Best business reporting from abroad in newspapers or wire services
AWARD YEAR: 1998
AWARD NAME: The Malcolm Forbes Award 1998
RECIPIENT: Richard Read
AFFILIATION: The Oregonian
HONORED WORK: “The French Fry Connection”
This extraordinarily creative four-day series by Richard Read gave readers a new grasp of the globalization of their economy in a colorful and innovative tale about how a major Northwest U.S. export — french fries — can be viewed as a leading indicator of economic troubles in Asia.
Citation for Excellence:
Andrew Cassel and Susan Warner
with files from Inquirer international reporters
The Philadelphia Inquirer
“A Day in the Life of Global Markets”