Best business reporting from abroad in magazines
AWARD DATE: 2007
AWARD NAME: The Morton Frank Award 2007
RECIPIENTS: Peter Hessler, Mark Leong, Oliver Payne, Elizabeth Krist, David Whitmore, Chris Johns
AFFILIATION: National Geographic
HONORED WORK: “China’s Instant Cities”
Hessler’s 19 months of reporting and 10 trips to the new Chinese city of Lishui culminated in an original approach to the China story, producing a fascinating, richly-textured account of the transformation underway there. By focusing on the creation of a small factory that produced just one product — plastic rings for making bras — Hessler’s selection of facts and anecdotes illuminated how ordinary Chinese people are trying to snare the riches up for grabs in this fast-growing economy.
Citation for Excellence:
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BusinessWeek
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Forbes
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