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Workshop Registration
The Reynolds Center has announced its 2009-10 free workshop schedule.
Select a workshop and register from the drop-down menu below.
Online Seminars
The Reynolds Center registration for Fall 2009 free online seminars.
When Cash is King
By James Gentry
Independent Insight
By Dick Weiss
A Dream Realized
By Kelly Carr
Journalists and Financial Advice
By Chris Roush
The Elements of Business Journal Style
By Henry Dubroff
Barlett and Steele Investigative Business Journalism Award Rules
BARLETT AND STEELE
INVESTIGATIVE BUSINESS JOURNALISM AWARDS
DONALD W. REYNOLDS NATIONAL CENTER FOR BUSINESS JOURNALISM
Named for the widely acclaimed investigative business journalist team of Don Barlett and Jim Steele, these awards funded by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism celebrate the best in print and online investigative business journalism.
Judges will be looking for investigative enterprise, strong business theme, writing style and clarity, and impact.
Here's how Jim Steele envisions these awards: "We'd like to see journalists who keep the bigger picture in mind. Someone who brings an understanding of complex issues that have not been properly explained. Don and I have an informal motto: Tell the reader something they don't know about. It sounds simple. Yet a lot of journalism is a rehash of what people already know."
General Submission Guidelines
1. Entries must have been published between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.
2. Entries must be postmarked by August 3, 2009.
3. Each print publication or online organization can submit only two entries. A separate form is required for each entry.
4. Each entry will consist of no more than four individual stories. A series of articles can be from separate issues, but linked either explicitly (part I, II, III, IV) or by sharing a clearly implied common theme.
5. The stories can be written by either a single reporter or a team.
6. Judges will be looking for investigative enterprise, strong business theme, writing style and clarity, and impact of the entry.
7. Each entry must include one tear sheet and three photocopies of each story.
8. For Web entries, submit four copies of printed text (no electronic files). Be sure to provide an active or archived URL.
9. No part of any entry will be returned. The Reynolds Center reserves the right to publish winning entries on its Web site, BusinessJournalism.org.
Accuracy requirements: Any correction, clarifications or retractions made after initial publishing must be submitted as a part of the entry.
Applicants: Any U.S. publication or online organization is eligible to submit an individual investigative piece of work, or single-subject series, on a business or economy-related topic. Books are not eligible.
Selection: A distinguished three-member jury will select the Barlett and Steele gold and silver award winners.
Awards: There is a Gold award of $5,000 and a Silver prize of $2,000. Initial winners will be announced in fall 2009.
Presentation: Awards will be made payable to the winning journalist or team responsible for the winning work.
Entry form: Fill out entry form and attach with each copy of the story. The entry form is available for download online here.
Print: Submit three copies of each entry (and no more than 4 stories per entry). This would consist of a tear sheet and 3 photocopies, with a completed entry form attached to each copy. The submitted stories must clearly show the author's byline, the name of the publication and the date of publication.
Online: Submit four copies of a printout of the online story with a completed entry form attached to each copy. The online pages should be accessible throughout the judging period -- Aug. 3 2009 to Oct. 1 2009 -- either through an active URL or an archived link. The printed copies of the online material must include the appropriate URL for the site.
Mail Submissions to:
Andrew Leckey, President
Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism
Arizona State University
Attention: Awards
555 N. Central Avenue
Suite 302
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1248
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Copyright © 2009 Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism
The Reynolds Center has announced its 2009-10 free workshop schedule.
Select a workshop and register from the drop-down menu below.
The Reynolds Center registration for Fall 2009 free online seminars.
By James Gentry
Independent Insight
By Dick Weiss
A Dream Realized
By Kelly Carr
Journalists and Financial Advice
By Chris Roush
The Elements of Business Journal Style
By Henry Dubroff
Barlett and Steele Investigative Business Journalism Award Rules
BARLETT AND STEELE
INVESTIGATIVE BUSINESS JOURNALISM AWARDS
DONALD W. REYNOLDS NATIONAL CENTER FOR BUSINESS JOURNALISM
Named for the widely acclaimed investigative business journalist team of Don Barlett and Jim Steele, these awards funded by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism celebrate the best in print and online investigative business journalism.
Judges will be looking for investigative enterprise, strong business theme, writing style and clarity, and impact.
Here's how Jim Steele envisions these awards: "We'd like to see journalists who keep the bigger picture in mind. Someone who brings an understanding of complex issues that have not been properly explained. Don and I have an informal motto: Tell the reader something they don't know about. It sounds simple. Yet a lot of journalism is a rehash of what people already know."
General Submission Guidelines
1. Entries must have been published between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.
2. Entries must be postmarked by August 3, 2009.
3. Each print publication or online organization can submit only two entries. A separate form is required for each entry.
4. Each entry will consist of no more than four individual stories. A series of articles can be from separate issues, but linked either explicitly (part I, II, III, IV) or by sharing a clearly implied common theme.
5. The stories can be written by either a single reporter or a team.
6. Judges will be looking for investigative enterprise, strong business theme, writing style and clarity, and impact of the entry.
7. Each entry must include one tear sheet and three photocopies of each story.
8. For Web entries, submit four copies of printed text (no electronic files). Be sure to provide an active or archived URL.
9. No part of any entry will be returned. The Reynolds Center reserves the right to publish winning entries on its Web site, BusinessJournalism.org.
Accuracy requirements: Any correction, clarifications or retractions made after initial publishing must be submitted as a part of the entry.
Applicants: Any U.S. publication or online organization is eligible to submit an individual investigative piece of work, or single-subject series, on a business or economy-related topic. Books are not eligible.
Selection: A distinguished three-member jury will select the Barlett and Steele gold and silver award winners.
Awards: There is a Gold award of $5,000 and a Silver prize of $2,000. Initial winners will be announced in fall 2009.
Presentation: Awards will be made payable to the winning journalist or team responsible for the winning work.
Entry form: Fill out entry form and attach with each copy of the story. The entry form is available for download online here.
Print: Submit three copies of each entry (and no more than 4 stories per entry). This would consist of a tear sheet and 3 photocopies, with a completed entry form attached to each copy. The submitted stories must clearly show the author's byline, the name of the publication and the date of publication.
Online: Submit four copies of a printout of the online story with a completed entry form attached to each copy. The online pages should be accessible throughout the judging period -- Aug. 3 2009 to Oct. 1 2009 -- either through an active URL or an archived link. The printed copies of the online material must include the appropriate URL for the site.
Mail Submissions to:
Andrew Leckey, President
Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism
Arizona State University
Attention: Awards
555 N. Central Avenue
Suite 302
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1248
Copyright © 2009 Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism