Glenn Hunter-Era DBJ Wins SABEW Award for Online Excellence
Remember the Dallas Press Club scandal? The Dallas Business Journal, then headed by Glenn Hunter (now editor of D CEO) were the diggers who uncovered the Elizabeth Albanese scandal. For their work they’ve been honored with the Society of American Business Editors and Writers award for online excellence for a breaking news story.
The story behind the story: Glenn was a member of the board of the Dallas Press Club and learned about the whole mess. He recused himself from the board and got to work with staff writers Dave Moore and Chad Eric Watt on busting the whole thing out. They had their story ready to go for the April 16 issue, but owning to internal conflicts it was to be held until the following week. The Press Club, doing its level best to cover the whole thing up, issued a brief statement on that Saturday morning, April 17, vaguely alluding to the problems that had come to light. But it was a half-hearted, fact-free admission. Glenn marshaled his writers who came in that same Saturday morning and, fighting both lawyers from the corporate headquarters and a ticking clock, they put together an outstanding story for online publication that unveiled the whole scandal.
So, kudos to the Dallas Business Journal’s Dave Moore and Eric Watt. To read their award-winning story click here.
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Congratulations to all involved in the reporting and editing and congratulations on the recognition.
The good news after the sad saga is that the Press Club is very much alive and well. We had a highly successful (including financially successful) retirement party for Troy Dungan and we’re deep in the planning stages for a revived Katie Awards, the most significant journalism awards program in the region.
Personally, it’s very rewarding to be back on the board and see the pieces come back together under the careful guidance of dedicated professionals who know what this institution has meant — and will continue to mean — to the profession and the community.
I’m somewhat hesitatant to send potential members to our website (which is being revised) but you can still get the basic information, submit your membership and be part of our comeback. We approved 23 new members just this week! It’s http://www.PressClubDallas.com. Everyone’s invited.
David
Trey, the Star-T deserves some high-fives, too, for the Schnurmanator’s work and for the Barnett Shale blog.
http://www.star-telegram.com/b.....50140.html
Tim, I fail to see how sucking up to the Star-T is going to get me a raise here.