Best in Business winners for overall excellence, by category and listed in alphabetical order are: (Judges could name up to five winners in each category)

GIANT (Newspapers with average daily circulation 375,001 and above):
Los Angeles Times The Boston Globe USA Today
Certificate of Merit:
Chicago Tribune
Judges:
Robert Barker, senior writer, BusinessWeek
John Bersia, editorial writer/editorial board member, The Orlando Sentinel
Jodi Schneider, assistant managing editor, U.S. News & World Report

LARGE (Newspapers with circulation 250,001 -375,000):
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
San Jose Mercury News
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The Orange County Register
The Oregonian (Portland)
Judges:
David J. Morrow, articles editor, SmartMoney
Debbie Van Tassel, business editor, The Plain Dealer
Julie Vorman, commodities & energy editor, Reuters

MID-SIZED (Newspapers with circulation 125,001-250,000):
Austin American-Statesman
Richmond Times-Dispatch
St. Paul Pioneer Press
The Hartford Courant
Certificates of Merit:
Providence Journal
The Virginian-Pilot
Judges:
Professor Charles Davis, executive director, Freedom of Information Center and assistant professor, Missouri School of Journalism
Jeff Herman, business section editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Chris Lester, assistant managing editor – business, The Kansas City Star

SMALL (Newspapers with circulation up to 125,000):
Florida Today (Melbourne, Fla.)
Las Vegas Sun
The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)

Certificates of Merit:
The Oakland (Calif.) Tribune,
The Patriot-Ledger (Quincy, Mass.),
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Judges:
Charles B. Camp, senior editor/Business News, The Dallas Morning News
Stephen H. Dunphy, business columnist, The Seattle Times
Don Nelson, editor, Puget Sound Business Journal

BUSINESS WEEKLIES:
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Boston Business Journal
Cincinnati Business Courier
Crain’s Detroit Business
San Francisco Business Times
Certificates of Merit:
Dallas Business Journal,
Pacific Coast Business Times
Judges:
Ed Bean, managing editor, Daily Report
Dean Foust, Atlanta bureau chief for BusinessWeek magazine
Professor Hugh J. Martin, journalism instructor
Henry W. Grady, College of Journalism and Mass Communication at The University of Georgia

NEWS CONTEST

Best in Business Breaking News winners, by category and in alphabetical order are: (Judges could name up to three winners in each category)

GIANT (Newspapers with circulation over 375,001):
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), “LTV begs for life” by Thomas Gerdel, Jennifer Cimperman, Sandra Livingston, T.C. Brown, Mary Vanac, Michael O’Malley and Sabrina Eaton
The Wall Street Journal, “AOL-Time Warner merger” by The Wall Street Journal staff

LARGE (Newspapers with circulation 250,001-375,000):
Financial Times, “UBS close to $ 12bn agreed purchase of PaineWebber” by Gary Silverman and team
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, “The Justin deal” by Mitchell Schnurman, Lila LaHood, Dan Piller, and Jim Fuquay
The Orange County Register, “Power Grid Lock” by Kate Berry, Daniel C. Weintraub, Tony Saavedra and Anne C. Mulkern

MID-SIZED (Newspapers with circulation 125,001-250,000):
Dayton Daily News, “Roberds quits; struggle ends” by the business staff
Providence Journal, “The Final Measure” by the Business Staff; Lead Writer, Bob Wyss Sarasota Herald-Tribune, “Developer’s actions counter to court orders” by Kelly Cramer

SMALL (Newspapers with circulation up to 125,000):
The Arizona Daily Star, “Yaquis kill plans for high-tech plant” by Paola Banchero The Durham Herald-Sun “Midway raising capital” by Jeff Zimmer
The Modesto Bee, “Tri-Valley Growers files bankruptcy” by Richard T. Estrada

WEEKLIES:
Providence Business News, “Investors take over Tradesafe.com” by Frank Prosnitz St. Louis Business Journal, “Audit: Lazaroff misstated $ 380,000” by Rick DesLoge

