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SIIA Media Announces Winners for the 2025 Jesse H. Neal Awards

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SIIA Media announces the winners of the 71st Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards, recognizing excellence in business-to-business (B2B) journalism. Sixty-three winners were selected culminating in the highly coveted Grand Neal Award, a testament to unparalleled journalistic merit across all domains. The awards were presented on Friday, May 16 at The Yale Club.

This year’s Grand Neal was awarded to “A scientific fraud. An investigation. A lab in recovery.” The report appeared in The Transmitter and was written by Callie McMurray, with contributions from Brady Huggett.

Additionally, the following leadership awards representing mentorship, vision, commitment and editorial ethics and courage were presented.

  • Patrick Boyle, reporter, Association of American Medical Colleges was named the 2025 McAllister Editorial Fellow. The Fellowship promotes the study of business media by placing fellows as teachers and advisors at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
  • Jean Kumagai, Executive Editor, IEEE Spectrum, was selected as the winner of the Marianne Dekker Mattera Mentor Award. This award honors leaders who excel in mentoring and is presented in memory of Dekker, the long-time Editor in Chief of RNMagazine and Medical Economics to reflect her legacy of mentorship.
  • The 57th Annual G.D. Crain Jr. Award was presented to Lee Nichols, Gulf Energy Information. The annual award is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the development of editorial excellence in business media over the course of a career.
  • The Timothy White award winner is James Nani, Reporter, Bloomberg Law, for his investigative work on “A Star Bankruptcy Judge’s Downfall: Bloomberg Law Investigation.” This award was established to acknowledge the daily challenges and pressures that editors face. The award is given to an editor whose work displays courage, integrity, and passion.

“These awards represent the pinnacle of editorial distinction within B2B journalism, showcasing the finest contributions across various industries,” said Chris Mohr, President, SIIA. “As the business journalism landscape continues to evolve, we are honored to recognize the outstanding contributions these journalists make in covering their respective industries. Congratulations to all the winners and thank the panel of judges who donated their time in reviewing the submissions.”

View the Neal Awards gallery online to view all 2025 winners and finalists.

About Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)

SIIA is an umbrella association representing nearly 400 technology, data and media companies and associations globally. Industry leaders work through SIIA’s divisions to address issues and challenges that impact their industry segments with the goal of driving innovation and growth for the industry and each member company. This is accomplished through in-person and online business development opportunities, peer networking, corporate education, intellectual property protection and government relations. For more information, visit www.siia.net.

About SIIA Media

SIIA Media, a division of SIIA, supports B2B and enthusiast B2C media companies and their teams across a wide landscape that includes education, networking, awards and recognition, advocacy, and more. Our leadership is represented by industry innovators. For more information, visit www.siia.net/media.

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