Gerald Loeb Award winners for Columns, Commentary, and Editorials
The Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism is given annually for multiple categories of business reporting. The category "Editorials" was awarded in 1970–1972, "Columns/Editorial" in 1974–1976, "Columns" in 1977, "Columns/Editorial" again in 1978–1982, "Editorial/Commentary" in 1983–1984, and "Commentary" in 1985 onwards.
1970: Patricia Shontz, The Detroit News1971: Philip Greer, The Washington Post1972: Robert H. Metz, ''The New York Times''
Gerald Loeb Award for Columns/Editorial (1973–1976, 1978–1982)
1973: "Wall Street" by Clem Morgello, Newsweek1974: "Trust Busting the USA" by Henry Wallich, Newsweek1975: "Pendulum of Power to Swing to Arabs?" by Edwin Darby, Chicago Sun Times1976: "The Second Battle of Great Britain" by Joseph A. Livingston, The Philadelphia Inquirer1978: "IMF, World Bank Face Grave Issues" by Hobart Rowen, The Washington Post1979: Robert L. Bartley, The Wall Street Journal1980: "Investment Series: Gambling with Someone Else's Money" by Alan Gersten, Rocky Mountain News1980: "The Underpaid and Under-Protected" by Paul Lieberman and Chester Goolrick, The Atlanta Constitution1980: Tom Bethell, Harper's1981: "How to Understand Inflation" by Sarai Ribicoff, Los Angeles Herald Examiner1981: "Cable TV: Channels of Influence" by Stan DeCoster and Ann Baldelli, New London Day1982 : "Review & Outlook" by George Melloan, The Wall Street Journal1982 : "Selected Editorials" by Lester C. Thurow, ''Newsweek''
Gerald Loeb Award for Columns (1977)
1977: "Series on Pension Costs” by Lee Mitsang, ''The Associated Press''
Gerald Loeb Award for Editorial/Commentary (1983–1984)
1983: "Economic Focus" by Robert J. Samuelson, National Journal1984: Robert L. Heilbroner, ''The New Yorker''
Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary (1985–present)
1985: "Editorial Series" by Daniel Henninger, The Wall Street Journal1986 : Michael Kinsley, The New Republic1986 : Robert Samuelson, Newsweek1987: "Series of Editorials on Farm Policy" by Richard Doak, The Des Moines Register1988: "Perspectives Columns" by Ron Ridenhour, New Orleans City Business1988: "Series of Editorials on the Texaco/Pennzoil Battle" by Gordon Crovitz, The Wall Street Journal1989: "Selected Columns" by David Warsh, The Boston Globe1990: "Columns on the Alleged Prosecutorial Abuses of the RICO Law" by L. Gordon Crovitz, The Wall Street Journal1991: "Deals Columns" by Allan Sloan, Newsday1992: "Selected Columns" by Warren T. Brookes, The Detroit News1993: "Deals Columns" by Allan Sloan, Newsday1994: "Selected Columns" by Robert J. Samuelson, Newsweek1995: "Selected Columns" by Jane Bryant Quinn, Newsweek1996: "Selected Editorials" by Bill Bishop, Lexington Herald-Leader 1997: "Business World Columns" by Holman W. Jenkins Jr., The Wall Street Journal1998: "Selected Columns" by Allan Sloan, Newsweek1999: "Personal Technology Columns" by Walter S. Mossberg, The Wall Street Journal2000: "Business and Technology Columns" by David Ignatius, The Washington Post2001: "Floyd Norris Columns" by Floyd Norris, The New York Times2002: "Market Watch" by Gretchen Morgenson, The New York Times2003: "Auto Industry Commentary" by Jerry Flint, Forbes2004: "Golden State" by Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times2005: "Cracks in Fannie Mae's Foundation" by Peter Eavis, TheStreet.com2006 : "Review and Outlook: Kianna's Law" by Robert L. Pollock, The Wall Street Journal2006 : "Business and Economics Columns" by Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post2007: "Steve Bailey Downtown" by Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe2008: "Talking Business" by Joe Nocera, Vanity Fair2008: "Business Columnist" by Daniel Howes of The Detroit News 2009: "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac" by Brian M. Carney, The Wall Street Journal2010: "Capitalist Fools and Wall Street's Toxic Message" by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Vanity Fair2011: "Paul Krugman Columns" by Paul Krugman, The New York Times2012: "Euro Zone" by Zanny Minton Beddoes, Edward Carr, John Peet, Patrick Foulis and John O'Sullivan, The Economist2013: "John Gapper " by John Gapper, Financial Times2014: "Commentary by Peter Goodman" by Peter Goodman, The Huffington Post2015: "Wall Street Accountability" by Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica2016: "Inside the Boardroom" by James B. Stewart, The New York Times2017: "Creative Destruction: The Schumpeter Column" by Adrian Wooldridge, The Economist2018: "The Pharmalot View" by Ed Silverman, Stat2019: "Inside View" by Andy Kessler, The Wall Street Journal2020 : "America’s Broken Health Care System" by Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News2020 : "A Secret Life of Your Data" by Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Washington Post2021: "Sincerely, Michelle" by Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post2022: "Auto Insurance Columns" by Chad Livengood, Crain's Detroit Business2023: "Coverage of the Infant Formula Shortage" by Alyssa Rosenberg, ''The Washington Post''