, writing style and clarity, and impact.
Here's how Jim Steele envisions these awards: "We'd like to see journalists who keep the bigger picture in mind. Someone who brings an understanding of complex issues that have not been properly explained. Don and I have an informal motto: Tell the reader something they don't know about. It sounds simple. Yet a lot of journalism is a rehash of what people already know."
General Submission Guidelines
1. Entries must have been published between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008.
2. Entries must be postmarked by August 1, 2008.
3. Each print publication or online organization can submit only two entries. A separate form is required for each entry.
4. Each entry will consist of no more than four individual stories. A series of articles can be from separate issues, but linked either explicitly (part I, II, III, IV) or by sharing a clearly implied common theme.
5. The stories can be written by either a single reporter or a team.
6. Judges will be looking for investigative enterprise, strong business theme, writing style and clarity, and impact of the entry.
7. Each entry will include one tear sheet and three photocopies of each story.
8. For Web entries, submit four copies of printed text (no electronic files). Be sure to provide an active or archived URL.
9. No part of any entry will be returned. The Reynolds Center reserves the right to publish winning entries on its Web site, BusinessJournalism.org.
Accuracy requirements: Any correction, clarifications or retractions made after initial publishing must be submitted as a part of the entry.
Applicants: Any U.S. publication or online organization is eligible to submit an individual investigative piece of work, or single-subject series, on a business or economy-related topic. Books are not eligible.
Selection: A distinguished three-member jury will select the Barlett and Steele first-place award winner and runner-up.
Awards: There is a first-place prize of $5,000 and a runner-up prize of $2,000. Initial winners will be announced in fall of 2008.
Presentation: Awards will be made payable to the winning journalist or team responsible for the winning work.
Entry form: Fill out entry form and attach with each copy of the story. The entry form is available for download online here.
Print: Submit three copies of each entry (and no more than 4 stories per entry). This would consist of a tear sheet and 3 photocopies, with a completed entry form attached to each copy. The submitted stories must clearly show the author's byline, the name of the publication and the date of publication.
Online: Submit four copies of a printout of the online story with a completed entry form attached to each copy. The online pages should be accessible throughout the judging period -- Aug. 1 2008 to Oct. 1 2008 -- either through an active URL or an archived link. The printed copies of the online material must include the appropriate URL for the site.
Mail Submissions to:
Andrew Leckey, Director
Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism
Arizona State University
Attention: Awards
555 N. Central Avenue
Suite 302
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1248
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2006 Winners
Large Newspapers
Ann Hardie, Carrie Teegardin and Alan Judd of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for "Borrower Beware"
Medium Newspapers
Winner
Christopher Kirkpatrick, Joshua Boak, Steve Eder, Jim Drew and Mike Wilkinson of The Blade (Toledo, Ohio) for "Ohio Rare Coin Funds"
Honorable Mention
Luke Timmerman and David Heath of The Seattle Times for "Selling Drug Secrets"
Small Newspapers
Sam Kennedy and Christina Gostomski of The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) for "School's Pursuit of Profit Leaves Students Behind"
Magazines Winner
Carol Loomis of Fortune for "Why Carly's Big Bet Is Failing, How the HP Board KO'd Carly"
Commentary Winners
Steven Pearlstein of The Washington Post for "Business and Economics Columns"
Robert L. Pollock of The Wall Street Journal for "Review and Outlook: Kianna's Law"
Deadline Writing Winners
Maureen Milford, Ted Griffith, Luladey B. Tadesse, Robin Brown, Gary Soulsman, Christopher Yasiejko, Michele Besso, Steven Church, Jeff Montgomery and Peter Bothum of The News Journal (New Castle, Del.) for "Sale of MBNA"
Beat Writing Winner
Geeta Anand of The Wall Street Journal for "The Most Expensive Drugs and How They Came to Be"
News Service/Online Content Winners
Frank Bass, Dirk Lammers and Larry Margasak of The Associated Press for "LAX Loans"
Television Deadline Winners
Anne Thompson, Doug Adams, Liz Brown, Carl Sears, Kelly Venardos, Joo Lee, Rick Brown, Katie Ernst, Rich Dubroff, Doug Stoddart, Chuck Schaeffer, Mario Garcia, Meaghan Rady, Genevieve MichelBryan, Jill Silvestri, Chris Scholl, Sharon Hoffman, Albert Oetgen and John Reiss of NBC Nightly News for "The Katrina Effect"
Television Enterprise
Winner
Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis, Jeffrey Klein, Jacob Klein and Joanne Elgart Jennings of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer for "China Rising"
Honorable Mention
Byron Harris, Kraig Kirchem and Mark Smith of WFAA-TV
(Dallas, Texas) for "Learning the Hard Way"
Business Book Winner
James B. Stewart for "DisneyWar" from Simon & Schuster
2005 WINNERS
* Lifetime Achievement Award
Public Editor
* Lawrence Minard Editor Award
Assistant Managing Editor
* Business Story, Large Newspaper (circulation of more than 400,000)
Walt Bogdanich
The New York Times
Analysis of database records, court records and human stories that show malfeasance on the part of railroads and failure by the government to regulate them.