REAL-TIME:
Bloomberg News, “Soros Fund Revamps; Druckenmiller, Roditi Resign” by Katherine Burton
Dow Jones Newswires, “AOL-Time Warner merger” by the staff of Dow Jones Newswires Reuters, “Napster decision” by Susan Zeidler Breaking News
Judges:
Dan Blake, managing editor, U.S. Equities – Bridge News (stepped aside for real-time category)
Ron Insana, co-anchor, CNBC’s “Business Center”
Leah Beth Ward, technology writer, Dallas Morning News Best in Business Spot

Enterprise winners, by category and in alphabetical order are: (Judges could name up to three winners in each category)

GIANT (Newspapers with circulation over 375,001):
Chicago Tribune, “Problems at Tire Plant Alleged” by Melia Garza, Lauren Comander, Patrick Cole
Rocky Mountain News (Denver), “Suicide pact ends Bernstein brothers’ scheming ways” by John Accola and Peggy Lowe
The Wall Street Journal, “Indictment says Lab Fudged Thousands of Tests” by Peter Waldman and Jim Carlton

LARGE (Newspapers with circulation 250,001-375,000):
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, “Outside the Box” by Bill Hornaday
The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), “Job Deaths At Avondale Scrutinized” by Keith Darce and Tara Young
The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), “One Hull of a Problem” by Keith Darce and John Biers

MID-SIZED (Newspapers with circulation 125,001-250,000):
The Gazette (Montreal), “No chips, please” by Jay Bryan
The News Journal, (Delaware) “The Great Food Fight is on” by Seth Agulnick
St. Paul Pioneer Press, “When Insiders Sell” by Kevin Maler

SMALL (Newspapers with circulation up to 125,000):
York (Pa.) Daily Record, “What is that smell?” by Sharon Smith

WEEKLIES:
Atlanta Business Chronicle, “State’s economy showing cracks” by Rajiv Vyas
Crain’s Detroit Business, “St. John resignations now at 6” by Dave Barkholz
The Business Journal (Phoenix), “Cactus Clouds: Storm front moves in from Las Vegas” by Stephanie Balzer

REAL-TIME:
Bankrate.com, “Paying online: Beware the scammer” by Holden Lewis
Bloomberg News, “‘Tokyo Joe’ Park Says SEC Charges Ignore His Blunt Warnings” by Neil Roland
WSJ.com, “Defending right to post message: ‘CEO is a Dodo'” by Aaron Elstein Spot Enterprise

Judges: (Large, Small and real-time categories)
Stuart Elliott, advertising columnist, New York Times
Geanne Rosenberg, assistant professor, graduate program in business journalism, Baruch College
Larry Rout, senior editor, Wall Street Journal (stepped aside for real-time judging)
(Giant, Mid-sized and weeklies)
Terry Badger, assistant business editor – enterprise, Associated Press
Gail Roche, senior editor, Bloomberg
Robert Thomson, U.S. managing editor, Financial Times

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Best in Business winners for overall excellence, by category and listed in alphabetical order are: (Judges could name up to five winners in each category)

GIANT: (General-interest newspapers with average daily circulation 375,001 and above):
Boston Globe
Dallas Morning News
San Francisco Chronicle
Washington Post
USA Today

Judges:
Rik Kirkland, managing editor, Fortune
Amy Stevens, deputy Page One editor, The Wall Street Journal
Myron Kandel, financial editor, CNN.

LARGE (Newspapers with circulation 250,001 -375,000):
The Portland Oregonian
San Jose Mercury News

Certificates of merit:
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
The Orlando(Fla.) Sentinel

Judges:
Mark Braykovich, business editor, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution;
Mark Meltzer, executive editor, Atlanta Business Chronicle;
Pam Leucke, Reynolds Professor of Business Journalism, Washington & Lee University.

