The Citi Journalism Awards for Excellence is a global program that recognizes meritorious business reporting around the world. When the Awards where established by Citi 27 years ago, they were designed to provide journalists in developing markets with the opportunity to gain academic and business insight into the US financial system.
By 1993, when the awards were introduced into Australia they had evolved with the intent to encourage and recognise excellence in business and finance reporting, for which there is no other dedicated award in Australia and New Zealand.
Journalists from both Australia and New Zealand are invited to submit entries in five categories: - general business, the economy, personal finance, financial markets, and broadcast business media.
The prestigious prize which is chosen from the five category winners, is a 10-day study tour hosted by the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in New York. Many previous winners consider the study tour to be a career enhancing experience, having participated in sessions with leading Columbia University faculty members, engaged in discussions with senior academics and policy-makers, and visited key financial institutions and US Government Departments such as the New York Stock Exchange, the World Bank, the IMF, Bloomberg and the Federal Reserve Bank.
One of the key attributes of the Awards is the integrity and independence of the judging panel, which is designed to represent a wide range of Australian and New Zealand business, academic and economic sectors, as well as the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in New York.
The 2010 Citi Journalism Awards for Excellence are now open.
To enter download the Entry Form and follow the entry criteria.
- The award is open to print and broadcast journalists from Australian and New Zealand media outlets.
- Articles and programs must have been published or aired during 2009.
- Entries close 5pm Friday, 19 February 2010. (Late entries cannot be considered.)