* Business Story, Medium Newspaper (circulation of 150,000 to 400,000)
"Danger Overhead: Crushed Roofs" (Parts 1, 2, 3)
Bill Vlasic and Jeff Plungis
The Detroit News
Series that examines a little-known auto safety hazard -- roofs that fail in rollover accidents, causing deaths.
* Business Story, Small Newspaper (circulation of less than 150,000)
"The China Challenge" (Stories 1, 2, 3, 4)
Craig Troianello
The Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
Four stories by two smaller newspapers that tell the significance and consequence of global trade in their communities.
* Business Story, Magazine (Two winners)
Charles Fishman
Fast Company
Explanation of the new wave of automation and machinery that's changing how business gets done.
"Why We're Losing the War on Cancer (and How to Win It)"
Clifton Leaf
FORTUNE
Story shedding new light on why cancer research has not made more progress toward finding a cure.
* Business Story, News or Online Service
Carol S. Remond
Dow Jones Newswires
Analysis of the small-cap world, exposing shenanigans of three small companies that unscrupulously pumped up their stocks.
* Business Commentary
"Cracks in Fannie Mae's Foundation"
Peter Eavis
TheStreet.com
Coverage of Fannie Mae's accounting troubles long before any findings of wrongdoing were raised, even telling federal regulators where to look for areas of concern.
* Business Deadline Writing
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Steve Lohr, David Barboza, Gary Rivlin and John Markoff
The New York Times
Stories covering the IBM-Lenovo deal, from a scoop that IBM planned to sell its PC business to analysis of China's rise as a world economic super power.
* Business Beat Writing
"The Short Life of 'Lifetime' Health-Care Benefits"
Ellen E. Schultz and Theo Francis
The Wall Street Journal
Coverage that revelaed an incentive in accounting rules for companies to terminate health care plans even when costs are flat or declining.
* Business Story, Television Deadline
Chris Cuomo, Shelley Ross, Bob Lange, Thomas Berman and Jack Pyle
ABC News: Primetime
An examination of a California family's experience with unpaid health care bills and a small family business whose health insurance provider reneged on paying the medical bills.
2005 Finalists
* Business Story, Large Newspaper (circulation of more than 400,000)
* Business Story, Medium Newspaper (circulation of 150,000 to 400,000)
* Business Story, Small Newspaper (circulation of less than 150,000)
* Business Story, Magazine
* Business Story, News or Online Service
* Business Commentary
* Business Deadline Writing
* Business Beat Writing
* Business Story, Television Deadline
2004 WINNERS
* Lifetime Achievement Award
Economic Commentator, Financial Adviser and Host of "Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street"
* Lawrence Minard Editor Award
Senior Editor, Financial Investigative Projects
* Business Story, Large Newspaper (circulation of more than 400,000)
David B. Ottaway and Joe Stephens
The Washington Post
Investigative series on an environmental nonprofit's questionable business dealings, sparking a Congressional investigation.
* Business Story, Medium Newspaper (circulation of 150,000 to 400,000)
Fred Schulte
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
In-depth stories that exposed how a group of doctors prescribed large amounts of narcotic painkillers to low-income people on Medicaid.
* Business Story, Small Newspaper (circulation of less than 150,000)
Kate Long
The Charleston Gazette
Close look at growing numbers of employed middle-class workers who can no longer afford health insurance.
* Business Story, Magazine
"Is Your Job Next/The Rise of India"
Aaron Bernstein, Pete Engardio and Manjeet Kripalani
BusinessWeek
Stories exploring the outsourcing debate, covering the economic and political impacts on both businesses and workers.
* Business Story, News or Online Service
Adrian Cox, David Evans and Abhay Singh
Bloomberg News
In-depth look at the risky world and fallout of high-stakes trading.
Chris Adams and Alison Young
Knight Ridder Washington Bureau
Investigative series on extent of off-label prescribing of drugs and its sometimes-lethal consequences.