MID-SIZED (Newspapers with circulation 125,001-250,000):
The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.
The State, Columbia, S.C.
The World-Herald, Omaha, Neb.
Certificates of Merit:
St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer-Press
Montreal Gazette

Judges:
Mark Tatge, Chicago bureau chief, Forbes
Janet Kidd Stewart, personal finance reporter, Chicago Tribune.

SMALL (Newspapers with circulation up to 125,000):
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press-Democrat
Las Vegas Sun
Waterbury Republican-American
Certificate of Merit:
The Columbian in Vancouver, Wash.
Judges:
Russ Stanton, technology editor, Los Angeles Times
Rick Reiff, executive editor, Orange County Business Journal
Andre Mouchard, reporter, Orange County Register

BUSINESS WEEKLIES:
Cincinnati Business Courier
Electronic Media
Crain’s Chicago Business
Washington (D.C.) Business Journal
Judges:
Jacalyn Carfagno, business editor, Lexington Herald-Leader;
Paul Rolfes, assistant business editor, Louisville Courier-Journal;
David Holthaus, business editor, Cincinnati Post.

NEWS CONTEST
Best in Business Breaking News winners, by category and in alphabetical order are: (Judges could name up to three winners in each category)

GIANT (Newspapers with circulation over 375,001):
Newsday, “Texas investor mounts proxy fight for Computer Associates,” by staff.
Washington Post, “Microsoft Breakup Order Reversed,” by James V. Grimaldi, Carrie Johnson, Jonathan Krim, Ariana Cha, Alex Klein, Carol Vincent.

LARGE (Newspapers with circulation 250,001 -375,000):
Seattle Times, “Boeing Bolts,” by Kyung Song, Stephen H. Dunphy and staff.
Cleveland Plain Dealer, “LTV Shutdown Begins,” by Jennifer Scott Cimperman.
New Orleans Times-Picayune, “Entergy and FPL pull the plug on merger,” by Keith Darce, Mary Judice, Susan Finch, John Biers

MID-SIZE (Newspapers with circulation 125,001-250,000):
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Boeing Picks Chicago,” by JamesWallace
Contra Costa (Calif.) Times, “PG&E Unplugged,” by staff
Louisville Courier-Journal, “Mysterious disease killing foals at state’s horse farms,” by Kirsten Haukebo

SMALL (Newspapers with circulation up to 125,000):
Erie (Pa.) Times-News, “IP to close,” by staff
The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, “IBM lays off 500,” by Aki Soga, Sue Robinson, Leslie Wright, Cadence Mertz

WEEKLIES
Silicon Valley Business Ink, “Sharks fishing for new owners,” by Christina Bellantoni
Dayton Business Journal, “Brokers dropping Dean,” by Patrick L. Thimangu

REAL-TIME
CNET News.com, “Microsoft’s reprieve,” by staff
Breaking News Judges:
Kurt Eichenwald, reporter, New York Times;
Karen Blumenthal, Dallas bureau chief, Wall Street Journal;
Steve Kaskovich, senior editor for business, Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Best in Business Spot Enterprise winners: (Judges could name up to three winners in each category)

GIANT (Newspapers with circulation over 375,001):
Star Tribune, Minneapolis, “More bans, less help for smokers,” by David Phelps and Deborah Caulfield Rybak
The Wall Street Journal, “Corporate Veil: Behind Enron’s fall, a culture of operating outside the public’s view,” by John R. Emshwiller and Rebecca Smith
The Washington Post, “Stocks to trade Monday with special rule,” by Kathleen Day and John M. Berry

LARGE (Newspapers with circulation 250,001-375,000):
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), “The last shift,” by Tom Breckenridge, Peter Krouse, Sandra Livingston, Jennifer Scott
Cimperman, Thomas W. Gerdel, Alison Grant, Karen Farkas, Mya Frazier
The Detroit News, “Age bias claims jolt Ford culture change,” by Mark Truby
The New Orleans Times-Picayune, “The art of the deal,” by Rebecca Mowbray

