Annual Knowledge@Wharton Scholarships for Business Journalism
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CONTACT: Sudeep Reddy, SAJA scholarships chair, sajamember[at]gmail.com
South Asian Journalists Association announces winners of the
2006 Knowledge@Wharton Awards for Business Journalism
NEW YORK, October 16 — The South Asian Journalists Association is pleased to announce the five outstanding journalists who have won the 2006 Knowledge@Wharton Awards for Business Journalism, sponsored by SAJA, the Wharton School and the Knowledge@Wharton online business journal.
Jewel Gopwani, a business writer at the Detroit Free Press, is the winner of the seventh annual SAJA-Knowledge@Wharton Award.
Gopwani, a member of the South Asian Journalists Association, was selected with four other winners of this year's Knowledge@Wharton Awards, who will all receive scholarships to attend the prestigious Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania:
- Angie Lau, an investigative consumer reporter at WEWS-TV in Cleveland and member of the Asian American Journalists Association, won the AAJA-Knowledge@Wharton Award.
- Corilyn Shropshire, a staff writer/columnist at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and member of the National Association of Black Journalists, won the NABJ-Knowledge@Wharton Award.
- Ellie Estrada, a reporter/anchor at KMTR NewsSource 16, in Eugene, Ore., and member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, won the NAHJ-Knowledge@Wharton Award.
- Julie Nolin, a freelance journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia, and member of the Native American Journalists Association, won the NAJA-Knowledge@Wharton Award.
“Every journalist who has taken this seminar has gained valuable skills from it, and I have no doubt that this year’s winners will do the same,” said SAJA President Deepti Hajela. “The awards provide journalists of color with a unique learning opportunity. SAJA is grateful to Knowledge@Wharton and the entire team at the Wharton School for their support for the seventh consecutive year."
The awards provide journalists with a scholarship to attend the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists from October 22-25, 2006, in Philadelphia (a $1,995 value).
Knowledge@Wharton and SAJA launched the award in 1999 and later expanded it to include the four organizations in UNITY: Journalists of Color -- AAJA, NABJ, NAHJ and NAJA. SAJA administer the awards and selects winners for Wharton with a judging panel representing all five journalism groups.
"Knowledge@Wharton seeks to disseminate the knowledge behind the news, and the continuing support of the Knowledge@Wharton Awards for SAJA and the UNITY organizations fits in well with this mission," said Mukul Pandya, editor of Knowledge@Wharton. "We are delighted to welcome this year's winners to the Wharton Seminars."
Any member of SAJA, AAJA, NABJ, NAHJ, NAJA who is a reporter, editor or producer (including freelancers) currently living in the United States or Canada and working in business journalism or a field that overlaps, such as healthcare or technology. Applicants must be available to attend the Wharton program this year. Individuals with two to seven years of experience as a business reporter or those new to business reporting, but with five to 10 years of experience as a reporter in another field, are encouraged to apply.
Winners of the Knowledge@Wharton Awards since 1999
2006
SAJA - Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press
AAJA - Angie Lau, WEWS-TV (Cleveland)
NABJ - Corilyn Shropshire, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
NAHJ - Ellie Estrada, KMTR NewsSource 16 (Eugene, Ore.)
NAJA - Julie Nolin, freelance journalist (Vancouver)
2005
SAJA - Gita Sitaramiah, St. Paul Pioneer Press
AAJA - Janet Cho, Cleveland Plain Dealer
NAHJ - Ivaneide Leite, freelance journalist
NAJA - Shawna Gamache, freelance journalist
2004
SAJA - Krishnan Anantharaman, The Wall Street Journal & Sudeep Reddy, The Dallas Morning News
AAJA - Li Jing, Voice of America
2003
SAJA - Vandana Sinha, Reynolds Center for Business Journalism
2002
SAJA - Sandeep Junnarkar, CNET News.com
2001
SAJA -
Menaka Doshi, CNBC
2000
SAJA - S. Mitra Kalita, Newsday
1999
SAJA - Snigdha Prakash, National Public Radio |
