Congratulations are in order
Time for a round of electronic applause for Excellent Eileen, who today was named a winner of a Best in Business award for column writing from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers!
Here's what the judges had to say about her work:
"Ambrose's columns are very reader friendly. For example, she tackles complex tax issues in one entry and breaks them down so they are easy for readers to understand why they are important. She doesn't bog down the reader with too much detail -- she uses just enough to tell the story ...
Here's what the judges had to say about her work:
"Ambrose's columns are very reader friendly. For example, she tackles complex tax issues in one entry and breaks them down so they are easy for readers to understand why they are important. She doesn't bog down the reader with too much detail -- she uses just enough to tell the story ...
While others were still writing about subprime loans, Ambrose found another area that should be of concern: the pitfalls of pay-day loans."
But don't take our word for it.
Check out some of her recent columns as well as her posts on the Consuming Interests blog.
The people who keep track of this kind of thing in the newsroom say this is the first time The Sun has won an individual writing award since the national business editors and writers' contest began 13 years ago. In 2006, The Sun won an award for team coverage of the General Motors plant closing.
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Comments
liz, eileen is my hero. she rocks. i keep hoping if i hang around her long enough, i'll grow significantly smarter by osmosis... or i guess i could just keep reading her columns. congrats eileen!
Or significantly richer! -- lfk
Posted by: dan thanh | March 28, 2008 12:15 PM