* Business Commentary
Michael Hiltzik
The Los Angeles Times
Regular columns on a wide range of business and economic issues relevant to life in California.
* Business Deadline Writing
"The Day Grasso Quit as NYSE Chief"
Susanne Craig, Ianthe Jeanne Dugan, Theo Francis and Kate Kelly
The Wall Street Journal
Stories covering the departure of NYSE Chairman Richard Grasso and the ensuing controversy over his $140 million pay package.
* Business Beat Writing
"A Spotlight on Boeing's Legal and Ethical Scandals"
J. Lynn Lunsford, Andy Pasztor and Anne Marie Squeo
The Wall Street Journal
Stories covering the government probes and investigations of Boeing, sometimes widening those investigations as a result.
* Business Story, Television (short form)
Doug Adams, Christiana Arvetis, Donna Bass, Steve Capus, Joo Lee, Karen Nye, Albert Oetgen, Felicia Patinkin, John Reiss, Charles Schaeffer, Nikki Stamos and Anne Thompson
NBC Nightly News
An examination of millions of unemployed Americans, from college students to white-collar workers.
* Business Story, Television (long form)
Rome Hartman and Lesley Stahl
CBS News "60 Minutes"
Broadcast investigation on Indian college graduates abandoning their country to serve as top executives for Blue Chip American companies.
2004 Finalists
* Business Story, Large Newspaper (circulation of more than 400,000)
* Business Story, Medium Newspaper (circulation of 150,000 to 400,000)
* Business Story, Small Newspaper (circulation of less than 150,000)
* Business Story, Magazine
* Business Story, News or Online Service
* Business Commentary
* Business Deadline Writing
* Business Beat Writing
* Business Story, Television (short form)
* Business Story, Television (long form)
2003 WINNERS
* Lifetime Achievement Award
Chief Financial Correspondent
* Lawrence Minard Editor Award
Business Editor
The New York Times
* Business Story, Large Newspaper (circulation of more than 400,000)
Alec Klein
The Washington Post
Investigative series on AOL's business practices in coverage that sparked investigations of the company by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department.
* Business Story, Medium Newspaper (circulation of 150,000 to 400,000)
Deborah O'Neil and Jeff Harrington
St. Petersburg Times
In-depth look at the effect members of a local scientology church had on a dot-com-era telecommunications company.
* Business Story, Small Newspaper (circulation of less than 150,000)
Eric Eyre and Scott Finn
The Charleston Gazette
Close study of contracting deals between the state's school systems and companies owned by or partnering with a state education official's college buddy.
* Business Story, Magazine
"Nationalities of Convenience"
Hal Lux
Institutional Investor
Story on companies that decide to reincorporate in other countries to avoid paying taxes on income earned overseas.
* Business Story, News or Online Service
Jon D. Markman
CNBC on MSN Money
A close-up look at the trend of investing billions of dollars in the S&P 500 index, which has actually proved to be a poorly managed fund.
* Business Commentary
Jerry Flint
Forbes Magazine
Regular columns on the ins and outs of the auto industry.
* Business Deadline Writing
"WorldCom's Whirlwind Demise"
Rebecca Blumenstein, Gregory Zuckerman, Jared Sandberg, Shawn Young, Susan Pulliam, Deborah Solomon and Carrick Mollenkamp
The Wall Street Journal
Stories covering the fallout from WorldCom's announcement that it counted $3.8 billion in accounting errors.
* Business Beat Writing
"Inside the SEC"
Stephen Labaton
The New York Times
Stories that revealed the highs and lows of the chairmanship and its owner, Harvey L. Pitt, of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
* Business Story, Television (short form)
"Enron Investigation"
Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz, Chris Vlasto, Jill Rackmill, David Scott, Gerilyn Curtin and Simon Surowicz
ABC News
Broadcast reports of fraud and impropriety that Enron Corp. executives committed even after they learned of the federal investigation into their activities.
* Business Story, Television (long form)
"La Oroya, City of Lead"
Craig Cheatham, Mark Hadler and Andrea Torrence
KMOV-TV
Story profiling a small Peruvian community that says it's suffering from lead poisoning from a local plant owned by a St. Louis-based manufacturer.
2003 Finalists
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UPDATED FOR 2005!
Since the early 1900s, business reporters have covered -- and influenced -- some of the world's biggest events. The following stories have made their way, not only to many front pages, but also to the Pulitzer Prize selection committee.
*Important note: There is not a "business journalism" category from the Pulitzer Prizes. Rather, these happen to be business-related stories. BusinessJournalism.org editors alone have decided which winners to include below as they relate to our audience.
