Business reporters do the Post proud, bagging the top prize at Hang Seng University’s journalism awards
- Senior business reporter Enoch Yiu named ‘Business Reporter of the Year’ at the 4th Business Journalism Awards of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
- Deputy business editor Peggy Sito and Shanghai bureau chief Daniel Ren bag silver in the ‘Best Business Technology News Reporting’ category
The South China Morning Post’s business team on Monday won two awards at the 4th Business Journalism Awards of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK).
Deputy business editor Peggy Sito and Shanghai bureau chief Daniel Ren jointly won the silver prize in the “Best Business Technology News Reporting” category for their story on Chinese start-ups’ use of AI to maximise profits from the shortage of parking spaces in the world’s biggest car market.
The awards, established by the School of Communication of HSUHK, are aimed at encouraging and recognising excellence in business journalism in print, broadcast and digital media.
The organisers received more than 500 entries – the highest ever – from journalists for nine different categories.
The award ceremony this year was initially scheduled in April but was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, who has presented the awards in the past two years, congratulated the winners through a video message.
“Now we are witnessing a historical turning point,” Chan said, referring to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 epidemic. “For reporters, especially for economic and business journalists, it is extremely challenging.”