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March 29, 2008
SABEW 13th Annual Best in Business Journalism Contest Winners

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Recognizing top publications and the best business news reporting during 2007, The Society of American Business Editors and Writers Inc. (SABEW), a not-for-profit organization made up of business journalists in North America, has announced the winners in its 13th annual Best in Business Contest.  SABEW is headquartered at the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
SABEW started the contest in 1995 to help set standards and recognize role models for outstanding business journalism. It has grown steadily since then. Categories for magazines and online sites were added this year. A record 842 entries were submitted for work in 2007 by daily newspapers, business weeklies, magazines, wire services and news Websites.
SABEW will hand out the awards during a ceremony at its annual conference, at 6 p.m. April 27 at The Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland.
Following is the full list of winners:
Overall Excellence
  Giant Newspapers
  (Average daily circulation above 325,000)
   Arizona Republic
   Los Angeles Times
   The New York Times
   USA Today
    Certificates of Merit:
     The Boston Globe
     The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
  Large Newspapers
  (circulation from 225,000 to 325,000)
   The Miami Herald
   Rocky Mountain News  (Denver)
   The Seattle Times
    Certificates of Merit:
     The Indianapolis Star
     The Orange County Register
     Detroit Free Press
  Mid-sized Newspapers
  (circulation from 125,000 to 224,999)
   The Charlotte Observer
   The Des Moines Register
   The Detroit News
   Grand RapidsPress
   Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Certificates of Merit:
     St. Paul Pioneer-Press
     Salt Lake Tribune
  Small newspapers
  (circulation under 125,000)
   Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Ariz.)
   The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
   The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
    Certificates of Merit:
     The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.)
     The Post & Courier (Charleston, S.C.)
  Weekly Business Newspapers
   Advertising Age
   Boston Business Journal
   Crain's New York Business
   Financial Week
   Triangle Business Journal (Raleigh-Durham, N.C.)
    Certificate of Merit:
     Mass High Tech
  Small Magazines
  (circulation under 500,000)
   Bloomberg Markets
  Large Magazines
  (circulation 500,000 and over)
   Fast Company
  Small Websites
  (up to 500,000 average monthly unique visitors)
   Wired.com
    Certificate of Merit
     Crain's Chicago Business
  Mid-sized Websites
  (500,000-2.5 million average monthly unique visitors)
   AdAge.com
    Certificate of Merit
     Azstarbiz.com, Arizona Daily Star
  Large Websites
  (more than 2.5 million average monthly unique visitors)
   MarketWatch
   The New York Times Dealbook
   The Wall Street Journal Online
Business News Reporting
Breaking News
  Giant publications
  •  Patti Bond, Robert Luke, Tom Walker, Maria Saporta, Matt Kempner,
     Marilyn Geewax, Duane D. Stanford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
     "Nardelli's departure from Home Depot"
  •  Krishna Guha, Michael Mackenzie, Saskia Scholtes and Gillian Tett, The
     Financial Times: "Federal Reserve"
  •  Robin Sidel, Aaron Lucchetti, Monica Langley, Carrick Mollenkamp, David
     Reilly and David Enrich, The Wall Street Journal: "The fall of a
     Citigroup Prince"
  Large publications
  •   Staff, Detroit Free Press: GM/UAW settlement
  •   Staff, Detroit Free Press: Pfizer breaking news
  •   Roger Fillion, Chris Walsh, David Milstead, Charles Chamberlin,
      Joyzelle Davis, Rob Reuteman and Jane Hoback, Rocky Mountain News:
      Coors-Miller merger
  Mid-sized Publications
  •  Stella M. Hopkins, Adam Bell, Gail Smith-Arrants, Sharif Durhams,
     Christopher D. Kirkpatrick, Tommy Tomlinson, Kat Greene, Marion
     Paynter, Mark Johnson and David Ingram, The Charlotte Observer: "Philip
     Morris quits North Carolina"
  •  Amos Maki, Commercial Appeal (Memphis.): "Toyota's decision"
  •  Sharon Terlep, Bruce G. Hoffman, Eric Morath, Christine Tierney, Daniel
     Howes, Louis Aguilar, Nathan Hurst, Brian J. O'Connor, Josee Valcourt
     and Bill Vlasic, The Detroit News: "UAW strike"
  Small Publications
  •  Jack Gillum, Christie Smythe and David Wichner, Arizona Daily Star:
     "First Magnus meltdown"
