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This year's Knight-Bagehot Fellows are (left to right) Mark Murphy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Daniel Bases, Reuters America Inc., Geraldine Fabrikant, The New York Times, Anya Schiffrin, Dow Jones Newswire, Sara Silver, The Associated Press, Terri Thompson, director, Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism, Julie Forster, Corporate Report, John Authers, Financial Times, Kimberly Seals McDonald, New York Post, Bruce Melzer, ABCNEWS.com and Michael J. Weiss, freelance writer and book author.
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Janet Moore, business reporter for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, won Columbia's Best of Knight-Bagehot Business Journalism Award for the best story written by a former Knight-Bagehot Fellow between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999. Caroline Donnelly, editor of Corporate Board Member, also received a special award from the School of Journalism. The awards were presented Nov. 15 at the 24th anniversary celebration of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism held at the Sheraton New York.
Moore's winning story, about Minneapolis-based retailer Dayton-Hudson, focused on the firm's legal, moral and ethical responsibilities for the well-being of its overseas laborers. In presenting the award, Chris Welles, senior editor at Business Week and former director of the Knight-Bagehot Program, called Moore's piece "complex, nuanced, surprising and eminently fair. It is journalism at its best."
Moore was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow during the 1993 academic year.
Donnelly, a 1978 graduate of the program, also received an award for her role in creating a new niche magazine, Corporate Board Member. In describing the magazine, Welles said, "The text is hard-hitting, disinterested and tells a strong message by packing utility into every article."
A mid-career study program, the Bagehot Fellowship was founded in 1975 by the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism to address deficiencies in business news coverage. Originally named in honor of Walter Bagehot (pronounced BA-jet), the 19th century economist and editor of The Economist, it was renamed the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in 1987 in recognition of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's $3 million endowment to the program. The program accepts as many as 10 professional journalists each year to study for two semesters at Columbia's schools of business, law, international affairs and journalism. Fellows receive full tuition and a living-expenses stipend. During the past 24 years, 204 journalists have participated in this rigorous program, and many now hold key positions in newsrooms around the world.
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism is now accepting applications for Knight-Bagehot Fellowships for the 2000-2001 academic year. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2000. For further information, contact program director Terri Thompson, Columbia University, 2950 Broadway, Mail Code 3850, New York, N.Y. 10027 (or by e-mail at tat5@columbia.edu), or visit the Journalism School's Web site at http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/knight-bagehot.
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