Best business and/or financial reporting in the broadcast media
AWARD DATE: 1994
AWARD NAME: The Carl Spielvogel Award 1994
AWARD RECIPIENT: Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz, Brenda Breslauer, Jill Rackmill
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: Dateline NBC
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Made in China,” “Deadly Cargo,” and “Secret Cargo”
The three episodes detailed the export of Chinese weapons to the U.S. and the involvement of the Chinese military in trade and espionage. The reporters showed unusual enterprise, ingenuity, and imagination in dealing with a subject that is of growing importance.
Citation for Excellence:
Simon Marks, Emma Gray
The Wall Street Journal Report
“Murder, Millionaires and the Mob: The Russian Economy in Transition”