  •  Kathy Jumper, George Talbot, Russ Henderson, Sebastion Kitchen, Dan
     Murtaugh, Kaija Wilkinson and Jeff Amy, Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.):
     "Towering triumphs"
  •  Carol Benfell, The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.): "Hospital
     closure"
  Weekly Publications
  •  Brent Snavely, Crain's Detroit Business: "Icahn on Lear: company
     positioned well in industry"
  •  Andrew Osterland, Marine Cole, Matthew Quinn, Nicholas Rummell and
     Frank Byrt, Financial Week: "Credit crunch"
  Real-time News Organizations
  •  Scott Lanman, Brendan Murray, Matthew Brockett, Caroline Salas, Anthony
     Massucci, Lynn Thomasson and Shannon Harrington, Bloomberg News:
     "Bernanke's world unravels"
  •  John D. Stoll and Stephen Wisnefski, Dow Jones News Service:
     "DaimlerChrysler stock moves into high gear"
                                Enterprise
  Giant Publications
  • David Barboza, The New York Times: "A Chinese reformer betrays his
     cause, and pays"
  • Gretchen Morgenson, The New York Times: "Crisis looms in mortgages"
  • Kate Kelly, The Wall Street Journal: "Bear CEO's handling of crisis
     raises issues"
  Large Publications
  • Jeffrey Tomich, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Bet the farm"
  • Pete Carey, San Jose Mercury News: "Harsh side of the boom"
  • Kristi Heim, The Seattle Times: "China's eco-city"
  Mid-sized Publications
  • Rick Rothacker and David Ingram, The Charlotte Observer: "Is this a
     conflict?"
  • Sharon Terlep and Bill Vlasic, The Detroit News: "Inside story"
  • Rebecca Mowbray, New Orleans Times-Picayune: "Same house. Same repairs.
     Same insurer. Why different prices?"
  Small Publications
  • Becky Pallack, Arizona Daily Star: "First Magnus: Boom to bust in three
     weeks"
  • Dan Kelley, Corpus Christi Caller-Times: "Is the city growing or
     stretching?"
  • George Talbot, Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.): "Several factors are key
     to deal"
  Weekly Publications
  • Ron Leuty, San Francisco Business Times: "The fight of his life: Bay
     Area tech execs and VCs rally to aid one of their own battling a rare
     disease"
  • Daniel Kaplan and Mark Mensheha, Street & Smith's SportBusiness
     Journal: "American invasion: What's driving the gold rush to English
     soccer?"
  • Dan Monk and Tom Demeropolous, Business Courier of Cincinnati: "Dark
     side of progress: The transformation of UC has taken more of a
     financial toll than many in the campus community realize"
  Real-time News Organizations
  • John Schoen, MSNBC: "Mortgage mess"
  • John Lippert, Bloomberg News: "Fall of Detroit"
  • Melissa Davis, TheStreet.com: "Shattered hopes"
                                 Columns
  Giant Publications
  • David Leonhardt, The New York Times
  • Joseph Nocera, The New York Times
  • Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post
  Large Publications
  • Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun
  • Mary Jo Feldstein, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • Al Lewis, The Denver Post
  Mid-sized Publications
  • Mitchell Schnurman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  • George Gombossy, The Hartford Courant
  • Liz Benston, Las Vegas Sun
  Small Publications
  • Gregory Karp, The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)
  • Dan Voelpel, The News-Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
  • Susan Miller, Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Ga.)
  Weekly Publications
  • Brian Kaberline, Kansas City Business Journal
  • Greg David, Crain's New York Business
  • Steve Symanovich, San Francisco Business Times
  Real-time News Organizations
  • Jon Markman, MSN Money
  • James Saft, Reuters
  • Brett Arends, TheStreet.com
                                 Projects
  Giant Publications
  • Patricia Callahan, Maurice Possley, Michael Oneal, Evan Osnos, Ted
     Gregory and Sam Roe, Chicago Tribune: "Hidden hazards"
  • Charles Duhigg, The New York Times: "Golden opportunities"
  • Walt Bogdanich, The New York Times: "Toxic pipeline"
  Large Publications
  • Suzanne Rust, Meg Kissinger and Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal
     Sentinel: "Chemical fallout"
  • Mike Casey and Rick Montgomery, Kansas City  Star: "Fatal failures"
  • Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountain News: "Ethanol boom: Kernel to car"
  Mid-sized Publications
  • Binyamin Appelbaum, Lisa Hammersly, Ted Mellnik, Peter St. Onge, Stella
     M. Hopkins, Liz Chandler, Mike Drummond, Pam Kelley, Gary Schwab and