MID-SIZED (Newspapers with circulation 125,001-250,000):
Richmond Times-Dispatch, “The great baby bottle battle,” by Bob Rayner
Charlotte Observer, “Students see strong future in textiles jobs” by Tony Mecia
Hartford Courant, “A company works to carry on,” by Matthew Kauffman

SMALL (Newspapers with circulation up to 125,000):
Huntsville (Ala.) Times, “The Rocket’s Red Ink,” by Brian Lawson
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., “Dealmaker,” by Joe Harwood, Susan Palmer and Christian Wihtol
The Daily Record, Baltimore, “Power (Plant) Surge,” by Amy L. Bernstein

WEEKLIES:
Atlanta Business Chronicle, “Georgia’s tax giveaway,” by Meredith Jordan
Orange County Business Journal, “Change sweeping through Baja’s Border Plants,” by Chris Cziborr
Washington Business Journal, “The National question,” by Mike Sunnucks

REAL-TIME:
Bloomberg News, “El Paso Corp. secured off-balance sheet financing” by Russell Hubbard
Dow Jones Newswires, “Treasury’s 30-year bond news relayed by consultant during embargo” by John Connor
Bloomberg News, “Khashoggi firm may have kept $125 million as stock fell,” by David Evans

Spot Enterprise Judges:
(Large, mid-sized and real-time categories)
Chris Worthington, senior editor/business and technology, St. Paul Pioneer Press;
Greg Stricharchuk, assistant managing editor for business, Minneapolis Star Tribune;
Dirk DeYoung, editor, City Business Twin Cities Business Journal;
Dan Sullivan, Cowles Chair for Media Management and Economics, University of Minnesota.

(Giant, small and weeklies)
Rich Read, reporter, Portland Oregonian;
Elisa Williams, reporter, Forbes;
Kellee Weinhold, professor, University of Oregon.

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2002 Best in Business Winners

Best in Business winners for Overall Excellence, by category and listed in alphabetical order are:

(Judges could name up to five winners in each category)

GIANT: (General-interest newspapers with average daily circulation 375,001 and above):
The Dallas Morning News
The New York Post
The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.)
The Washington Post
USA TODAY
Certificates of Merit:
Newsday,
The Boston Globe
Judges:
Rachel Beck, national business columnist, The Associated Press;
Johnnie Roberts, senior writer, Newsweek;
James W. Michaels, editor emeritus and Group Vice President/Editorial, Forbes

LARGE (Newspapers with circulation 250,001 -375,000):
San Jose Mercury News
The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.)
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Certificate of Merit:

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Judges:

John Hillkirk, Managing Editor/Money, USA TODAY,

Bill Grueskin, Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal Online, and

Winnie O’Kelley, Deputy Business Editor, The New York Times.

MID-SIZED (Newspapers with circulation 125,001-250,000):
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.)
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Certificates of Merit:

Daily Herald (Arlington, Ill.),

The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa)
Judges:

Dale Gibson, Managing Editor, Triangle Business Journal;

Richard Barron, Business Editor, Greensboro News & Record;

Charles Fishman, Senior Editor, Fast Company magazine.

SMALL (Newspapers with circulation up to 125,000):
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Ariz.)
Florida Today (Melbourne, Fla.)
The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Certificate of Merit:

Fort Wayne News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.),

Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ken.),

The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.)
Judges:

Thom Kupper, Economics Reporter, The San Diego Union-Tribune;

John Hollon, Editor, San Diego Business Journal;

Bob Keefe, national correspondent, Cox Newspapers.

BUSINESS WEEKLIES:
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Crain’s Chicago Business
Crain’s Detroit Business
Los Angeles Business Journal
The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee
Judges:

Dorothy Abernathy, Virginia Associated Press Bureau Chief;

Rich Martin, Managing Editor, The Roanoke Times;

Chris Roush, Assistant Professor and Director, Carolina Business News Initiative, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina.

