Best business reporting from abroad in magazines
AWARD DATE: 1994
AWARD NAME: The Morton Frank Award 1994
AWARD RECIPIENT: Jonathan Beaty
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: TIME magazine
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Russia’s Yard Sale”
Jonathan Beaty insinuated himself into the Russian black market to provide his readers with an exceptionally penetrating look at how the assets of the former Soviet Union are being stolen at an alarming rate. By posing as a businessman, Beaty took his readers on a roller-coaster ride through the labyrinthine Russian economy as he sorted through mobsters, military men, corrupt bureaucrats, and would-be entrepreneurs.
Citation for Excellence:
John Glover
Institutional Investor
“A Death in Tangentopoli”