Journal collecting honors for editor, excellence in 2004.The Los Angeles Business Journal has been recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers The Society of American Business Editors and Writers is an association of business journalists. Its headquarters is at the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri–Columbia. See also: Business journalism Source: Official site as one of the nation's best weekly business newspapers. In addition, the paper's editor, Mark Lacter, will receive the 2004 Distinguished Journalist Award this week from the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ, formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi . The Business Journal was one of five newspapers named Best in Business for overall excellence in the weekly category by SABEW, which received 643 entries from daily newspapers, weeklies and other media outlets in multiple categories. Among the stories cited by the judges was a special report on local companies doing business in China, a feature package on the ins and outs ins and outs pl.n. 1. The intricate details of a situation, decision, or process. 2. The windings of a road or path. of legal settlements, and the paper's 25th anniversary issue, which included a proposed agenda for Los Angeles. All were published last year. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Business Journal has won recognition from SABEW--and the fifth time it has received the Best in Business award. Last year it won in the project category. Separately, Business Journal reporter Hilary Potkewitz received a third place award in SABEW's student competition for a story she wrote while enrolled at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism (often just called Medill) is one of the premier journalism, integrated marketing, and media schools in the United States. about former Chicago floor traders starting second careers as elementary teachers. In being recognized by SPJ, Lacter will be joined by three other journalists: Carolyn Cole, a photographer at the 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). , Jim Hattendorf, assistant news director at KCBS-TV (Channel 2) and KCAL-TV (Channel 9), and Ed Pyle, news director of KNX-AM (1070). Lacter took over newsroom operations of the Business Journal in 1996, leaving in 2000 to be a senior editor at Forbes magazine before returning to the paper in 2001. He has also had reporting and editing stints at the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the , Orange County Register, Investor's Business Daily and the Los Angeles Daily News The Daily News of Los Angeles, also known as the Los Angeles Daily News, is the second largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is published by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, which owns eight other Southern California newspapers . The award will be presented during an April 5 banquet at the Sheraton Pasadena Hotel. |
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