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Funny Man Phelan Showcases Act Myron Kandel, Founding Editor of CNN, To Lead New Hampshire Initiative on Corporate Governance Financial Journalism Award Competition NYFWA President Calls for Federal Shield Legislation Hacks Edge Flacks 8-7 to Take Series Lead, 2-1 Financial Reporters, Pr Pros To Square Off At Annual Softball Game In New York's Central Park BCAA Honors Nyfwa Member Roslyn Bernstein With Annual Faculty Award Renowned Financial Public Relations Executive, Peter Thurber Earle, Dies At Age 71 Who is the ".Lady in the House."? Hacks Defeat Flacks 17-13 to Even Series at One Each Reporters Seeking To Avenge Loss to PR Practitioners Labor Department Issues New Rules on Overtime Spitzer Keynote Speaker At Nyfwa Annual Dinner NYFWA Member's Golf Radio Show Begins Second Season TJFR Cites Three NYFWA Members Journalists Receive Awards from NYSSCPA for Financial Reporting  June 29, 2006 - Earlier this year NYFWA member Peter Phelan, humor columnist for Employee Benefit News & 2004/2005 Follies scribe, made the top 25 out of over 3500 entrants in a Dream Job contest run by Kiplinger's Personal Finance. While the dream job Peter pitched -- being The Comedian of Personal Finance -- didn't make the short list of three winners, there's no need to shed too many tears for him. He landed a freelance assignment for Kiplinger's, has been contributing to Wealth Manager, and is getting a lot of bookings for comedic speaking engagements at conferences in the finance arena. Peter can be reached via his web site: funnyphelan.com. December 14, 2005 - CONCORD, NH (December 14, 2005) – New Hampshire Governor John Lynch and Secretary of State William Gardner announced today that veteran CNN financial editor Myron Kandel has agreed to spearhead a major initiative in New Hampshire focusing on issues related to corporate governance and investor protection. Kandel appeared with the Governor, the Secretary of State and legislative and educational leaders at a press conference this morning at the State House in Concord. The project, titled the Initiative for Corporate Governance and Investor Protection, will be primarily funded by an endowment created by the $5 million securities settlement negotiated in 2002 by the New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation and Tyco International. The settlement was one of the largest ever negotiated by a state securities regulator and stipulated the $5 million penalty be earmarked for investor education and a corporate governance program. Securities Director Mark Connolly said, “We see this unique settlement as being an endowment that will grow in value and scope. One that will help all citizens, particularly the youth—the investors of tomorrow—to more fully understand that success or accomplishment is not merely about money, but about values and respect.” The Investor Protection Trust (IPT), based in Washington, D.C., a national organization funded by multi - state settlements and dedicated to providing independent, objective consumer information has also committed additional funding support. Don Blandin, president and CEO of the IPT, also attended the press conference and expressed his support for the program. The Initiative will be affiliated with the New Hampshire College and University Council (NHCUC), a nonprofit consortium of 16 public and private institutions of higher learning dedicated to enhancing educational opportunities for their more than 50,000 students. NHCUC Chair and Franklin Pierce College President George Hagerty said Kandel’s affiliation will bring together the leaders of higher education, business and government in a collaborative effort. “I’m extremely pleased and honored that Myron Kandel has agreed to lead this important initiative,” said Secretary of State Gardner. “Anyone who has watched him on CNN for 25 years or read his commentaries knows he has spent a lifetime examining issues related to proper corporate governance and investor protection, which are so essential to maintaining the integrity of America’s corporations and financial markets. We will not only be looking to him to develop an effective program in the short term, but will be seeking his guidance and advice in successfully maintaining this endowment over the long term so that future generations might benefit from the Initiative’s continuing scrutiny of these important issues” “I’m delighted to head up this groundbreaking program, which will conduct an ongoing series of high-profile public discussions and seminars on matters that are basic to the health of the nation’s economy,” said Kandel. “The last four chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission have agreed in principle to take part, as have other national leaders in government, business, finance and the media. When the presidential primary season approaches, we expect all the major aspirants to the presidency to discuss their views on keeping American corporations honest and protecting the interests of the nation’s investors.” Kandel says he and the council plan to stage these events on various campuses around the state, aiming to involve students, faculty members and the general public in a broad-based examination of these crucial issues. “I’m particularly pleased,” he added, “to conduct this program in New Hampshire, which has such a long history of citizen involvement and sophistication in political, business and social issues. Our mission is to shine a national