Best business or economic reporting from abroad for newspapers or wire services
Award Year: 1987
Award Name: Best Business or Economic Reporting From Abroad for Newspapers or Wire Services 1987
Recipient: James Allen Flanery
Affiliation: Omaha World-Herald
Honored Work: “World Agriculture: Growing Pains”
A straightforward six-part series explains to local farmers just who they’re competing against in Brazil, Argentina and Europe for world markets. While telling the story in human terms, Flanery brings home to his readers an understanding and appreciation of the global forces in their lives.
Citations for Excellence:
Roger Cohen and Peter Truell
The Wall Street Journal
“Third World Debt Crisis”
Charles Hanley
The Associated Press
“The Race: U.S.-Japan”