The Gerald Loeb Award for Small and Medium Newspapers was a business news reporting award conferred in 2013 and 2014, although similar awards have existed under other titles since 1974. The "Newspaper" category was awarded in 1958–1973. It was split into two categories beginning in 1974: "Small Newspapers" and "Large Newspapers". A third category, "Medium Newspapers," was created in 1987. The small and medium newspaper awards were combined as "Medium & Small Newspapers" in 2009–2012, and "Small & Medium Newspapers" in 2013–2014. The last year newspaper categories were awarded was 2014. "Small & Medium Newspapers" was replaced by the platform-neutral category "Local" in 2015.
Gerald Loeb Award for Small Newspapers (1974–1983, 1985–2008)
1974: Livingston V. Taylor, The Courier-Journal
Article: "Kentucky Banks Continue Using State Funds at 4%", October 15, 1973
1975: "Who Owns West Virginia?" by Tom Miller, The Herald-Advertiser 1976: "The Multinational Corporations" by David R. Francis, The Christian Science Monitor
"The Multinational Corporations" was a four-part series examining the power of major companies and an analysis of their impact on the third world.
1977: "The Alaska Pipeline" by Sally Jones and Rosemary Shinohara, The Anchorage Daily News
The team investigated the problems building and financing the Alaska oil pipeline.
1977: "The Greenback Islands: A Look at Off-Shore Tax Havens" by Larry Kramer, The San Francisco Examiner
Kramer reported on offshore tax havens.
1978: Harold Chucker, Minneapolis Star
Articles in Series: "New-business capital harder to secure", July 11, 1977 "Rules restrict investment", July 12, 1977 "Few firms are finding financing easily", July 13, 1977 "Venture-capital firms back few seekers", July 14, 1977 "Purse strings tighten up", July 15, 1977
1979: "Facing Up to Inflation" by Philip Moeller, The Courier-Journal
Articles in Series: "The inflation battle: We can't win for losing", July 30, 1978 "How inflation game is played", July 30, 1978 "Inflation will be with us for years", July 31, 1978 "Recession's assured — is your job?", August 1, 1978 "On home front, inflation fight begins at budget", August 2, 1978 "Battling budget bulge can flatter your figures", August 3, 1978 "The Inflation Menace v. Average Joe: It's a three-round fight to the finish", August 4, 1978 "Poor Richard was wrong: A penny spent may save", August 5, 1978 "For investors, inflation is capital punishment", August 6, 1978 "Uncle Sam may not have your best interest at heart", August 6, 1978 "A home: Shelter from the inflation storm", August 7, 1978 "Techniques for big-money investing in real estate can return big money", August 7, 1978 "Don't buy a Retirement Lie", August 8, 1978 "Old belt-tightening ways may not trim today's inflation", August 9, 1978 "Cost of inflation can't b calculated in dollars alone", August 10, 1978
1980: "Rent Control" by Joe R. Cordero and Tim W. Ferguson, Santa Ana Register 1981: "The Chrysler Saga" by Gary M. Hector, American Banker 1982: Phil Norman, Louisville Courier-Journal
Articles in Series: "Sacred Cows: Power, Politics and Prices in the Milk Industry", April 12, 1981 "How milk is priced", April 12, 1981 "Confusing maneuvers lurk under price tag", April 12, 1981 "Dairymen's bold course is financed by farmers", April 13, 1981 "Attorney is called the brains behind the co-op", April 13, 1981 "Fast-growing national firm fights co-op's legal battles", April 13, 1981 "Firm's critics even offer much praise for manager", April 13, 1981 "Small farmer leads co-op in crusade on 'parasites'", April 13, 1981 "Fast growth of co-ops brings fears of monopoly", April 14, 1981 "Farmers see dairy co-op as a blessing and a curse", April 15, 1981 "Milk system is costing the public in prices and taxes", April 16, 1981 "Dairy lobby lost battle, but the war is going on", April 16, 1981
