National Geographic Triumphs with Three Ellies
First-Time Wins by Atlanta, Bicycling, Conde Nast Portfolio, New Letters and
Runner's World
NEW YORK, May 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Magazine
Editors (ASME) bestowed the industry's most prestigious editorial honors
tonight at the 43rd annual National Magazine Awards. The black-tie gala at
New York City's Jazz at Lincoln Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall, gathered more
than 1,000 editors, publishers, industry professionals and guests to celebrate
25 winners across 20 categories. Named after the Alexander Calder Stabile
"Elephant," the 2008 "Ellies" drew a record-setting 1,964 entries from 333
print and online magazines.
The awards honor print and online magazines that consistently demonstrate
superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative editorial techniques,
journalistic enterprise, and imaginative design. Established in 1966, the
National Magazine Awards is the preeminent program in the magazine industry to
honor editorial excellence. ASME presents the awards program in association
with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
The 2008 National Magazine Award winners are:
-- National Geographic for General Excellence (over 2,000,000
circulation)
-- The New Yorker for General Excellence (1,000,000 to 2,000,000
circulation)
-- GQ for General Excellence (500,000 to 1,000,000 circulation)
-- Backpacker for General Excellence (250,000 to 500,000 circulation)
-- Mother Jones for General Excellence (100,000 to 250,000 circulation)
-- Print for General Excellence (under 100,000 circulation)
-- Popular Mechanics for Personal Service
-- New York for Leisure Interests
-- National Geographic for Reporting
-- The Nation for Public Interest
-- Atlanta for Feature Writing
-- Vanity Fair for Profile Writing
-- New Letters for Essays
-- Rolling Stone for Columns and Commentary
-- The Atlantic for Reviews and Criticism
-- Conde Nast Portfolio for Magazine Section
-- The Virginia Quarterly Review for Single-topic Issue
-- Wired for Design
-- Gourmet for Photography
-- National Geographic for Photojournalism
-- Vanity Fair for Photo Portfolio
-- Harper's Magazine for Fiction
-- RunnersWorld.com for General Excellence Online
-- BusinessWeek.com for Personal Service Online
-- Bicycling.com for Interactive Feature
National Geographic won in three of its five nominated categories. Vanity Fair
won in two categories. Atlanta, Bicycling, Conde Nast Portfolio, New Letters
and Runner's World each took home their first Ellie.
Barnes & Noble is the exclusive sponsor of the 2008 awards. In addition to
their support of the event, they will host a panel discussion with writers
from winning and finalist magazines on June 4 at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln
Triangle Barnes & Noble in Manhattan (1972 Broadway at 66th Street).
To view the 2008 National Magazine Award winners with judges' citations, visit
http://asme.magazine.org.
About The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME)
The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) is a non-profit professional
organization for editors of print and online magazines which are edited,
published and distributed in the U.S. Established in 1963, ASME currently has
about 850 members nationwide. Among other things, ASME works to preserve
editorial independence and speaks out on public policy issues, particularly
those pertaining to the First Amendment.
Contacts: Marlene Kahan, Executive Director, ASME
212.872.3737 asme@magazine.org
Howard Polskin, Senior Vice President, Communications/Events, MPA
212.872.3732 hpolskin@magazine.org
Cris Dinozo, Director of Communications, MPA
212.872.3731 cdinozo@magazine.org
SOURCE American Society of Magazine Editors
Diane Stefani, diane@rosengrouppr.com; or Caroline Hemingway,
caroline@rosengrouppr.com, +1-212-255-8455, (Fax) +1-212-255-8456, both for
the American Society of Magazine Editors