spotlight on the lessons learned from the recent rash of corporate and financial misdeeds and emphasize the value of public responsibility in government, business and everyday life. Echoing the words of Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, we believe sunshine is the best disinfectant. But also looking forward, we hope to formulate standards of proper conduct for the future.” In announcing the new project, Governor John Lynch said, “Using the Tyco settlement, the Secretary of State’s office has worked to develop a comprehensive initiative that will help educate present and future business leaders about appropriate standards of conduct, stimulate a national debate about sound corporate governance and help protect the nation’s investors. I’m pleased that such an outstanding journalist as Myron Kandel will head this effort. As CNN’s founding financial editor and economics commentator, Kandel helped pioneer the coverage of business issues on network television. Before joining CNN he served as the financial editor of three newspapers -- the Washington Star, the New York Herald Tribune and the New York Post. He was also a foreign correspondent, a syndicated columnist and the editor of the New York Law Journal. In 2000 he was named one of the ten most influential business journalists of the twentieth century. He has long been an- advocate of shareholder rights and improved corporate governance, having written and spoken on these and related issues during his more-than-half-century career in journalism. Kandel has served as president of five journalism groups, including the 3,000-member Society of American Business Editors and Writers, and has received a number of career- achievement awards. Earlier this year, the New York Financial Writers’ Association named him to its Financial Journalism Hall of Fame, making him only the seventh person so named in the group’s 67-year history. Currently, he provides monthly commentary on the Public Broadcasting System’s Nightly Business Report. November 21, 2005 - NEW YORK, NEW YORK- The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants has announced its annual Excellence in Financial Journalism Award competition to recognize reporters from the national and local media who contribute to a better understanding of business topics. The Society presents awards in print, radio, television, wire service and electronic media published or broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 2005. Deadline for entries is February 1, 2006. An application for the Excellence in Financial Journalism Award can be obtained at the Society's website, www.nysscpa.org in the Press Room. Questions regarding the Award may be directed to Lois Whitehead, NYSSCPA Public Relations Manager at 212-719-8405 or lwhitehead@nysscpa.org July 9, 2005 - Richard J. Koreto, president of the New York Financial Writers Association, released the following statement: It was inevitable that Judith Miller of The New York Times and Matthew Cooper of Time magazine, two investigative reporters who were digging into the Valerie Plame case, would be compared with Woodward and Bernstein, However, it’s a mistake to think this is an issue that comes up only once a generation, or only involves the White House. Our public companies are supposed to be as open as our government, but the convictions of WorldCom’s Bernard Ebbers and Tyco’s Dennis Kozlowski, and the destruction of Enron and Arthur Andersen, made it clear that’s an ideal many captains of industry, like politicians, don’t live up to. We depend on investigative reporters for the business pages as much as for the national section. The long pages of stock quotes that appear after every business day are perhaps the most prosaic parts of this paper, and we all assume, without thinking about it, that they accurately reflect their companies’ value. That most do is often thanks to journalists who pore over SEC filings, ask CEOs the hard questions—and like their colleagues on the political desk, rely on anonymous sources that those in power would like to see revealed. But for the honesty of our government and our capitalist system, sources have to feel they can talk to a reporter in safety. Many journalists and concerned readers on the left and right have called for a federal law to make sure reporters are never put in the position of choosing between jail and revealing a source. We can call for such a law, but to get it passed we have to realize this is not a narrow red state vs. blue state political issue. It is about whether all of who care about democracy and our capitalist system can see how broad this problem is: An unfettered press can help make sure our 20-year-old sons and daughters in the military are kept as safe as possible overseas, and the retirement accounts our 80-year-old parents spent a lifetime building are kept as safe as possible at home. June 18, 2005 - Hacks centerfielder Colleen O’Connor’s clutch catch off the hot bat of sizzling Flacks star Eric Samansky ended a Flacks rally and helped preserve the one-run victory for the Hacks as they managed to edge out the Flacks 8-7 in the Third Annual Hacks vs. Flacks game in Central Park on June 18, 2005. The narrow win was the second straight for the Hacks; they now lead the series two games to one. Sponsored by the New York Financial Writers Association, the softball game and picnic is an annual event that pits financial journalists against public relations professionals. Long ball and defense