1982: (Honorable Mention) "The Federal Impact Series" by the Staff of the Sentinel Star (including Susan Taylor Martin, Larry Lipman, John C. Van Gieson, Wendy Spirduso, Thomas Sabulis, Jim Nesbitt, Sharon Carrasco, Scott Abrahams, Jim Clark, Charlie Jean, Alex Beasley, Robert Johnson Anne Groer, Keay Davidson, Noel Holston, Dean Johnson, Jim Runnels)
Articles in Series: "In Orange County, Uncle Sam outspends them all", April 19, 1981 "Programs come and go, are swallowed and grow", April 19, 1981 "Grant writers: There's gold in them thar pens", April 19, 1981 "Orlando buys basics with handout aid", April 20, 1981 "Eatonville building future with government grants", April 20, 1981 "Construction firms built with low bids", April 20, 1981 "Community Coordinated Child Care", April 20, 1981 "Disney World doesn't make believe over funding", April 20, 1981 "Bidding rules bypassed on furniture buy", April 20, 1981 "Right numbers can add up to extra money", April 20, 1981 "Budget growth an economic Frankenstein", April 20, 1981 "Schools learn vital lesson in funding", April 21, 1981 "Aid to Orange County schools", April 21, 1981 "U.S. millions come rigged with strings", April 22, 1981 "If handouts dried up, tide of taxes would rise", April 22, 1981 "Training for 12 mechanics a costly lesson", April 22, 1981 "Does government encourage suits against county?", April 22, 1981 "Double reimbursement for trip prompts closer scrutiny of bills", April 22, 1981 "Friendly sky may lose its smile", April 22, 1981 "CETA's temporary status produced long-lasting effect", April 22, 1981 "EPA signs the check for sewer projects", April 22, 2019 "Tax dollars keep hotels loaded with conventioneers", April 22, 1981 "Military owns big guns of U.S. Funding", April 23, 1981 "VA money: a balm for battle scars", April 23, 1981 "Defense Contracts", April 23, 1981 "Military's tab a big receipt for economy", April 23, 1981 "Social Security setup helps 1 in 3", April 24, 1981 "Budget, benefits balloon with Social Security", April 24, 2019 "Home-building foundation wakes shape with U.S. help", April 24, 2019 "2 percent of flow trickles out as welfare", April 24, 2019 "Agriculture money fertilizes fairways, research programs", April 24, 1981 "Orange County just nibbling at loans to small businesses", April 24, 1981 "Uncle's presence", April 24, 1981 "Is HUD that flush?", April 24, 1981 "Medicare, Medicaid funds the lifeblood of hospitals", April 25, 1981 "Cutbacks might pull plug on local public TV shows", April 25, 1981 "Cultural groups singing for dollars", April 25, 1981 "Health-care aid gives shot in the arm to local programs", April 25, 1981 "Uncle Sam chipping in to fight rising crime rate", April 25, 1981 "Helping to educate and protect", April 25, 1981 "Dollars are routed to FBI hunts, drug busts", April 25, 1981 "Federal blueprint for building budget", April 25, 1981
1983: "Series on the Failure of Penn Square Bank" by Phillip L. Zweig, American Banker 1984: No award given 1985: "The Tobacco Story" by Beth McLeo, Lawrence Spohn, Stan Swofford and Greta Tilley, Greensboro News & Record 1986: "The Man Who Saved Nike" by Mark L. Zusman, Willamette Week 1986: (Honorable Mention) Jan Brogan, Providence Journal-Bulletin 1987: "Floating Point's Troubled Waters" by Brent Walth, Willamette Week 1988: "Anatomy of a Takeover" by Paul Farhi, San Francisco Examiner 1988: (Honorable Mention) "The Peyton School Story: A Gamble Lost" by Julie Bird, Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph 1989: "Towering Ambition" by Howard Gold, Miami Review
The series is about David Paul and Centrust Savings Bank.
1990: "Calculated Madness: The Rise and Fall of Crazy Eddie Antar" by Gary Belsky and Phyllis Furman, Crain's New York Business 1991: "A Requiem for Fashion" by Phyllis Furman and Linda Moss, Crain's New York Business
They were awarded for their writing on the effects of the AIDS epidemic on the fashion industry.