* 2005 Beat Reporting
Amy Dockser Marcus
Health care stories about patients, families and physicians that illuminated the often unseen world of cancer survivors.
* 2005 National Reporting
Walt Bogdanich
Heavily documented stories about the corporate cover-up of responsibility for fatal accidents at railway crossings.
* 2005 Criticism
Joe Morgenstern
Reviews that elucidated the strengths and weaknesses of film with authority and wit.
* 2005 Investigative Reporting (Finalist)
Diana Henriques
The New York Times
Series about thousands of American soldiers who were exploited by some insurance companies, investment firms and lenders.
* 2004 Public Service
David Barstow and Lowell Bergman
Investigative series that examined death and injury among American workers and exposed employers who break basic safety rules.
(Also Finalist for 2004 Investigative Reporting)
* 2004 National Reporting
Staff
Coverage that described tactics that made Wal-Mart the largest company in the world, affecting both American towns and developing countries.
* 2004 Criticism
Dan Neil
Reviews of automobiles, from technical details to cultural observations.
* 2004 National Reporting (Finalist)
Staff
The Wall Street Journal
Stories uncovering hidden decision-makers who get to make life-and-death choices about who gets health care in America.
* 2004 Editorial Writing (Finalist)
Andres Martinez
The New York Times
Series of editorials that exposed the harmful global effects of American agricultural trade policy.
* 2003 Explanatory Reporting
Staff
Stories that illuminated the roots, significance and impact of corporate scandals in America.
* 2003 National Reporting (Finalist)
Staff
The New York Times
Stories that exposed and explained corruption in corporate America.
* 2003 National Reporting (Finalist)
Staff
The Chicago Tribune
Exploration of the fall of Arthur Andersen, a once proud accounting firm.
* 2003 Beat Reporting (Finalist)
David Cay Johnston
The New York Times
Stories that displayed exquisite command of complicated U.S. tax laws and of how corporations and individuals twist them to their advantage.
* 2002 National Reporting (Finalist)
Douglas M. Birch and Gary Cohn
The Baltimore Sun
Series that suggested that university research on new drug therapies is being tainted by relationships with profit-seeking drug companies.
* 2002 Beat Reporting
Gretchen Morgenson
Trenchant and incisive Wall Street coverage.
* 2001 National Reporting (Finalist)
Frank Fitzpatrick and Gilbert M. Gaul
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Series on the extreme commercialization of college sports.
* 2001 Beat Reporting (Finalist)
Rebecca Smith
The Wall Street Journal
Reporting on the electricity shortage faced by the United States, and the country's failed efforts to deregulate energy.
* 2001 Beat Reporting (Finalist)
Virginia Ellis
The Los Angeles Times
Reporting that exposed extensive financial improprieties by a state insurance commissioner, who later resigned.
* 2001 Beat Reporting
David Cay Johnston
Reporting that exposed loopholes and inequities in the U.S. tax code, which was instrumental in bringing about reforms.
* 2000 Investigative Reporting (Finalist)
Kurt Eichenwald and Gina Kolata
The New York Times
Reporting that disclosed how pharmaceutical companies secretly paid doctors to test drugs on patients.
* 2000 Editorial Writing
John C. Bersia
Editorial campaign attacking predatory lending practices in the state, which prompted changes in local lending regulations.
* 1999 National Reporting (Finalist)
Chris Adams, Ellen Graham and Michael Moss
The Wall Street Journal
Reporting on the pitfalls faced by elderly Americans housed in commercial long-term facilities.
* 1999 National Reporting
Jeff Gerth and Staff
Series of articles that disclosed the corporate sale of American technology to China, with U.S. government approval despite national security risks, prompting investigations and significant changes in policy.
* 1999 Investigative Reporting (Finalist)
Alix M. Freedman
The Wall Street Journal
Reporting that revealed how a controversial chemical sterilization technique was exported by American population control advocates and used on women in Third World countries, a disclosure that prompted significant reforms.
* 1999 International Reporting
Staff
In-depth, analytical coverage of the Russian financial crisis.
* 1999 Explanatory Reporting
Richard Read
Illustration of the domestic impact of the Asian economic crisis by profiling the local industry that exports frozen french fries.
* 1999 Editorial (Finalist)
Lawrence C. Levy
Newsday
Campaign that was instrumental in bringing about reform of the inequities in Long Island's system of property assessment.
* 1999 Editorial
Editorial Board
Campaign to rescue Harlem's Apollo Theatre from the financial mismanagement that threatened the landmark's survival.