dominated the day with the lead changing hands each inning, thanks to home runs by Dan Collarusso, Mike McDonald and Rob Kelley for the Hacks and Samansky and Scott for the Flacks. Both teams vowed to return next year and the disgruntled Flacks were heard to question, “Where was Adamonis?” May 20, 2005 - Hacks vs. Flacks Series Continues, New Players Welcome On June 18 Financial writers and public relations professionals are searching for their baseball gloves and imagining the lush green lawn of New York’s Central Park. Each team plans to pull ahead in the win column at the third annual “Hacks vs. Flacks” softball game on June 18 sponsored by the New York Financial Writers’Association. The simmering series, open to all practicing financial journalists and PR professionals, stands at one game a piece. “Last year, the writers emerged victorious and evened the series, despite extraordinary play by the public relations practitioners,” said Richard Koreto, NYFWA president, and executive editor of Advising Boomers magazine. The game is scheduled to start at 11 AM at Field 7 on the Great Lawn in Manhattan’s Central Park. Participants in the softball game don’t have to be members of the NYFWA, but must be working financial journalists or practicing public relations professionals. There are no fees for participation and refreshments will be provided. All players need to do is bring their own basic equipment, such as a glove and a hat. The NYFWA provides everything else. For additional information, or to sign up for the event, please contact the NYFWA at info@nyfwa.org. March 1, 2004 - By PHYLLIS FURMAN, DAILY NEWS BUSINESS WRITER Financial news icon Myron Kandel is retiring from CNN after 25 years - another milestone in the cable net's retreat from its once-vaunted position in business news. CNN financial editor Kandel, who pioneered business reporting on TV in launching shows like "Moneyline," will deliver his last report March 11. The 74-year-old veteran New York journalist, known to friends as Mike, will remain at CNN as a consultant and keep his famously cluttered office at the Time Warner Center. His "Moneyline" commentary and frequent CNN reports - as many as 17 a day during the stock market boom - made him one of the country's most recognized financial news journalists. But lately Kandel has been in front of the camera far less. And that has a lot to do with a sharp decline in business news at the Time Warner-owned network. Today, daily money programs are all but absent on CNN - a sharp reversal from the 1990s, when CNN had as much as six hours a day devoted to business coverage. "Moneyline," CNN's flagship business show, has morphed into "Lou Dobbs Tonight," a general news program where Dobbs rails against hot-button issues like outsourcing. And in its most dramatic retreat from business, last December CNN pulled the plug on financial network CNNfn. That came just as rival Fox News Channel is getting ready to launch a biz news net, while CNBC still continues to churn out mega profits from its business coverage. CNN execs contend they still have business news covered, with three weekend business shows, regular market updates, and Web-site postings. "We have certainly not abandoned business news coverage," said Ken Jautz, executive vice president of CNN News Group. While the dot-com bust gets some of the blame for CNNfn's demise, critics also fault CNN execs for failing to find the sizzle in business news. That's just what Kandel was hired to do back in 1980 when he was tapped by CNN's first chief, Reese Schonfeld, to lead business coverage at Ted Turner's yet to be launched network. "I was the first person hired in New York, on Jan. 28, 1980," Kandel said. "We went on the air on June 1." Kandel already had enjoyed a distinguished career in print, with a resume that included financial editor of the New York Herald Tribune and editor of the New York Law Journal. "He gave us credibility," Schonfeld said. At the time, business news on TV was a wasteland - but the public's interest in finance was rising as disposable income grew. Kandel launched "Moneyline," the country's first national daily business newscast - and hired Dobbs, who would become one of CNN's most valued anchors. Kandel later ceded his management role to Dobbs. Kandel's tough-minded commentary became a fixture on "Moneyline." At one point he even attacked his own boss, Time Warner's then-chief Gerald Levin, for defending the media empire's distribution of a CD featuring controversial song "Cop Killer" by rapper Ice-T. Kandel charged Levin with "trying to cloak this garbage as freedom of expression." He kept his job, nonetheless. "He showed that business coverage is not just the stock market going up or down," Jautz said. "He showed how it effects people's lives." Kandel, who turns 75 on March 14, said he plans to write. Among the projects he has in the works is a book on successful people who've overcome rejection. While his CNN career is ending, don't expect to see him moving on to a rival network. "CNN is my baby," Kandel said. "There's no way I'd compete against it." Career highlights (from the New York daily News, February 28, 2005) November 30, 2004 - Written by NYFWA member Bernard Baumohl, who served as TIME magazine’s senior economics reporter for more than 15 years, The Secrets of Economic Indicators shows investors how to profit from these indicators just as the professionals do. This easy-to-read book explains what the plethora of indicators