News group awards five first-place wins to business journal. (Up Front).The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Business Journal received eight awards, including five first prizes, at the Association of Area Business Publications' annual conference. For best newspaper in the large tabloid category, the paper received the silver second prize, with Crain's Detroit Business winning the top award. All awards were for work completed in the 2002 calendar year. Other prizes included: * Best body of work by a single reporter: Howard Fine Howard Fine (November 28, 1958) is an American acting teacher, the founder of the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood, CA, and also a theatre director. Early Life Howard Fine was born on November 28, 1958 in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the youngest of 5 children. . The judges cited a special report on the state's water crisis. "Hard facts mixed with interesting writing and historical context," the judges wrote. * Best coverage of local breaking news: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. for ongoing stories about last year's negotiations between shippers and dockworkers. * Best explanatory journalism: Anthony Palazzo pa·laz·zo n. pl. pa·laz·zi or pa·laz·zos A large splendid residence or public building, such as a palace or museum. [Italian, from Latin Pal , Laurence Darmiento and Conor Dougherty for "Inside the Books," a banking and finance special report that examined the corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. issues facing a single L.A.-based company. * Best local spin of a national business/economic story: Anthony Palazzo, Laurence Darmiento, Conor Dougherty and Christopher Woodard for "Boards Under Fire," a banking and finance special report that examined the challenges faced by the boards of local public companies in the wake of last year's financial scandals. * Best bylined commentary: Editor Mark Lacter for his weekly column. The paper also placed second in best overall design for large tabloids and third in best special section design for last year's Richest Angelenos special report. The San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Business Journal, won second prize in the best scoop category for small tabloids. |
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