NEWS CONTEST

Best in Business Breaking News winners, by category and in alphabetical order are: (Judges could name up to three winners in each category)

GIANT (Newspapers with circulation over 375,001):
The Plain Dealer, “TRW,” by Thomas W. Gerdel, Mary Vanac, John Funk, Chris Seper
The Wall Street Journal, “Coverage of Enron,” by staff
The Washington Post, “Worldcom charged with fraud,” by staff

LARGE (Newspapers with circulation 250,001 -375,000):
San Jose Mercury News, “HP claims victory in COMPAQ merger,” by Therese Poletti, Tracy Seipel, Michelle Quinn, Dan Gillmor, Sue McAllister, Elise Ackerman, Scott Herhold, Deborah Lohse
The Detroit News, “Can Kmart lure shoppers back?” by staff

MID-SIZE (Newspapers with circulation 125,001-250,000):
The Buffalo News, “Adelphia scandal,” by Jerry Zremski, Tim Graham, Dan
Herbeck, Fred O. Williams, Holly Auer

SMALL (Newspapers with circulation up to 125,000):
Durham Herald-Sun, “Blue Cross racks up record $85.6M,” by Jeff Zimmer
Durham Herald-Sun, “Swifty Serve Corp. is in fight for its life,” by Jeff Zimmer

WEEKLIES
Inside the Navy, “Shipbuilding giants may swap LDP-17 and DDG-51 work worth billions” and “Responding to Lott, DOD starts funding LHD-9 and one more DDG-51,” by Christopher Castelli

REAL-TIME
Bloomberg News, “Treasury’s O’Neil would oppose additional IMF aid for Brazil” by Brendan Murray
Reuters, “Bush’s economic housecleaning,” by Adam Entous, Glenn Somerville, Randall Mikkelsen, Caren Bohan, Steve Holland, Anna Willard

Best in Business Breaking News Judges:

Josh Mills, Director of the Master’s Business Journalism program, Baruch College/CUNY;

Stephanie N. Mehta, reporter, Fortune;

Marcia Vickers, Wall Street editor, Business Week.

Best in Business Spot Enterprise winners:

(Judges could name up to three winners in each category)

GIANT (Newspapers with circulation over 375,001):
Newsweek, “How it all fell apart,” by Johnnie L. Roberts
The Denver Post, “Seven steps to solvency,” by Kris Hudson
The Wall Street Journal, “Uncooking the books,” by Susan Pulliam and Deborah Solomon

LARGE (Newspapers with circulation 250,001-375,000):
Rocky Mountain News, “Qwest’s rise and fall,” by Lou Kilzer, David Milstead and Jeff Smith
The Detroit News, “Why Ford sacked a superstar dealer,” by Bill Vlasic and Mark Truby
The Oregonian, “A rising star’s rapid descent,” by Jeff Manning

Certificate of Merit:
Rocky Mountain News, “Wild, wild Qwest,” by Lou Kilzer, David Milstead and Jeff Smith

MID-SIZED (Newspapers with circulation 125,001-250,000):
The Des Moines Register, “Paycheck to paycheck,” by Chad Graham
The Providence Journal, “Priced out,” by Lynn Arditi
The Virginian-Pilot, “eModel: Cashing in on dreams of glamour,” by Joanne Kimberlin

SMALL (Newspapers with circulation up to 125,000):
Anchorage Daily News, “On the rocks: Alaska’s historic salmon industry faces unprecedented threat” by Wesley Loy
The Burlington Free Press, “Anatomy of a scandal,” by Cadence Mertz
York Daily Record, “Fields of danger: Farm life can be deadly,” by Michelle Starr

Certificate of Merit:
Riverfront Times, “Nasty boys,” by Geri L. Dreiling

WEEKLIES:
Crain’s Detroit Business, “A deal in black and white,” by Brent Snavely
Orlando Business Journal, “Big bucks, small town, bond haven,” by Noelle Haner-Dorr

REAL-TIME:
Bloomberg News, “Edison Schools boosts revenues with funds not received,” by David Evans
Bloomberg News, “U.S. officials leak agriculture forecasts to few,” by Joe Carroll
Dow Jones Newswires, “Critics think Stanley Works may reconsider Bermuda move,” by Phyllis Plitch

Certificate of Merit:
CNET News.com, “The Google gods,” by Stefanie Olsen

Spot Enterprise Judges:
(Large, small and real-time)
Barbara Nagy, Business Reporter, The Hartford Courant;

Vickie Elmer, Deputy Business Editor, Newsday;

Robert Weisman, Technology Editor, The Boston Globe.

