The American Society of Magazine Editors presents: National Magazine Awards 2008

May 1, 2008

The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), the premier organization for editors of print and online U.S.-based magazines, presented its 43rd annual National Magazine Awards on May 1. The National Magazine Awards, or “Ellies” (named after the Alexander Calder Stabile “Elephant,” which is ASME’s symbol of the award) were held at a gala black-tie event at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, in New York City.

Read the official winners press release.
For complete details on winners' and finalists' entries, incliding links to the winning articles, click here.

NMA 2008 PHOTO GALLERIES

ELLIE IN THE NEWS

 

They’ve got it covered! Check out press and blog reports of the 2008 National Magazine Awards  (Please note: Some outlets require registration/subscription)

 

The New York Times

• National Geographic Wins 3 Awards, Honored Beyond Photography

The Wall Street Journal

• National Geographic, Vanity Fair Win Awards

Associated Press

• Winners of National Magazine Awards announced
• Photos from the National Magazine Awards

The Huffington Post

• National Magazine Awards 2008: The Winners
• Ellies! The Photos

Folio:

• Liveblogging the Ellies
• Stunner: Nat. Geographic Captures Three Ellies
• Handicapping the Ellies Race
• Have the National Magazine Awards Become Too New York-Centric?

Mediabistro’s FishbowlNY

• Ellies '08: The Live Blog
• Ellies 2008: A Night of Dark Horses, New Faces, and Validation for Backpackers Everywhere
• Ellies '08: Snapshots and Snippets
• Ellies 2008: More Highlights, Plenty of Champagne
• Ellies Winners: An Active Bunch
• Ellies '08: The Leftovers
• Hendrik Hertzberg: Ellie Nominee and Blogger
• Place Your Ellies Bets: To "er" Or Not To "er"
• ASMEPalooza: Let The Parties Begin

Mediabistro's Unbeige

• How Print Celebrated Its Ellie Win
• How Words, Images, and Malaria Came Together in National Geographic
• Print Wins National Magazine Award; Wired Takes Design Category
• ASME Announces National Magazine Award Finalists

Gawker

• Two Ellie-Winning Stories
• Julia Allison Is Chris Anderson's Tail Tonight
• Multiple Magazine Awards For Geographic And Vanity Fair
• How Magazine Editors Look After Their Own
• Zinczenko—Designated Magazine Industry Hottie—Passes The Torch

Jezebel

• The National Magazine Awards: 3 Hours Better Spent Reading Magazines

Jossip

• Beside Padma Lakshmi’s Dress, the Most Interesting Thing at the Ellies May Have Been in the Bathroom
• With David Willey, ASME Continues the Trend of Electing Attractive People

 

New York Daily Intel

• ‘National Geographic’ Takes Home Three Awards at ASME Ceremony
• Our Night at the ASMEs: Sportier Than Anticipated

 

Conde Nast Portfolio

• Notes from the National Magazine Awards
• MSM and Blogosphere Kiss, Make Up
• Magazine Awards: The Breakdown, by Company

New York Post

• National Geographic Takes Top Honors at Mag Awards

Women’s Wear Daily

• Memo Pad: Crowing Rights, At Least for Now, at ASMEs

The New York Observer

• ASME: No More Questions!
• Ancient Order of Magazine People in Not-So-Secret Celebration

Media Industry Newsletter

• 2008 National Magazine Award Winners (min online)
• National Magazine Awards 2008

Mediaweek

• Nat Geo, Vanity Fair Big Ellie Winners

Advertising Age

• Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter, Designer George Lois
• Ellies Go to Publications Besides The New Yorker
• 'National Geographic' Big Winner at National Magazine Awards
• Magazine Awards, Now With Fewer Deadly Ingredients

Chicago Tribune

• Geographic leads magazine awards

Washington Post

• Geographic Wins Again at Magazine Awards

AM New York

• Create a Caption Contest

Politico

• National Geographic tops Ellies; New Yorker, Mother Jones, Nation win

Big Think

• YourMagazine.com

 

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