Best business reporting from abroad in the broadcast media
AWARD YEAR: 1999
AWARD NAME: The Carl Spielvogel Award 1999
RECIPIENT: Jocelyn Ford, J.J. Yore
AFFILIATION: Marketplace Productions
HONORED WORK: “Reports From a ‘Tokyo Barstool”
The judges found Jocelyn Ford’s work riveting and engagingly quirky. “It sounds a little like a New Yorker piece,” said one judge. The reporter discovered unique bits of detail, reported them in a coherent package with a clear point of view, and successfully reflected larger problems in the Japanese economy.
Citation for Excellence:
John Larson, Polly Powell, Neal Shapiro
NBC — Dateline
“Around the World: Curitiba, Perfect City”