     Patrick Scott, The Charlotte Observer: "Sold a nightmare"
  • Lee Rood, Lynn Hicks, Philip Brasher, Paula Lavigne, Jerry Perkins,
     Perry Beeman, Jon Benedict, Jeff Bruner, Suzanne Behnke and Don Tormey,
     Des Moines Register: "Fueling Iowa's future"
  • Christine Tierney and Bill Vlasic: The Detroit News: "Death of a
     Merger"
  Small Publications
  • Winston Ross, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.): "Big fish in a big
     pond"
  • Richard M. Hogan, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press: "Southwest Florida real
     estate sellers beware"
  • James L. Martin, Erie (Pa.) Times-News: "Made in Mexico"
  Weekly Publications
  • Bryant Ruiz Switzky, Katharine Grayson, Nancy Kuehn, Eric Johnson and
     Dirk DeYoung, The Minneapolis- St. Paul Business Journal: "Operation
     reintegration"
  • Jeanne Lang Jones and Steve Wilhelm, Puget Sound Business Journal:
     "Industrial land"
  • Christopher Tritto, The St. Louis Business Journal: "Fig"
  Real-time News Organizations
  • David Dietz, Gary Cohn and Darrell Preston, Bloomberg News:  "The
     insurance hoax"
                          Magazine Cover Stories
  Large Magazines
  • Brian Grow and Keith Epstein, Business Week: "The poverty business"
  • Ellen McGirt, Fast Company: "Al Gore's $100 million makeover"
  Small Magazines
  • David Evans, Richard Tomlinson, Seth Lubove and Daniel Taub, Bloomberg
     Markets: "Toxic debt"
                            Online Excellence
Breaking News
  Large Websites
  • Tom Krazit, Caroline McCarthy, Erica Ogg, Kent German, Leslie Katz,
     Brian Cooley, CNET News: "Launch of the iPhone"
  • Staff, CNNMoney.com: "Turmoil in the mortgage and credit markets"
  Small Websites
  • Steve Daniels, Senior Reporter, Crain's Chicago Business: "LaSalle's
     Richman near deal to join private bank"
  • Alby Gallun, Reporter, Crain's Chicago Business: "Kennedy, developer
     plan big Wolf Point project."
  • Chad Eric Watt, Staff Writer; Dave Moore, Staff Writer, Dallas Business
     Journal: "Questions dog press club"
                                 Projects
  Large Websites
  • Rex Nutting, Amy Hoak and Alistair Barr, Marketwatch: "Subprime
     shakedown: Will 'lemming loans' drive economy off cliff?"
  • Art Lenehan, Anh Ly, Suzanne McGee and Chris Oster, MSN Money: "Keeping
     up with the Wangs"
  • David Barboza, Keith Bradsher, Howard French, Joseph Kahn, Jim Yardley
     and the staff of The New York Times and nytimes.com: "Choking on
     growth: China's environmental crisis"
  Mid-sized Websites
  • Ted Mellnik, Bill Pitzer, Phillip Hoffman, David Enna, The Charlotte
     Observer: "Sold a nightmare"
  Small Websites
   Certificate of Merit
    • Rich Laden, Nichole Montanez, Mark Reis, Christian Murdock, David
       Bitton and Joanna Bean, The Gazette (Colorado Springs): "Academy
       Boulevard at a crossroads"
                           Audio/Visual Reports
  Large Websites
  • John Authers, Financial Times: "Short view"
  • Jenalia Moreno and Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle: "Olive oil"
  • David Pogue, The New York Times: "The iPhone challenge: keep it quiet"
  Mid-sized Websites
  • Hoag Levins, Ad Age: "3-Minute Ad Age"
  • Stephanie AuWerter and Stacey Bradford, SmartMoney.com: "Smart Advice
     video: avoiding foreclosure"
                                  Blogs
  Large Websites
  • Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle: "Techblog"
  • Staff, The New York Times: "Bits"
  • Staff, The Wall Street Journal: "Deal Journal"
  Mid-sized Websites
  • Bill Bowen, Jim Fuquay, Dianna Hunt, Mike Lee, Richard Stubbe and Scott
     Nishimura, Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Barnett Shale: Drilling for
     answers about the natural gas boom in North Texas"
  • Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register: "Lansner on real estate"
  • Todd Bishop, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog"
                          Creative Use of Online
  Large Websites
  • Roben Farzad, Business Week: Narrated slideshows
  • Staff, MarketWatch: "The heat is on"
  • Staff, CNNMoney.com: "2007 best places to live"
                             Student Contest
  For stories written for professional publications
  • Daniel Johnson, Seattle Times: "Grape-growing town not on wine lovers'
     map"
  For stories written for student publications
  • Jessica Nunez, Columbia Missourian: "Funding farming"
Source: The Society of American Business Editors and Writers
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