reveals about the economy and how they can be used to make more informed investment decisions. In particular, Baumohl clarifies which of the indicators pack the greatest wallop in the financial markets and why. He also highlights those that do the best job at predicting where the economy is headed. And he identifies the 10 most important foreign economic indicators, which are increasingly critical as the United States grows increasingly dependent on other economies for trade. Baumohl begins the book by describing the drama that typically surrounds the daily release of sensitive economic indicators. He quickly covers some basic economic terms, then moves to the heart of the book. In it, he evaluates the most important U.S. indicators, from housing starts and the consumer price index to the advanced report on durable goods orders and the unemployment rate. For each indicator, he covers why it is important, who produces it, how it is computed, what it says about the future, and how stocks, bonds and the dollar react to it. Baumohl includes actual examples of how each indicator is reported, explains where to find it on the Internet, and how to read the charts and graphs. He offers a similar analysis of the 10 most influential foreign indicators, including the Eurozone Purchasing Managers Index, China Industrial Production, and OECD Composite Leading Indicators. In addition, Baumohl provides web sites for locating free information about each indicator. About the author: Bernard Baumohl is director of The Economic Outlook Group, a consulting firm that evaluates global economic trends and risks. He was an award-winning TIME magazine economics reporter for two decades and covered the domestic and international economy from TIME’s New York and Washington bureaus. As an economist for European American Bank, he monitored and developed forecasts of U.S. economic activity. He also served as an analyst for the Council on Foreign Relations. A frequent guest on television and radio, he has lectured on economics and journalism at New York University and Duke University. A recipient of the John Hancock Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism, Baumohl has a master’s degree in international affairs and economics from Columbia University. About the book: Wharton School Publishing, ISBN: 013145501X, $27.95, Cloth Cover, October 2004 November 10, 2004 - The Baruch College Alumni Association is pleased to announce that Professor Roslyn Bernstein is the recipient of this year’s Faculty Service Award in recognition of her distinguished contributions to Baruch College during the past 30 years. A formal presentation will be held during BCAA’s annual meeting on June 9th. Roslyn Bernstein is the founder of the Journalism and Business Journalism programs, which she directed for 15 years. She is also the publisher and founder of Dollars and $ense, the Baruch College business review, and is the director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program at the College. Since it was created in the fall of 1998, the Harman Residency has brought 12 distinguished writers to campus including Edward Albee, Tony Kushner, Paul Auster, John Edgar Wideman, Philip Gourevitch, Anita Desai, Yehuda Amichai, and Colum McCann. The program has also awarded student creative writing prizes each semester as well as a fall literary internship at Poets & Writers magazine. During her career as a journalist, Bernstein has written about education, media and the arts, including features on funding for the arts and corporate art collections, stories on non-profits and start-ups, and profiles of inPidual artists, educators and business leaders. She has reported from the United States, Eastern Europe, Israel, and China, and her work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsday, The Village Voice, New York, Parents, Artnews and the Columbia Journalism Review. Professor Bernstein closely follows New York City business growth and neighborhood economic development. Her teaching interests include journalistic writing, media ethics, feature article writing, covering New York City business, and covering the business of arts and culture. A recipient of Baruch’s Distinguished Teaching and Service awards, Bernstein is a graduate of Brandeis and holds a Ph.D. in English from N.Y.U. As a faculty fellow in Baruch College's Office of College Advancement, she helped create the literature and wrote proposals for The Campaign for Baruch, a fund raising initiative that has raised millions for the College. During her 30 years at Baruch College, Dr. Bernstein served as the advisor to The Ticker, the student newspaper, ran the Reuters Journalism Lecture Series, and was an active member of numerous committees including the Vertical Campus Art Committee, the College Personnel and Budget Committee, and the English Department Curriculum Committee. September 19, 2004 - September 19, 2004 – Peter Thurber Earle, a well-known name in the financial public relations field, died yesterday at age 71 of probable heart failure, at home. Mr. Earle was most recently a resident of Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. He was born in White Plains, N.Y. in 1933 and and grew up in Hartsdale, N.Y. In Pound Ridge, N.Y. where he resided for 20 years, he enjoyed tending to his rose garden and playing golf at Lakeover Country Club in Bedford, N.Y. A veteran of the Korean conflict, he served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Artillery