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- ↑ Trounson, Rebecca (June 28, 2019). "UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2019 Gerald Loeb Award Winners". PR Newswire (Press release). UCLA Anderson School of Management. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ↑ "American Bar Association announces 2019 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts" (Press release). American Bar Association. May 15, 2019. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ↑ Mider, Zachary R.; Faux, Zeke; Pogkas, Demetrios; Ingold, David (November–December 2018). "Sign Here to Lose Everything" . Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2023-11-22. The Loeb Award provides the text of the award-winning articles: "Sign Here to Lose Everything" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-22– via UCLA School of Management..
- ↑ "NEW YORKER, TIMES MAGAZINE AND TOPIC WIN TOP HONORS AT NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS" (Press release). American Society of Magazine Editors. March 14, 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ↑ Knibbs, Kate (October 5, 2023). "Everybody's Talking About the Wrong Sam Bankman-Fried Book". WIRED . Retrieved 2024-01-13.
