<i>American Banker</i> Wins Award for Best Online News Coverage

By Sarah Todd December 05, 2013, 1:42 p.m. EST 1 Min Read

American Banker's digital news coverage took top honors at the 2013 Eddie & Ozzie Awards Thursday.

AmericanBanker.com received the Eddie award for best online news coverage in a business-to-business publication, winning out over fellow finalists AgWeb.com, an agriculture news website, and Architect, the magazine of the American Institute of Architects.

The annual Eddie & Ozzie Awards recognize excellence in editorial content and design for digital and print publications in the media industry. The awards program, run by the publishing trade magazine Folio:, selected 500 finalists from over 2,300 entries this year.

Two other publications owned by American Banker's parent company, SourceMedia, also took home awards: Employee Benefit Adviser and Financial Planning.

Sarah Todd

Deputy Editor, BankThink

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