Pision, and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, along with the Korean Service and the U.N. Service Medals. A graduate of Salisbury School, Salisbury, Conn. in 1951, and a graduate of Columbia University Business School in 1960, Mr. Earle was a member of New York Financial Writers Association. Mr. Earle began his career as a journalist for United Press International, and went on to work at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., AMF Sporting Goods and Carl Byoir & Co. Mr. Earle was known for his attention to detail and his ineffable charm. His long-time companion, Joyce McDonough, along with her children and grandchildren, mourn his passing. Mr. Earle is survived by his brother, John Dudley Earle of White Plains, N.Y., his former wife, Barbara Saxby Earle of Pound Ridge, N.Y., and his children, Clifford S. Earle of Clemmons, N.C., Virginia Earle Giardina of New Canaan, Conn., and Jeffrey S. Earle of Stamford, Conn., as well as his four grandchildren. A wake will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2004, from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at Hillebrand Funeral Home, 63-17 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y. Mr. Earle will be interred at White Plains Rural Cemetary. July 6, 2004 - A new, gripping novel stolen from today’s headlines, tells the story of today’s “lady," a beautiful, devoted public servant who suddenly becomes Commander-in-Chief, President of these United States! Challenged as the first woman in the nation’s history to occupy the Oval Office, Stephanie Lindstrom, escapes an assassination, is called upon to deal with global terrorism, learns that her daughter is being held captive by renegade Muslims and weathers the murder of her philandering Barrymore-esque husband. She is steadfast and up to each task successfully. All the while she is falling madly in love with a newspaperman, a man who becomes her bastion of strength through it all.“…Lady in the House..” , available at all fine books stores, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, et al, is authored by a former New York newsman and NYFWA member, joseph j duome, a resident of Newtown, Pa. (in 2002 he authored the well received “Return to Yesterday”, a WW II novella in war torn Italy.) June 5, 2004 - The NY Post's Dan Colarusso snagged a pop-up fly ball to end the Flack threat with two runners in scoring position. Led by captain Rich Adamonis of the New York Stock Exchange, the Flacks battled back all day but in the end could not overcome a shaky defensive start when errors in the field led to the Hacks running up a 6-0 first inning lead. Hacks captain Britt Tunick, whose stellar recruiting effort was key to the Hacks rebound from last year's defeat, credited the timely hitting and critical defensive plays as keys to her team's victory. More than 30 people and players participated or cheered on their respective squads as the predicted rain showers never materialized in Central Park. Both sides vowed to return next year for the annual softball game between financial reporters and public relations practitioners. May 7, 2004 - NEW YORK, May 7, 2004—The New York Financial Writers’ Association’s Second Annual “Hacks versus Flacks” softball game will be played June 5, 2004 at the ball fields on the Great Lawn at New York City’s Central Park, Britt Tunick, event chair, said today. “The rivalry between reporters and public relations practitioners hasn’t yet reached the fever pitch of a Yankees-Red Sox match-up, but reporters are itching to square the series won last year by the public relations team,” said Ms. Tunick, a reporter at Investment Dealers’ Digest. Participants in the softball game do not have to be members of the Association, but must be working financial journalists freelancers, or practicing public relations at profit or non-profit organizations, or public relations agencies. “The game is sponsored by the Association: there are no fees for participation. But, all players must bring their own equipment, such as a glove,” Ms.Tunick said. The Association provides the softballs, bats and a few refreshments. For additional information, or to sign up for the event please contact the Association at info@nyfwa.org. All attendees must sign up in advance! April 22, 2004 - The Department of Labor has issued new rules that impact whether employees are eligible for overtime or not. CCH Inc. has published an "Employment Law Briefing" that includes an article "Are journalists exempt or nonexempt under the FSLA." Its conclusion "Under the new rules, the vast majority of journalists will almost certainly be classified as exempt" and not eligible for overtime pay. Furthermore, the article notes "The new rules expressly identify functions such as conducting interviews, reporting or analyzing public events as exempt duties." But the authors' think that newspaper reporters who merely rewrite press releases or "whose work product is subject to substantial control by their employer, are not likely to regarded as exempt creative professionals." To read the article as well as whole briefing, go to www.cch.com. April 2, 2004 - NEW YORK, March 30, 2004 - Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General for the State of New York, will be the keynote speaker at the New York Financial Writers Association’s Annual Awards Dinner on Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. At the event, the Association will also present its prestigious Elliott V. Bell Award to Jane Bryant