(Giant, medium and weekly)

Richard Jenkins, executive editor, MSN Money;

Jay Greene, Seattle bureau chief, Business Week;

Michael Totty, news editor/technology special sections, The Wall Street Journal.

Best in Business Projects winners: (Judges could name up to three winners in each category)

GIANT (Newspapers with circulation over 375,001):
The Denver Post, “Unmasking Qwest,” by Kris Hudson and Miles Moffeit
The Wall Street Journal, “What’s wrong?” by staff
The Washington Post, “AOL’s advertising deals,” by Alec Klein

Certificate of Merit:
Chicago Tribune, “Auditor often fail to warn of bankruptcies,” by Andrew Countryman and Janet Kidd Stewart
Dallas Morning News, “Digikids,” by Alan Goldstein, Vikas Bajaj, Doug Bedell, Brendan M. Case, Gregory Katz

LARGE (Newspapers with circulation 250,001 -375,000):
The Oregonian, “Prosperity lost,” by Catherine Trevison, Ted Sickinger, Gail Kinsey Hill, Brent Hunsberger
The Orlando Sentinel, “A region adrift,” by Scott Maxwell
The San Jose Mercury News, “Rich man, poor company,” by Chris O’Brien and Jack Davis
MID-SIZE (Newspapers with circulation 125,001-250,000):
The Charlotte Observer, “Despair in mill town,” by Tony Mecia, Charles Lunan, Amber Veverka, Sharon E. White, Peter St. Onge, Rick Rothacker
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.), “Enemy in the aisles,” by Joanne Kimberlin

Certificates of Merit:
The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.), “Rodale: Roots of change,” by Gregory Karp
The Providence Journal, “End of the line,” by Lynn Arditi

SMALL (Newspapers with circulation up to 125,000):
Corpus Christi Caller-Times, “Malpractice insurance goes under the microscope,” by Naomi Snyder
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.), “Leaving Louisiana,” by Sara Bongiorni, Chad Calder, Chris Gautreau
The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.), “From vine to wine,” by Ted Appel

WEEKLIES
Atlanta Business Chronicle, “Georgia’s corporate tax giveaway,” by Meredith Jordan
Cincinnati Business Courier, “Road to nowhere,” by Dan Monk, Lucy May
Los Angeles Business Journal, “Rise and fall of global pipe dream,” by Michael Stremfel, Anthony Palazzo, John Brinsley, Deborah Belgum, Mark Lacter

Certificates of Merit:
Orange County Business Journal (Calif.), “OC’s cash economy,” by Chris Cziborr, Rajiv Vyas, Daniel D. Williams, Vita Reed, Michael Lyster
South Florida Business Journal, “Inside the PSC/SUPRA,” by Kevin Gale, Alexis Muellner

REAL-TIME
CBS MarketWatch, “Capitalism’s crossroads” by staff
CNET News.com, “Cracking the nest egg,” by Sandeep Junnarkar
CNET News.com, “A mortal Microsoft,” by Mike Ricciuti, Alorie Gilbert, Joe Wilcox

Projects Judges:

(Giant, mid-sized and weekly categories)
Michael Sante, Business Editor, Detroit Free Press;
Ben Burns, Director of Journalism, Dept. of Communications, Wayne State University;
Philip Nussel, Business Editor, The Detroit News

(Large, small and real-time)
Judges:
Mark Hester, Business Editor, The Oregonian;
Byron Acohido, technology reporter, USA Today;
Roger Oglesby, Publisher, The SeattlePost-Intelligencer.
(Hester did not participate in the Large judging.)

See the 2002 Best in Business Program