SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- MarketWatch.com, an innovator in business news, personal finance information and investment tools, announced that Alistair Barr, financial services correspondent, has received the Gerald Loeb Award in the News Services or Online Content category for his series "Who Are The Short Sellers?" The Loeb Awards, which were presented on June 25th at their 50th anniversary banquet in New York City, are among the highest honors in business journalism and recognize the work of journalists whose contributions illuminate the world of business, finance and the economy for readers and viewers around the world.
This is the latest of several recent awards for MarketWatch.com. So far this year, MarketWatch.com has received the EPpy Award by Editor & Publisher and MediaWeek magazines for being the best business Web site (with more than 1 million unique monthly visitors), as well as accolades from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) for MarketWatch.com's real estate section, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW), the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) and TFJR Group/NewsBios.
"This tops our best year ever for awards at MarketWatch.com, with our financial news and online tools gaining wide recognition from our peers and Alistair serving as a great example of how our analytical reporting continues to get deeper and stronger," said David Callaway, editor-in-chief, MarketWatch.com.
"Who Are The Short Sellers?" revealed the upside and downside of short-selling while shedding light on an extraordinary, but poorly covered area of the financial markets. The series can be found at http://www.marketwatch.com/loebaward2007.
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