John Wakeman Schoen (born 1952 in

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), an award-winning online journalist and a founder of

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and public radio’s

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, has reported and written about economics, business and financial news for more than 30 years.

Career

Schoen began his career as a newspaper reporter and editor in Connecticut, moving to

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as radio newscaster and writer for

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. As a reporter for the CBS Radio Network’s half-hour program, Business Update, he covered Wall Street's insider trading scandals and the Crash of '87. When the program was revamped as ''Marketplace'', and production moved to Los Angeles, Schoen became the first New York editor, covering Wall Street and a variety of other business stories.NBCNews.com Economics Reporter John W Schoen
/ref> He joined

before it went on the air in 1989 and ran the network's newsdesk during the early 1990s, managing news operations in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, London and Tokyo. In 1996, Schoen joined msnbc.com as a senior producer helping to launch the site. In 2012, the site became

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, where he wrote about a variety of business topics. In the summer of 2012, he reported on the economic and financial turmoil in Europe as a fellow with the RIAS RTDNF German-American Journalist Exchange Program.RIAS RTDNF German-American Journalist Exchange Program
/ref> In 2011, he was part of a team of msnbc.com reporters and editors that won a Best in Business Journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and WritersSABEW Best in Business 2011
/ref> for a series of reports, Still Made in America, about the ongoing transformation of the American manufacturing industry.West get ready: Viking battles to keep manufacturing in the U.S.
/ref> In 2010, Schoen was chosen as a fellow on the first China U.S. Journalist Exchange, sponsored by the

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.Chinese and American journalists meet in inaugural exchange program
/ref> He produced a series of reports, China 2.0, describing the increasing strains on China’s rapidly growing economy.West get ready: Here comes China 2.0
/ref> In 2008, his series The Mortgage Mess also won a SABEW Best in Business award.SABEW Announces Winners in its 13th Annual Best in Business Journalism Contest
/ref> The report was one of the earliest to warn of the looming threat of a collapse of the housing market.Mortgage woes could be 'tip of the iceberg'
/ref> Schoen was a 2005 finalist for a

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 ...

for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.Gerald Loeb Awards 2005
He left CNBC in 2021 to pursue other projects and consult with clients on data, media strategy and audience engagement.

References

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