* 1999 Beat Reporting
Chuck Philips and Michael A. Hiltzik
Stories on corruption in the entertainment industry, including a charity sham sponsored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, illegal detoxification programs for wealthy celebrities and a resurgence of radio payola.
* 1998 Public Service (Finalist)
Duff Wilson
The Seattle Times
Stories that disclosed how toxic waste from heavy industries was being recycled as fertilizer.
* 1998 Investigative Reporting (Finalist)
Staff
St. Petersburg Times
Investigation of the corrupt financial practices charged to the Rev. Henry Lyons, president of the National Baptist Convention.
* 1998 Beat Reporting (Finalist)
Keith Bradsher
The New York Times
Reporting that disclosed safety and environmental problems posed by sport utility vehicles and other light trucks.
* 1997 Public Service (Finalist)
Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Series chronicling the widening gap between the affluent and the poor at a time when Americans are being told that the economy is more prosperous than ever.
* 1997 National Reporting
Staff
Coverage of the struggle against AIDS in all of its aspects, the human, the scientific and the business, in light of promising treatments for the disease.
* 1997 Investigative Reporting (Finalist)
Staff
The Boston Globe
Expose of abuse of disability benefits by retired public employees, prompting reform of the Massachusetts pension system.
* 1997 Beat Reporting
Byron Acohido
Coverage of the aerospace industry, notably an exhaustive investigation of rudder control problems on the Boeing 737, which contributed to new FAA requirements for major improvements.
* 1996 National Reporting
Alix M. Freedman
Coverage of the tobacco industry, including a report that exposed how ammonia additives heighten nicotine potency.
* 1996 Spot News Reporting (Finalist)
Staff
The Los Angeles Times
Coverage of the local and global impact of the purchase of Capital Cities/ABC Inc. by the Walt Disney Company.
* 1996 Spot News Reporting (Finalist)
Staff
The Eagle-Tribune, Lawrence, Mass.
Coverage of a fire that leveled a local textile factory, the city's largest employer, and its devastating effects on the community.
* 1996 Public Service (Finalist)
Staff
The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Articles revealing questionable favors extended by a local legal publishing company to members of the federal judiciary, including several Supreme Court justices.
* 1996 Public Service
Melanie Sill, Pat Stith and Joby Warrick
Stories on the environmental and health risks of waste disposal systems used in North Carolina's growing hog industry.
* 1996 Investigative Reporting (Finalist)
David Jackson and William Gaines
The Chicago Tribune
Stories that probed questionable business dealings of the Nation of Islam.
* 1996 International Reporting (Finalist)
Staff
The Wall Street Journal
Coverage of the collapse of the Mexican peso and the resulting effect on world finance.
* 1995 National Reporting
Tony Horwitz
Stories about working conditions in low-wage America.
* 1995 Investigative Reporting
Brian Donovan and Stephanie Saul
Stories that revealed disability-pension abuses by local police.
* 1995 International Reporting (Finalist)
Lewis M. Simons and Michael Zielenziger
The San Jose Mercury News
Series of stories on the growing economic and political influence of overseas Chinese on Asia.
* 1995 Feature Writing (Finalist)
Anne V. Hull
The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
Account of a local businessman's secret life of drug addiction and consorting with prostitutes.
* 1995 Explanatory Journalism (Finalist)
Ron Suskind
The Wall Street Journal
Stories about inner-city honor students in the nation's capital, and their determination to survive and prosper.
* 1995 Explanatory Journalism (Finalist)
Staff
The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Probe of questionable management practices and self-interest at the Southern Poverty Law Center, the nation's best-endowed civil rights charity.
* 1995 Commentary (Finalist)
Carl T. Rowan
The Chicago Sun-Times
Columns disclosing corruption and mismanagement at the NAACP, which prompted reforms at the civil rights organization.
* 1994 Beat Reporting
Eric Freedman and Jim Mitzelfeld
Reporting that disclosed flagrant spending abuses at Michigan's House Fiscal Agency.
* 1993 Beat Reporting
Paul Ingrassia and Joseph B. White
Often exclusive coverage of General Motors' management turmoil.
* 1992 Public Service (Finalist)
Mike Casey and Russell Carollo
Dayton (Ohio) Daily News
Extensive reporting that revealed gross national neglect of worker safety conditions and regulations and prompted workplace-reform legislation.
* 1992 Investigative Reporting (Finalist)
Staff
The Greenville (S.C.) News
Investigation of financial abuses at a University of South Carolina foundation, which prompted significant reforms.
* 1992 Beat Reporting (Finalist)
Russ Conway
Eagle-Tribune, Lawrence, Mass.
