My Work and Career
Lawrence Ingrassia - SABEW’s Distinguished Achievement Award: In 2017, I received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, its highest honor given to an individual who has made a significant impact on the field of business journalism and who has influenced others in the profession. Sabew said in announcing the award: "With a career spanning more than 40 years, Ingrassia is one of the most accomplished business journalists in the country and has directed coverage that has won numerous Pulitzer Prizes, awards and other honors." sabew.org/2017/03/lawrence-ingrassia-to-receive-sabews-2017-distinguished-achievement-award/
In 2009, I was honored with the annual Minard editor award given by the Gerald Loeb Awards for directing coverage of causes of the financial crisis in the fall of 2008; that coverage was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in the Public Service category. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090629006243/en/UCLA-Anderson-School-Management-Announces-2009-Gerald
In 2009, I was honored with the annual Minard editor award given by the Gerald Loeb Awards for directing coverage of causes of the financial crisis in the fall of 2008; that coverage was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in the Public Service category. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090629006243/en/UCLA-Anderson-School-Management-Announces-2009-Gerald
The iEconomy: This series, which I conceived and edited at The New York Times, won a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting in 2013, "For its penetrating look into business practices by Apple and other technology companies that illustrates the darker side of a changing global economy for workers and consumers." archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/ieconomy.html
From the Pulitzer Prize nominating letter: The series quickly went viral, drawing thousands of reader comments and attention across the political spectrum. “I don’t usually like the NYT,” Ari Fleischer, press secretary to President George W. Bush, tweeted, “but this article about why Apple doesn’t hire Americans for manufacturing is a must read.” Jon Stewart and Rush Limbaugh discussed the series on their broadcasts. Award-winning financial columnist Allan Sloan sent this e-mail to an editor at The Times: “You guys are doing terrific Apple stories that, to steal a phrase, may change the world.” Henry Blodget of Business Insider wrote, “The article illustrates just how big a challenge the U.S. faces in trying to stop the ‘hollowing out’ process that has sent middle-class jobs overseas — and, with it, the extreme inequality that has developed in recent years.”
From the Pulitzer Prize nominating letter: The series quickly went viral, drawing thousands of reader comments and attention across the political spectrum. “I don’t usually like the NYT,” Ari Fleischer, press secretary to President George W. Bush, tweeted, “but this article about why Apple doesn’t hire Americans for manufacturing is a must read.” Jon Stewart and Rush Limbaugh discussed the series on their broadcasts. Award-winning financial columnist Allan Sloan sent this e-mail to an editor at The Times: “You guys are doing terrific Apple stories that, to steal a phrase, may change the world.” Henry Blodget of Business Insider wrote, “The article illustrates just how big a challenge the U.S. faces in trying to stop the ‘hollowing out’ process that has sent middle-class jobs overseas — and, with it, the extreme inequality that has developed in recent years.”
Brotherly love: I went golfing in Scotland with my brother, Paul, a distinguished journalist and author known for his coverage of the auto industry, after he had recovered from lung cancer. He died in September 2019, after many more cancers. I'll forever cherish this time with him, one of many favorite memories. www.wsj.com/articles/SB900018340658295500
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The 2008 financial crisis: As the New York Times business editor, I oversaw coverage of the financial markets meltdown, including "The Reckoning" series that explored the origins of the crisis and that won a Loeb award and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2009.
www.pulitzer.org/finalists/new-york-times
Here are few of the stories in the series:
www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/business/28melt.html
www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/business/economy/09greenspan.html
www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/business/18pay.html
www.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/business/03sec.html
www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/business/02crisis.html
www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/business/23citi.html
www.pulitzer.org/finalists/new-york-times
Here are few of the stories in the series:
www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/business/28melt.html
www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/business/economy/09greenspan.html
www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/business/18pay.html
www.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/business/03sec.html
www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/business/02crisis.html
www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/business/23citi.html
Europe and the euro: In 1998, before the euro common currency was adopted, I wrote an in-depth story that examined some of the challenges that Europe would face as it further integrated its economies - challenges that it has struggled to manage to this day. www.wsj.com/articles/SB884645031356977000