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Gerald Loeb Award The Gerald Loeb Award, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was estab ...

is given annually for multiple categories of business reporting. The "Breaking News" category was first awarded in 2008.

Gerald Loeb Award for Breaking News (2008–present)

* 2008: "The Fall of E. Stanley O’Neal at Merrill Lynch" by Jenny Anderson, and Landon Thomas Jr.,''

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'' ::"These two reporters at The New York Times broke and kept breaking the news, providing astonishing perspective and continuous scoops on the ouster of Merrill Lynch CEO E. Stanley O’Neal. Written with authority built on tremendous sourcing, this was a fascinating case study of the downfall of a leader and simultaneously signified an historic moment on Wall Street. The Times delivered reporting, analysis and writing at breakneck speed, often reporting events before they were announced." * 2008: (Honorable Mention) "A New U.S. Auto Industry" by Katie Merx, Tim Higgins, Tom Walsh,

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, Sarah A. Webster, Katherine Yung, and Joe Guy Collier, ''

Detroit Free Press The ''Detroit Free Press'' is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, US. The Sunday edition is titled the ''Sunday Free Press''. It is sometimes referred to as the Freep (reflected in the paper's web address, www.freep.com). It primari ...

'' ::"This special report was an authoritative, comprehensive examination of a key day for Michigan readers- and for an iconic American industry struggling to survive- in the pivotal labor agreement reached in the aftermath of the UAW’s strike against General Motors. Merx and her colleagues at the Detroit Free Press did a superb job of breaking the latest news, being the first in the nation to report the terms of agreement online, while also adding context to relay the broader significance of the agreement to future dealings with U.S. automakers." * 2009: "The Day That Changed Wall Street" by Carrick Mollenkamp,

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, Dan Fitzpatrick,

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, Dennis K. Berman,

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, and Annelena Lobb, ''

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Detroit News ''The Detroit News'' is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival ''Detroit Free Press'' building. ''The News'' absorbed the ''Detroit Tribune'' on Februar ...

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::#"Bailout to two automakers could reach $39B", February 18, 2009 ::#"Obama Forces Wagoner Out", March 30, 2009 ::#"Feds: Bankruptcy may be best option", March 31, 2009 * 2011: "Flash Crash" by Tom Lauricella, Peter A. McKay,

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, Jenny Strasburg, Robin Sidel, Carolyn Cui, and Mary Pilon, ''

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, and Chrissie Thompson, ''

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::#"GM, UAW reach deal", September 17, 2011 ::#"GM and UAW: Deal is a victory for all", September 18, 2011 ::#"Back from the brink", September 18, 2011 ::#"New deal sounding good", September 18, 2011 ::#"Deal has potential to be lucrative for workers, plants, communities", September 18, 2011 ::#"Newer GM workers may get lift", September 18, 2011 * 2013: "Best Buy CEO Resigns Under Cloud" by Thomas Lee, David Phelps,

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Jim Yardley James Barrett Yardley (born June 18, 1964) is an American journalist currently working in London. Yardley is a graduate of Walter Hines Page High School in Greensboro, North Carolina and received a B.A. in history from the University of North Ca ...

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'' * 2016: "Inside the Dow-DuPont Merger" by

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, Jacob Bunge, Dana Cimilluca, Dana Mattioli, and Dennis K. Berman, ''

'' * 2017: "Saudi Aramco: The World’s Most Valuable IPO" by

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, Henry Tricks, Anton La Guardia, Chris Lockwood, and Edward McBride, ''

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'' * 2019: "Amazon's HQ2 About-face" by Scott Calvert, Eliot Brown, Peter Grant, Tawnell Hobbs, Katie Honan, Melissa Korn,

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, Selam Gebrekidan, David Gelles,

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, and Zach Wichter, ''

'' * 2021: "Collapse of Wirecard." by Dan McCrum, Olaf Storbeck, Stefania Palma, John Reed, Guy Chazan, and Laurence Fletcher, ''

Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs. Based in London, England, the paper is owned by a Japanese holding company, Nik ...

'' * 2022: "The GameStop Frenzy" by Juliet Chung, Gunjan Banerji, Julia-Ambra Verlaine, Caitlin McCabe, and Akane Otani, ''

References

External links

Gerald Loeb Award historical winners list
{{Gerald Loeb Award American journalism awards Gerald Loeb Award winners

Gerald Loeb Award for Breaking News (2008–present)

See also

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