Anderson School at UCLA announces winners in Loeb Competition.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 1996--William P. Pierskalla, dean of the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and chairman of the G. and R. Loeb Foundation Inc., Monday announced the winners of the 1996 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. The prestigious awards are among the highest honors in the journalism profession. Pierskalla also announced the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award which honors a journalist for exceptional career achievements in the field of business, financial, and economic news and is awarded to an individual whose consistent and superior insight and professional skills contribute to the public's understanding of these issues. Marshall Loeb, editor-at-large for Fortune, is the 1996 recipient of the Loeb Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award. "Marshall Loeb pioneered the customer focus approach in business journalism Business journalism is the branch of journalism that tracks, records, analyses and interprets the economic changes that take place in a society. It could include anything from personal finance, to business at the local market to the malls, to performance of well-known and that we now take for granted," said Pierskalla. The winners of the 1996 Loeb Awards in the six categories of competition are: In the large newspaper category (circulation of more than 400,000), Thomas M. Burton, Scott Burton, Scott (1939–90) sculptor, furniture designer; born in Greensboro, Ala. He and his mother moved to Washington, D.C., where he attended high school and studied with Leon Berkowitz. He studied painting at Hans Hofmann's school in Provincetown, Mass. Kilman, and Richard Gibson for their series of stories on Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., The Wall Street Journal. In the medium-sized newspaper category (circulation between 150,000 and 400,000), Debra Lynn Vial, Michael Moore, and Bruce Locklin for "Formula for Disaster: The Lodi Lodi, city, Italy Lodi (lô`dē), city (1991 pop. 42,250), Lombardy, N Italy, on the Adda River, near Milan. It is an important dairy and light industrial center. Explosion" in The Record (Hackensack, N.J.). In the small newspaper category (circulation of less than 150,000), Kim Fararo for "Oil's New Frontiers" in the Anchorage Daily News The Anchorage Daily News is a daily newspaper based in Anchorage, Alaska, in the United States. With a circulation of about 71,711 daily and 89,423 Sundays[1], it is by far the most widely read newspaper in the state of Alaska. . In the magazine category, Joseph Nocera for "Fatal Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. " in Fortune. In the commentary category, Bill Bishop for selected editorials in the Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.). In the deadline/beat writing category, Geraldine Fabrikant for her coverage of the media industry in The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times. Distinguished journalists throughout the nation participate in the annual competition. This year, over 280 entries from across the nation were narrowed to a field of 24 finalists. The winners were then selected by the panel of prominent judges on the basis of quality of reporting and writing, news and analytical value, and ingenuity and exclusivity. A prize of $1,000 is given in each category. The panel of distinguished final judges is chaired by Pierskalla. Other judges include Soma soma (sō`mə), psychotropic plant, the juice of which was sometimes drunk as part of the Vedic sacrifice (see Veda). Many hymns in the Rig-Veda are in praise of soma. Golden Behr, assistant managing editor, The New York Times; Shelby Coffey, editor, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). ; Lou Dobbs, managing editor, CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. Business News; Mary Anne Dolan, commentator and former editor, Los Angeles Herald Examiner; Frank Lalli, managing editor, Money; Lawrence Minard, managing editor, Forbes; Mark Morrison, managing editor, Business Week; and Paul Steiger, managing editor, The Wall Street Journal. Established in 1957 by late Gerald Loeb, the awards are recognized as the most prestigious in business journalism. The Loeb Awards honor journalists who have made significant contributions to the public's understanding of business, finance, and the economy. The Anderson School at UCLA has administered the awards since 1973. The 1996 Loeb Award winners and finalists, and the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient will be honored at a dinner on Monday, June 24 in New York. Marchall Loeb has been invited to deliver the keynote address. CONTACT: The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA Susan Osa, 310/206-1877 susan.osa@anderson.ucla.edu |
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