David Barboza
Best international business news reporting in newspapers, news services or online
AWARD YEAR: 2012
AWARD NAME: The Malcolm Forbes Award 2012
AWARD RECIPIENT: David Barboza
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: The New York Times
AWARD HONORED WORK: China’s Secret Fortunes
David Barboza penetrated to the heart of China’s secretive system to provide an intricate and painstaking chronicle of linkages between the Communist Party’s most powerful families and the government’s state-owned enterprises and investments. The fact that The New York Times placed all four parts of the series on its front page helped change the world’s debate about the structure of power and wealth in China. Barboza and the newspaper took large risks in exposing the wealth that China’s top families have accumulated. The Times later reported that Chinese hackers persistently attacked the publication’s computer systems during the reporting for this series.
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