Reporting about questionable business practices in professional hockey.
* 1991 Explanatory Reporting
Susan C. Faludi
Report on the leveraged buy-out of Safeway Stores, Inc., which revealed the human costs of high finance.
* 1991 Editorial Writing
Ron Casey, Harold Jackson and Joey Kennedy
Editorial campaign analyzing inequities in Alabama's tax system and proposing needed reforms.
* 1991 Criticism (Finalist)
Leslie Savan
The Village Voice
Perceptive articles critiquing various forms of advertising.
* 1990 Public Service (Finalist)
Phil Williams and Jim O'Hara
The Tennessean
An extended investigation of corruption in the state's charity bingo industry, which prompted the indictment of dozens of individuals and legislative restrictions on bingo operations.
* 1990 General News Reporting (Finalist)
Staff
The Roanoke (Va.) Times & World-News
Coverage of a statewide strike by the United Mine Workers against the Pittston Coal Group.
* 1990 Explanatory Journalism
David A. Vise and Steve Coll
Stories scrutinizing the Securities and Exchange Commission and the way it has been affected by the policies of its former chairman, John Shad.
* 1989 Public Service (Finalist)
Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele
The Philadelphia Inquirer
A 15-month investigation of "rifle shot" provisions in the Tax Reform Act of 1986, a series which aroused such widespread public indignation that Congress subsequently rejected proposals giving special tax breaks to many politically connected individuals and businesses.
* 1989 Investigative Reporting
Bill Dedman
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Investigation of the racial discrimination practiced by lending institutions in Atlanta, reporting which led to significant reforms in those policies.
* 1989 General News Reporting (Finalist)
Justin Gills and Lisa Getter
The Miami Herald
Investigation of financial wrongdoing by a popular county manager, reporting which was conducted in the face of strong local opposition and which ultimately led to the official's resignation.
* 1988 Public Service
Staff
Disclosure of misuse of funds by the PTL television ministry through persistent coverage conducted in the face of a massive campaign by PTL to discredit the newspaper.
* 1988 Explanatory Journalism
Daniel Hertzberg and James B. Stewart
Stories about an investment banker charged with insider trading and the critical day that followed the October 19, 1987, stock market crash.
* 1987 Investigative Reporting (Finalist)
Gary Marx and John Wark
The Orlando Sentinel
Four-part series that documented the misuse of funds by the Shrine of North America, the nation's richest charity, and spurred subsequent investigations in six states.
* 1987 General News Writing
Staff
Coverage, under deadline pressure, of the attempted takeover of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. by a European financier.
* 1987 Feature Writing (Finalist)
Alex S. Jones
The New York Times
Report entitled "The Fall of the House of Bingham," which told of a powerful newspaper family's bickering and how it led to the sale of a famed media empire.
* 1986 Investigative Reporting (Finalist)
Joel Kaplan and James Pratt
The Tennessean
Investigation of Congressman Bill Boner's financial dealings, which revealed flagrant abuses and caused the U.S. Justice Department to re-open an investigation of the matter.
* 1986 Feature Writing
John Camp
St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch
Five-part series examining the life of an American farm family faced with the worst U.S. agricultural crisis since the Depression.
* 1986 Explanatory Journalism (Finalist)
Robert L. Hotz and Robert Cooke
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Series that examined new developments in genetic engineering and the legal, moral and social ramifications of biotechnology.
* 1985 Public Service (Finalist)
Richard High and Anne Mackinnon
The Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Series that, despite strong opposition from local utilities, investigated the state's need for improved natural gas regulation and led to significant reforms.
* 1985 General News Writing
Thomas Turcol
The Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star
City Hall coverage which exposed the corruption of a local economic development official.
* 1984 Feature Writing
Peter Mark Rinearson
Account, entitled "Making It Fly," of the new Boeing 757 jetliner.
* 1984 Public Service (Finalist)
Staff
The Detroit Free Press
Series by Stephen Franklin and Marcia Stepanek that exposed the failure of the automobile industry and the federal government to protect the motoring public from defective cars.
* 1984 National Reporting (Finalist)
George Gerschow
The Wall Street Journal
Series entitled "Dirty Work," which disclosed the existence of temporary slave labor camps throughout the southwest United States.
* 1984 Local Investigative Specialized Reporting (Finalist)
Clark Hallas, John S. Long and David C. McCumber
The Arizona Daily Star
Investigation into production problems and mismanagement at the Hughes Aircraft Company's Tucson plant.
* 1983 National Reporting (Finalist)
Haynes Johnson
The Washington Post
Reporting on the impact of the recession on communities across the nation.
