Citi Belgium Names Halloy & Vansteeland 2008 Winners of Citi Journalistic Excellence Award

09.05.08 - 02:31 ... source : Citigroup

... José de Peñaranda (CEO, Citibank Belgium), winner Kurt Vansteeland, Bruno Colmant (president of the jury), and winner Valéry Halloy. Brussels – Valéry Halloy (Trends Tendances) and Kurt Vansteeland (De Tijd) won the Citi Journalistic Excellence Award. The award aims to acknowledge outstanding financial and economic reporting. On the French side, Halloy won the award for his article entitled "Lorsque les Québecois réinventent le cirque," which deals with the cash machines Cirque du Soleil et Cavalia. On the Dutch side, Vansteeland won with "Beurs brengt sinds 1832 jaarlijks 3.5 procent op," an article about research which looks at 175 years of stock history. The winners will take a two-week international seminar at the prestigious Columbia University in New York. The seminar will also be attended by the award-winners from some 20 countries, as well as academics, media experts, policymak ...» Next (HTML)