Charles Forelle Explained

Charles Forelle is an American journalist who covers business for The Wall Street Journal.^{[1] [2]}

He graduated from Phillips Academy,^[3] and from Yale University in 2002, and he was managing editor of the Yale Daily News.^[4] He interned at The New York Observer and The Miami Herald.^[5] He is married and lived in Boston, and worked in Brussels. He now works in London for the Journal, where he covers financial markets, working alongside David Enrich.

The work of Forelle and four other WSJ staff members earned The Wall Street Journal the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The award described the series as a "creative and comprehensive probe into backdated stock options for business executives that triggered investigations, the ouster of top officials and widespread change in corporate America". The lead articles in the series submitted for the prize were published March 18, 2006; Forelle wrote one ("How the Journal Analyzed Stock-Option Grants"); he and James Bandler wrote the other ("The Perfect Payday").

Awards

• 2007 Michael Kelly Award finalist ^[6]
• 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, The Wall Street Journal^{[7] [8] [9]}
• 2007 Gerald Loeb Award for Large Newspapers^[10]
• Philip Meyer Award for Precision Journalism
• 2006 George Polk Award for business reporting
• National Headliner Award for business news coverage
• Gilbert and Ursula Farfel Prize for Investigative Journalism
• Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
• SABEW (Society of American Business Editors and Writers)
• Business Journalist of the Year.
• The Bob Consdidine award (Overseas Press Club of America) for Best newspaper or news service interpretation of international affairs

Notes and References

1. News: WSJ search: Charles Forelle. 2010-08-27 . The Wall Street Journal.
2. Web site: Journalist of Distinction - 30 Under 30 . NewsBios (newsbios.com) . 2007 . 2010-08-27. NewsBios 30 Under 30 Awards, recognizing "up-and-coming business journalists under the age of 30".
3. News: Charles Forelle Wins Pulitzer: Former Phillipian News Editor Uncovers Stock Option Scandal . The Phillipian . April 20, 2007 . 2010-08-27.
4. News: Eli uses math degree to win a Pulitzer . Kanya Balakrishna . Yale Daily News . April 20, 2007 . 2010-08-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100302214053/http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2007/04/20/eli-uses-math-degree-to-win-a-pulitzer/ . 2010-03-02 .
5. Web site: Charles Forelle | UCLA Anderson School of Management . 2010-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610231525/http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x17558.xml . 2010-06-10 . dead .
6. Web site: The Michael Kelly Award . Kellyaward.com . 2010-08-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091225172058/http://kellyaward.com/mk_award_popup/wsjreporters.html . 2009-12-25 .
7. http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/wall-street-journal "The 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Public Service"
8. News: As Companies Probe Backdating, More Top Officials Take a Fall . Charles Forelle and James Bandler . The Wall Street Journal . October 12, 2006 . 2010-08-27. Reprint at The Pulitzer Prizes (pulitzer.org).
9. Web site: Two Pulitzer Prizes For the Wall Street Journal . WebWire (webwire.com) . April 16, 2007 . 2010-08-27.
10. Web site: 2007 Gerald Loeb Award Winners Announced by UCLA Anderson School of Management . June 25, 2007 . . February 1, 2019.