* 1983 Local General or Spot News Reporting (Finalist)
Staff
The Dallas Morning News
Coverage and analysis of the financial collapse of Braniff International Airlines.
* 1982 Public Service (Finalist)
Staff
The Providence Journal-Bulletin
Series on hazardous working conditions in Rhode Island's jewelry industry.
* 1982 Public Service (Finalist)
Staff
The Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Series on exploitation of illegal aliens in California's garment industry.
* 1976 National Reporting
James Risser
Disclosure of large-scale corruption in the American grain exporting trade.
* 1976 Public Service
Staff
Disclosures of the impact and influence of the Teamsters Union on Alaska's economy and politics.
* 1975 National Reporting
Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele
Series entitled "Auditing the Internal Revenue Service," which exposed the unequal application of Federal tax laws.
* 1974 National Reporting
James R. Polk
Disclosure of alleged irregularities in the financing of the campaign to re-elect President Nixon in 1972.
* 1974 National Reporting
Jack White
Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin
Initiative in exclusively disclosing President Nixon's Federal income tax payments in 1970 and 1971.
* 1973 Local Investigative Specialized Reporting
Staff
Stories uncovering the large financial resources of Boys Town, Nebraska, leading to reforms in this charitable organization's solicitation and use of funds contributed by the public.
* 1965 International Reporting
J. A. Livingston
Reports on the growth of economic independence among Russia's Eastern European satellites and his analysis of their desire for a resumption of trade with the West.
* 1962 National Reporting
Nathan G. Caldwell and Gene S. Graham
Exclusive disclosure and six years of detailed reporting, under great difficulties, of the undercover cooperation between management interests in the coal industry and the United Mine Workers.
* 1961 National Reporting
Edward R. Cony
Analysis of a timber transaction which drew the attention of the public to the problems of business ethics.
* 1956 Local Reporting, Edition Time
Lee Hills
Front-page reporting of the United Automobile Workers' negotiations with Ford and General Motors for a guaranteed annual wage.
* 1955 Editorial Writing
Royce Howes
Editorial on "The Cause of a Strike," impartially and clearly analyzing the responsibility of both labor and management for a local union's unauthorized strike in July, 1954, which rendered 45,000 Chrysler Corporation workers idle and unpaid. By pointing out how and why the parent United Automobile Workers' Union ordered the local strike called off and stating that management let dissatisfaction get out of hand, the editorial made a notable contribution to public understanding of the whole program of the respective responsibilities and relationships of labor and management in this field.
* 1951 Local Reporting
Edward S. Montgomery
Series of articles on tax frauds which culminated in an expose within the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
* 1947 Public Service
Howard M. Norton
Series of articles dealing with the administration of unemployment compensation in Maryland, resulting in convictions and pleas of guilty in criminal court of 93 persons.
* 1942 Photography
Milton Brooks
Photo entitled, "Ford Strikers Riot."
* 1942 Telegraphic Reporting (National)
Louis Stark
Reporting of important labor stories during the year.
* 1941 Reporting
Westbrook Pegler
Articles on scandals in the ranks of organized labor, which led to the exposure and conviction of George Scalise, a labor racketeer.
* 1934 Editorial Writing
E. P. Chase
Atlantic ( Iowa ) News-Telegraph
Editorial entitled, "Where is Our Money?"
* 1932 Editorial Cartooning
John T. McCutcheon
"A Wise Economist Asks a Question."
* 1932 Correspondence
Charles G. Ross
Article entitled, "The Country's Plight -- What Can Be Done About It?" -- a discussion of the economic situation of the United States.
* 1930 Correspondence
Leland Stowe
Series of articles covering conferences on reparations and the establishment of the international bank.
* 1929 Reporting
Paul Y. Anderson
Work in bringing to light a situation which resulted in revealing the disposition of Liberty Bonds purchased and distributed by the Continental Trading Company in connection with naval oil leases.
* 1920 Reporting
John J. Leary, Jr.
Series of articles written during the national coal strike in the winter of 1919.
* 1919 Public Service
Staff
Campaign for Americanism in a constituency where foreign elements made such a policy hazardous from a business point of view.
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Business writers are in their own category of recognition -- as is apparent, at least, from the following opportunities around the country for contests and awards.