Quinn, financial columnist for Newsweek. Named for the renowned journalist and first president of the NYFWA, the Elliott V. Bell Award is awarded annually and recognizes a journalist’s long-term contribution to the profession of financial journalism. In addition, the Association will also present scholarships to New York metropolitan area college students with specialties in business or financial journalism, according to Brad Finkelstein, this year’s Association president. Ten students from three different journalism schools and universities will receive awards of $2,400. The scholarship program was begun in the 1970s and is regularly funded by the Association from portions of proceeds of various Association events. Since becoming the state’s 63rd Attorney General on January 1, 1999, Eliot Spitzer has advanced initiatives to make New York a national leader in investor protection, environmental stewardship, labor rights, personal privacy, public safety and criminal law enforcement. Spitzer’s investigations of conflicts of interest on Wall Street have been the catalyst for dramatic reform in the nation’s financial services industry. His prosecutions of sophisticated white collar crimes have resulted in some of the nation’s largest fraud recoveries. Spitzer brings considerable experience to the office. He was a clerk to US District Court Judge Robert W. Sweet; an associate at Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, and Garrison; and Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan from 1986-1992. He also worked at the NY law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, and was a partner at Constantine & Partners. Spitzer is a 1981 graduate of Princeton and a 1984 graduate of Harvard Law School Tickets for the mid-year dinner are priced at $1,500 for a table of 10, or $150 per person. For additional information on ticket sales, contact Jane Reilly at 201-612-0100, or info@nyfwa.org. The New York Financial Writers’ Association is a professional organization of business and financial editors and writers employed full-time or freelance for major print and broadcast news organizations headquartered or with bureaus in the New York metropolitan area. The NYFWA was founded in 1938 and is 66 years old. Throughout its history, the NYFWA had dedicated itself to raising and maintaining high standards of business and financial journalism. March 29, 2004 - NYFWA member Tom Mariam is pleased to report The Metro Golf Show, the New York metropolitan area’s only regularly scheduled radio program devoted to golf, will begin its second season on WVOX (1460 AM) on Saturday March 27. The Metro Golf Show will be heard every Saturday morning from 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. on WVOX-AM, America’s great community radio station. Tom, who is host along with Bill Meth, return for The Metro Golf Show’s second round of linking golf fans of all levels to all angles of the local golf scene. The Metro Golf Show features profiles of area golf courses, playing tips, interviews with leading experts in all aspects of golf as well as the latest news, both local and national, from the links. March 26, 2004 - TJFR Publishing and the Business News Reporter just announced its Annual 30-under-30 Awards. Congrats to: Jennifer Bayot, The New York Times - NYFWA member and former NYFWA scholarship winner Erika Hymowitz, CNN - NYFWA Board Governor and Follies Program chair Chana Schoenberger, Forbes - NYFWA member and Programs committee member Great job! March 23, 2004 - NEW YORK, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants has announced winners for its Excellence in Financial Journalism Awards that recognize reporters from the national and local press who contribute to a better understanding of business topics. Winners selected were: * Print Over 1,500 Words, Accounting: * Print Over 1,500 Words, General Audience: * Print Under 1,500 Words, General Audience: * Print Over 1,500 Words, Business/Financial: * Print Under 1,500, Business/Financial: * Business/Financial Columnist: * General Audience - Columnist: * Electronic Media/Business and Financial: * Electronic Media/General Audience: * Wire Service: * Radio: * Television: A panel of CPAs from the Society and financial journalists from the New York Financial Writers Association judged the competition. Entries were judged on accuracy and thorough research, the ability to communicate an understanding of the topic and the fair and balanced representation of the issue. Winners will receive their awards at a ceremony to be announced shortly. About the NYSSCPA Representing nearly 30,000 accountants and CPAs, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) is the oldest and largest state accounting organization in the nation. Incorporated in 1897, the Society is a nonprofit organization that seeks to establish and maintain high standards of integrity, honor, and character among certified public accountants. Its members are CPAs working in public or private practice in a state that serves as the home of Wall Street and major financial centers. The New York State Society of CPAs is located at 530 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036. To learn more about the Society call 800-633-6320 or visit the Society's website at www.nysscpa.org. Source: New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants CONTACT: Lois K. Whitehead, Public Relations Manager of NY State Society |
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