TORONTO, March 31, 2017 /CNW/ – The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) Canada is excited to announce the list of nominees for the 3rd Annual Best In Business Awards competition, recognizing outstanding business reporting published or broadcast in 2016.
This year, SABEW Canada received a record number of submissions from journalists across the country. The nominees represent some of Canada’s most venerable publications, including the Financial Post, Canadian Business, Bloomberg Canada, The Globe and Mail, the Wall Street Journal and more.
Their stories shone a spotlight in 2016 on some of the most important issues in the Canadian business landscape — from runaway house-flipping in Vancouver, Bombardier’s attempts to suppress information, and the failure of retail giant Target’s expansion into Canada.
“Despite a difficult year in the media industry, we received a record number of submissions this year,” said SABEW Canada’s chairperson, Dawn Calleja. “Selecting finalists was an especially challenging task for our 27 judges, highlighting not only the depth and quality of business journalism in Canada, but also the valuable role it plays. ”
There are a total of 27 finalists in nine categories this year, selected from well over 100 applicants. Categories include investigative, commentary, investing and personal finance, features, multimedia, beat reporting, package and profile.
SABEW Canada would like to extend a very heartfelt thank-you to our distinguished judges, chosen from among Canadian and U.S. news outlets and journalism schools.
The winners will be announced at the Best In Business Awards reception on April 19 at Baro in Toronto. Business journalists interested in attending can register at sabew.org/canada. The cost is $25 for SABEW members and $40 for non-members. Tickets include hors d’oeuvres and drinks.
Nominees for SABEW Canada’s 3rd Annual Best in Business Awards (in no particular order):
Beat Reporting
Bloomberg News – Toronto Bureau
Gerrit De Vynck
Technology
Financial Post
Claudia Cattaneo
Energy
Globe and Mail
Jacqueline Nelson
Insurance
Commentary
Report on Business Magazine
Eric Reguly
International Business
Report on Business Magazine
Ian McGugan
Investing
Canadian Business
Deborah Aarts
The Realist Column
Feature (Long-form)
Canadian Business
Joe Castaldo
The Last Days of Target
Report on Business Magazine
Bruce Livesey
Company Province, Provincial Company
Globe and Mail
Sean Silcoff
Vision Critical
Feature (Short-form)
Bloomberg News – Toronto Bureau
Gerrit De Vynck
Bunz
Financial Post
Claire Brownell
The End of Meat
Bloomberg News – Vancouver Bureau
Natalie Obiko Pearson
Trump Brothel
Investigative
Globe and Mail
Kathy Tomlinson
B.C Housing Investigation
Ottawa Citizen
James Bagnall
Built To Fail
Financial Post
Kristine Owram
How Bombardier Suppresses Information
Multimedia
MoneySense
Romana King, Mark Brown and Prajakta Dhopade
City or Suburbs: Where can you afford to live?
Financial Post
Peter Kuitenbrouwer and Peter J. Thompson
The Sault Ste. Marie Locks
Globe and Mail
Chris Manza, Jeremy Agius, Michael Pereira, Andrew Saikali, Tamsin McMahon, Brent Jang, D’Arcy McGovern, Duncan Hood, Matt Lundy and Rob Carrick
Real Estate Data
Package or Ongoing Series
Bloomberg News – Vancouver Bureau
Natalie Obiko Pearson, Katia Dmitrieva and Gerrit de Vynck
Real Estate
CPA Magazine – CPA Canada
Susan Smith, Manon Chevalier, Rosalind Stefanac and Peter Carter
The Immigration Issue
Globe and Mail
Rob Carrick, Roma Luciw, Jacqueline Nelson, Brent Jang, David Parkinson, Chris Manza and Matt Lundy
House Poor
Personal Finance/Investing
Globe and Mail
David Milstead
Valeant Investing
Money Sense
Bryan Borzykowski
Shocking Tax Tips You’re Missing Out On
MoneySense
Julie Cazzin, Mark Brown, Dan Bortolotti, Bryan Borzykowski, David Fielding and David Thomas
Personal Finance Package
Profile
Globe and Mail
James Bradshaw and Christine Dobby
Blais
BCBusiness Magazine
Frances Bula
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Report on Business Magazine
Max Fawcett
The Artist of the Deal
About SABEW
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) is a 50-year-old organization with more than 3,000 members across the globe. Journalists from The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNN and other organizations, big and small, are involved in the organization.
About SABEW Canada
A group of Canadian journalists launched SABEW Canada, SABEW’s first international chapter, last year. We now have more than 200 members, among them reporters and editors from The Globe and Mail, National Post, Canadian Business, Maclean’s, MoneySense, Bloomberg, Canadian Press, the Wall Street Journal and more.
SABEW Canada’s mission statement is simple: We want to define and inspire excellence in business journalism. We do that by hosting educational events with company chief executives, leading business journalists and well-known politicians, among others. We also offer teletraining to members to help improve their skills, and hold networking events where business journalists can make new connections, as well as catch up with colleagues and friends.
For further information: Dawn Calleja at dawncalleja@gmail.com or 416-554-6450