* American Society of Business Publication Editors
Follow this link and click on "Awards"
? Best Business Feature Writing
? Best Print Newsletters
? Best Online Newsletters
? Magazine of the Year
? Lifetime Achievement Award
? Young Leaders Scholarship (to conference and membership)
? Regional editorial and design awards
Contact: Frances Richard, treasurer, 440.708.2994
* Best of Columbia University's Knight-Bagehot Business Journalism Award
For: Knight-Bagehot program alums for work published the prior year, July 1 to June 30
Contact: Terri Thompson, 212.854.2711
* Best of the West Awards
Business and Financial Reporting category
Sponsored by: First Amendment Funding Inc., a nonprofit in Arizona
For: Stories at newspapers and TV stations in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
Deadline: mid-February
Contact: John Leach, 602.444.8746, or Mary Jo Pitzl, 602.444.8963
* Business News Luminaries & Business Journalism's Hall of Fame
Sponsored by: NewsBios/TJFR Group, Mastercard International, Continental Airlines
For: Business journalists with long-term positive impact on the professional landscape
Contact: Olivia Mayer, editor and director of TJFR Group/MasterCard International Business News Luminaries
* Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award
(Includes Grand Neal Award for overall excellence among the winners)
For: Editors of specialized business-to-business publications owned by companies belonging to the American Business Media group for stories published between Dec. 1 and Nov. 30 of previous year.
Fee: $150 per entry
Contact: ABM, 212.661.6360
* Top 100 Influential Business and Financial Journalists of the Year
Contact: 303.296.1200 x109
* Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism
Anderson School, University of California, Los Angeles
For: Reporters and editors who make significant contributions to the understanding of business, economics and finance through their work at magazines, broadcast stations and small, medium and large newspapers.
Fee: $50 per entry for small newspapers, $75 for other newspapers and $100 for broadcast.
Contact: Mary Anne Lowe, program manager, 310.206.1877
* New York Financial Writers Association
For: Journalists who made significant long-term contributions to the profession of financial journalism.
Contact: Brad Finkelstein, president, 201.612.0100
* New York State Society of CPAs
Excellence in Financial Journalism Award
For: Print, radio, television, wire service and electronic media stories that contribute to a better understanding of business topics and were published or broadcast between January 1 and December 31.
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2004
Contact: Lois Whitehead, NYSSCPA, 212.719.8405,
* Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism
Financial Writers and Editors Award
Sponsored by: Medill and Strong Financial Corp.
Award: $2,500 each for eight categories
Contact: George Harmon, 847.491.2092
* Overseas Press Club
-- Morton Frank Award
For: Best business reporting from abroad in magazines
Sponsored by: Merrill Lynch
-- Malcolm Forbes Award
For: Best business reporting from abroad in newspapers or wire services
Sponsored by: Forbes Magazine
Fee: $125 per entry
Contact: Sonya Fry, executive director, 212.626.9220
* Society of American Business Editors and Writers
For: Newspapers showing excellence in business journalism, either as an entire section or in individual stories and packages.
Application Form (section contest)
Application Form (story contest)
Deadline: Feb. 13, 2004
Fee: From $35 to $210 depending on contest
Contact: Greg McCune, 312.408.8701, or SABEW, 573.882.7862
-- Distinguished Achievement Award
For: Individuals who have made a significant impact on the field of business journalism and who have served as a nurturing influence on others in the profession.
Contact: 573.882.7862
* Society of Professional Journalists
-- Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Award
For: Print, TV, radio and online media from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia for stories published from Jan. 1 and Dec. 30 of the previous year.
Fee: $60 for first entry, $50 for second entry
Deadline: Feb. 25, 2004
Contact: 317.927.8000
-- Some other SPJ Chapter Awards:
? Chicago chapter (Headline Club): Includes business journalism category.
? Cincinnati chapter: Includes business journalism category.
? Connecticut chapter: Annual awards include business journalism category.
? Detroit chapter: Includes business journalism for newspapers.
? Long Island chapter: Includes business journalism category.
? Minnesota chapter: Includes business feature, spot news and in-depth.
? New Jersey chapter: Includes business journalism for dailies and weeklies.
? New York chapter (Deadline Club): Includes business journalism category.
? Oklahoma chapter: Includes business journalism category.
(Look for your chapter here)
* Suburban Newspapers of America
Best Coverage of Local Business and Economic News
For: Stories from daily and non-daily newspapers classed by circulation figures.
Contact: 888.486.2466
* William Brewster Styles Award for Business/Economics Reporting
Sponsored by: Scripps Howard Foundation
For: Newspaper or wire stories that help educate the public about the free market economy, the business community, entrepreneurialism, monetary policy, investing, money management or any related subject.
Award: $5,000 and trophy
Contact: 800.888.3000
Know of more? Send an e-mail to Kevin Sweeney.
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