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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.[1][2][3][4]
The award was established in 1957 by Gerald Loeb, a founding
partner of E.F. Hutton &
Co.[1]
Loeb's intention in creating the award was to encourage reporters
to inform and protect private investors as well as the general
public in the areas of business, finance and the economy.[4]
Gerald
Loeb
Main article:
Gerald M.
Loeb
Loeb first became known for his book The Battle for
Investment Survival, which was popular during the Great
Depression and is still considered a classic.[4][5] Born in
1899, Loeb began his investing career in 1921 in the bond
department of a brokerage firm in San Francisco, California.[6] He
moved to New York in 1921 after joining with E. F. Hutton &
Co., and became vice-chairman of the board when the company
incorporated in 1962.[6]
The Wall Street Crash of 1929
greatly affected Loeb's investing style, and in his 1971 book
The Battle for Stock Market Profits, he viewed the market
as a battlefield.[6]
Loeb offered a contrarian investing viewpoint, in
books and columns in Barron's, The
Wall Street Journal, and Investor Magazine.[4][6]
Forbes magazine
called Loeb "the most quoted man on Wall Street."[7]
He created the Gerald Loeb Award in order to foster further quality
reporting for individual investors.[4]
The Award
The award has been administered by the UCLA Anderson School of
Management since 1973, and is sponsored by the G. and R. Loeb
Foundation.[2][8][9][10] It is
regarded as: "business journalism's highest honor," and its "most
prestigious."[11][12][13][14]
Beginning with just two winners in 1958 (Werner Renberg and David
Steinberg) and expanding to three in the final years before the
Anderson School began to administer the award,[15] today
there are ten categories in which prizes are awarded: large
newspaper, medium newspaper, small newspaper, magazine, commentary,
deadline or beat writing, wire services, and television.[1][16] Those
honored receive a cash prize of USD$2,000, and are presented with the award
at a ceremony in July of the year following their piece's
publication.[1]
The preliminary judging committee includes business, financial and
economic journalists, as well as faculty members from the UCLA
Anderson School of Management.[17]
Once the finalists are selected, a final panel of judges consisting
of representatives from major print and broadcast outlets selects a
winner from each category.[17]
The final panel of judges is chaired by the dean of the UCLA
Anderson School of Management.[17]
Entries are judged according to their originality, news value,
writing quality, thoroughness and balance, and production
value.[17]
See also
References
- ^ a
b
c
d
Times Staff Writer (July 2, 2003). "Times business article
honored: The article examining the ties between Digital Lightwave
and the Church of Scientology won a Gerald Loeb Award for business
reporting.". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.sptimes.com/2003/07/02/Business/Times_business_articl.shtml. Retrieved
2007-11-12.
- ^ a
b
Staff Reporter (June 29, 2005).
"Journal Reporters Win Loeb Award". The
Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones & Company,
Inc.).
- ^
Staff (October 23, 2007). "Ted Gup to be inducted into
Press Club of Cleveland's Journalism Hall of Fame". The
Plain Dealer (Cleveland Live, Inc). http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1193129005148360.xml&coll=2. Retrieved
2007-11-11.
- ^ a
b
c
d
e
Staff. "About the Gerald Loeb Awards". UCLA Anderson, School of Management. http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x3287.xml. Retrieved
2007-11-11.
- ^
Loeb, Gerald (1996). The Battle for
Investment Survival. John Wiley and
Sons. ISBN
0471132977.
- ^ a
b
c
d
Boik, John (2004). Lessons from the
Greatest Stock Traders of All Time. McGraw-Hill Professional.
pp. 47–67, "Chapter 3: Gerald M. Loeb". ISBN
0071437886.
- ^ Krass, Peter; Contributors Richard Poe, Warren Buffett.
The Book of Investing Wisdom: Classic Writings by Great
Stock-Pickers and Legends of Wall Street. John Wiley and Sons. p. 176. ISBN
0471294543.
- ^ Rose, Matthew (July 2, 2003). "Journal Gets
Loeb Award For WorldCom Coverage". The
Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones).
- ^
Jenks, Philip; Stephen Eckett (2002).
The Global-Investor Book of Investing Rules. Financial
Times Prentice Hall. p. 21. ISBN
0130094013.
- ^
Pacelle, Mitchell (2002). Empire: A
Tale of Obsession, Betrayal, and the Battle for an American
Icon. John Wiley and
Sons. Back Cover. ISBN
0471238651.
- ^
Editor's Note (July 8, 2002). "Uncovering the
Shenanigans". BusinessWeek (The McGraw-Hill
Companies Inc.). http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_27/b3790036.htm. Retrieved
2007-11-12.
- ^
Klein, Alec (2003). Stealing Time:
Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Collapse of AOL Time Warner.
Simon and Schuster. Back Cover. ISBN
074325984X.
- ^
Blustein, Paul (2006). And the
Money Kept Rolling in (And Out). Public Affairs. p. 279.
ISBN
1586483811.
- ^
Shim, Jae K.; Jonathan Lansner (2000).
101 Investment Tools for Buying Low and Selling High. CRC
Press. p. "The Authors". ISBN
091094413X.
- ^
University of Connecticut: Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business
and Financial Journalism Records. http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/findaids/Loeb/MSS19710002.html
- ^
Staff Reporter (May 30, 2001). "Journal
Reporter Wins Loeb Award For Reports on Energy-Industry Crisis".
The Wall Street Journal
(Dow Jones & Company, Inc.).
- ^ a
b
c
d
Staff. "Judging". Gerald Loeb Awards (UCLA Anderson School of
Management). http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x3303.xml. Retrieved
2007-11-12.
Further
reading
- Boik, John (2004). Lessons from
the Greatest Stock Traders of All Time. McGraw-Hill
Professional. pp. 47–67, "Chapter 3: Gerald M. Loeb". ISBN
0071437886.
- Krass, Peter; Contributors Richard Poe, Warren Buffett.
The Book of Investing Wisdom: Classic Writings by Great
Stock-Pickers and Legends of Wall Street. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 176–183,
Chapter: "Importance of Correct Timing, Gerald M. Loeb". ISBN
0471294543.
- Loeb, Gerald M. (1960). Loeb's
Checklist for Buying Stocks. Simon and
Schuster. ISBN
0671427059.
- Martin, Ralph G. (1965). The
Wizard of Wall Street: The Story of Gerald M. Loeb. W. Morrow.
p. 192 pages.
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