The WERT Global Prize
The WERT Global Prize honors excellence in business journalism by a woman for work that fosters a greater understanding of global business. It was established in 2018 with funding by a bequest from The Women’s Economic Round Table (WERT) and has received support from the Muriel F. Siebert Foundation and the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
The recipient of the prize receives $2,000.
Submissions for the 2025 WERT Global Prize will open in the Spring of 2025.
2024 Winner
Olivia Carville of Bloomberg News was awarded the 2024 WERT Global Prize for a series of stories that masterfully drove home the many dangers of social media to the mental health and safety of young people.
With deep reporting and engaging storytelling that spanned the globe, Carville showed readers the devastating – and sometimes deadly – effect that online sexual exploitation, AI-generated deep fakes and addictive algorithms have on teenagers and young adults.
The judges cited the stories as eye-opening and memorable work that shines the light on how little is done to protect our children and young adults today.
Past Winners
2023
Hannah Dreier, The New York Times, for "Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S," which exposed a migrant child labor scandal involving some of the world’s largest corporations.
2022
Olivia Carville, Bloomberg, for "Airbnb’s Nightmare," which revealed how Airbnb's elite trust-and-safety team works to keep crime and safety violations at Airbnb properties out of the news.
2021
Dana Mattioli, The Wall Street Journal, for “How Amazon Wins: By Steamrolling Rivals and Partners," on the company’s use of data and inside information to undersell competitors.
2020
Erika Fry, Fortune, for "Epidemic of Fear," on the tragic course of a vaccine against dengue fever.
2019
Lisa Girion, Reuters, for “Powder Keg," an investigation into Johnson and Johnson’s extensive knowledge of the existence of asbestos in its baby powder.
Questions?
Contact Amy Singer, deputy director, Knight-Bagehot Fellowship.