1992: "Shocks to the System" by Emory Thomas Jr. and M. Rex Smith, Atlanta Business Chronicle 1993: "Failing the Children" by Michael Hinkelman and Emory Thomas Jr., Atlanta Business Chronicle 1994: "UC Inc." by Lance Williams, San Francisco Examiner
He was awarded for reports on financial misconduct and improprieties by high officials at the University of California.
1995: "Wasteland" by Jim Lynch and Karen Dorn Steele, Spokesman-Review 1996: "Oil's New Frontiers" by Kim Fararo, Anchorage Daily News 1997: "River of No Return" by Lynda V. Mapes, The Spokesman-Review 1998: "Borrowing Trouble" by Amy Hetzner and Amy Baldwin, Birmingham Post-Herald
They were awarded for "an investigative series detailing the state's lending practices and how it affects the poor."
1999: "The Dairy Boom: Growth, Trouble and Transition" by Jennifer Hieger and Bill Heisel Jr., Yakima Herald-Republic 2000: Harris Meyer, New Times Broward-Palm Beach
His story examined the ethical implications of physicians using multi-level marketing arrangements to sell health-related product to their patients.
Article: "The Doctor Will Sell You Now", July 29. 1999
2001: Bruce Rushton, The Riverfront Times
Article: "Porn in the USA", November 29, 2000
2002: "Foal Deaths" by Janet Patton, Lexington Herald-Leader
Articles in Series: "Breeders alarmed at mounting foal losses", May 8, 2001 "Carcasses pile up, but the killer remains elusive", May 13, 2001 "Veterinary, farm workers affected by high foal loss", May 20, 2001 "The caterpillar keeps crawling back into the equation", May 22, 2001 "The answer was chewing on the leaves", May 27, 2001 "Foal death mystery remains, even as UK set to advise farms", September 30, 2001 "Foal loss exceeds 5,100, study says", October 16, 2001
2003: "A License to Steal" by Eric Eyre and Scott Finn, The Charleston Gazette
Their series exposed secret deals among a "good ol' boy" network that increased prices. Their stories kept pressure on authorities and led to the cancellation of at least one deal as well as the resignation of a federal prosecutor and a state official.
Articles in Series: "'A license to steal'", November 3, 2002 "School official resigns", November 2, 2002 "School officials subject to probe", November 1, 2002 "State equipment maintenance contract under review", November 15, 2002 "Flooded coffers", November 17, 2002 "Investigated company supplied Ground Zero rescuers", November 18, 2002 "State drops equipment repair deal", November 22, 2002 "School official was pressured for flood funds", December 1, 2002 "Flood insurance deal scuttled", December 8, 2002 "Following the floodwaters", December 8, 2002 "The go-to-guys", December 22, 2002
2004: "Everybody at Risk" by Kate Long, The Charleston Gazette
Articles in Series: "On The Edge", June 15, 2003 "We Sink Or Swim With Everyone Else", June 17, 2003 "Insurance: With & Without", August 3, 2003 "Cancel The Discount?", August 3, 2003 "Hospital Sticker Shock", August 3, 2003 "We Thought We Had Insurance", December 21, 2003
2005: "The China Challenge" by Craig Troianello, Yakima Herald-Republic
Articles in Series: "Apples to Apples", December 5, 2004 "Apples feed economy", December 6, 2004 "Peering into the future", December 7, 2004 "Meeting and competing", December 8, 2014
2006: "School's Pursuit of Profit Leaves Students Behind" by Sam Kennedy and Christina Gostomski, The Morning Call
Their story uses a local perspective to reveal the long-term effects of unscrupulous marketing, educational financing, and recruitment practices on unsophisticated students by for-profit educational enterprises.
Articles in Series: "School's Pursuit of Profit Leaves Students Behind", April 24, 2005 "School Steers Students to Backbreaking Loans", May 22, 2005 "Dally Wants Hearing on School Loans", September 25, 2005 "Spotlight to be on Lehigh Valley College Loans", October 16, 2005 "High Interest Student Loan Hearing Moves to Capital", November 4, 2005 "Lawmakers Turn Up Heat On LVC Loans", November 10, 2005 “School Pulls Plug On Pricey Loan Program", February 23, 2006