The National Magazine Awards honor print and digital

publications that consistently demonstrate superior execution

of editorial objectives, innovative techniques, noteworthy

enterprise and imaginative design. Originally limited to print

magazines, the awards now recognize magazine-quality

journalism published in any medium. Founded in 1966, the awards

are sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors

in association with the Columbia University Graduate School

of Journalism and are administered by ASME. Awards are

presented in 22 categories. The winner in each category

receives an “Ellie,” modeled on the symbol of the awards,

Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant Walking.”

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Columbia dean, the scholarship is awarded to students who

intend to pursue careers in magazine journalism.

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Magazine Editors’ Hall of Fame

Helen Gurley Brown

Tina Brown

William F. Buckley Jr.

Gayle Goodson Butler

Graydon Carter

John Mack Carter

Sey Chassler

Arthur Cooper

Byron Dobell

Osborn Elliott

Clay Felker

Dennis Flanagan

Henry Anatole Grunwald

Hugh M. Hefner

Dorothy Kalins

Michael Kinsley

Lewis H. Lapham

Ellen Levine

Terry McDonell

Adam Moss

Norman Pearlstine

Charles Peters

Stephen B. Shepard

Gloria Steinem

Martha Stewart

Richard B. Stolley

Susan L. Taylor

Jann S. Wenner

Ruth Whitney

Anna Wintour

MAGAZINEEDITORS’

HALL OF FAME

The Magazine Editors’ Hall of Fame

was established in 1995 by the

American Society of Magazine Editors

to recognize the editorial achievements

and career-long accomplishments of

leading journalists and honors distinguished

service to magazine media

David Granger

Magazine Editors’ Hall of Fame 2O2O Honoree

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GENERAL EXCELLENCEService and Lifestyle

BON APPÉTITAdam Rapoport, Editor in Chief

COSMOPOLITANJessica Pels, Editor in Chief

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELERGeorge W. Stone, Editor in Chief

SELFCarolyn Kylstra, Editor in Chief

T: THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINEHanya Yanagihara, Editor in Chief

FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICSusan Goldberg, Editor in Chief“The Immortal Corpse,” photographs by Lynn Johnson

NEW YORKDavid Haskell, Editor in Chief“America Has a New National Pastime,” photographs byMartin Schoeller

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINEJake Silverstein, Editor in Chief“Brothers, Sisters, Strangers,” photographs by Eli Baden-Lasar

THE NEW YORKERDavid Remnick, Editor“Ghost Towers,” photographs by Hashem Shakeri

TIMEEdward Felsenthal, Editor in Chief and Chief Executive Officer“A Harbinger of Things to Come,” photographs by Adam Ferguson

DIGITAL INNOVATION

THE BELIEVERJoshua Wolf Shenk, Editor in Chief“Cabramatta,” by Matt Huynh

EMERGENCEEmmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Executive Editor“Language Keepers,” by Adam Loften and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

THE MARSHALL PROJECT in partnership with The GuardianSusan Chira, Editor in Chief, The Marshall Project“Detained,” by Emily Kassie

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICSusan Goldberg, Editor in Chief“The Atlas of Moons”

PROPUBLICA in partnership with the Charleston Gazette-MailStephen Engelberg, Editor in Chief, ProPublica“A Guide to Every Permitted Natural Gas Well in West Virginia,” by Al Shaw, ProPublica, and Kate Mishkin, Charleston Gazette-Mail

PUBLIC INTEREST

CONSUMER REPORTS Gwendolyn Bounds, Vice President, Chief Content OfficerThree articles by Rachel Rabkin Peachman: “Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper Should Be Recalled,” “Decades-Old Law Hides Dangerous Products and Impedes Recalls” and “Inclined Sleeper Deaths Rise to 50 as Industry Continues to Sell the Products”

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief“The 1619 Project”

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief“The China Connection,” by Alex W. Palmer

PROPUBLICA Stephen Engelberg, Editor in Chief“Fight the Ship,” by T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose and Robert Faturechi, “Blame Over Justice,” by Megan Rose, and “Faulty Equipment, Lapsed Training, Repeated Warnings,” by Robert Faturechi, Megan Rose and T. Christian Miller

TEXAS MONTHLY and The Texas TribuneDan Goodgame, Editor in Chief, Texas MonthlyAyan Mittra, Editor, The Texas Tribune“No Defense,” by Neena Satija

Sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors, the ASME NEXT Awards were established in 2016 to support the development of print

and digital media by recognizing young journalists of extraordinary promise. The ASME NEXT Awards 2020 recipients are:

Tyler FoggattAssociate Editor, The New Yorker

Nominated by Susan Morrison,Articles Editor, The New Yorker

Jazmine HughesStaff Editor, The New York Times Magazine

Nominated by Jake Silverstein,Editor in Chief, The New York Times Magazine

Miles KohrmanSpecial Projects Editor, The Trace

Nominated by Tali Woodward,Deputy Editor, The Trace

Natalie KrebsSenior Editor, Outdoor Life and Field & Stream

Nominated by Alex Robinson,Editor in Chief, Outdoor Life

Sarah Esther MaslinBrazil Correspondent, The Economist

Nominated by Brooke Unger,Americas Editor, The Economist

LEISURE INTERESTS5280Daniel Brogan, Chief Executive Officer and Editor in ChiefGeoff Van Dyke, Editorial Director“Sheer Beauty,” by Lindsey B. King

BON APPÉTITAdam Rapoport, Editor in Chief“Absolutely Perfect,” by Alex Beggs; “Making Perfect: Thanksgiving”at youtube.com/bonappetit

NEW YORKDavid Haskell, Editor in Chief“The Great Pod Rush Has Only Just Begun”

TEXAS MONTHLY Dan Goodgame, Editor in Chief“Long Live Honky-Tonks!” by Christian Wallace

WHISKY ADVOCATEMarvin R. Shanken, Editor and PublisherJeffery Lindenmuth, Executive Editor“The World’s Greatest Whisky Cities”

COLUMNS AND COMMENTARYCATAPULTNicole Chung, Editor in ChiefThree columns by s.e. smith: “When Disability Is a Toxic Legacy,” “The Ugly Beautiful and Other Failings of Disability Representation” and “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Mental Health and Medication”

FOREIGN POLICY Jonathan Tepperman, Editor in Chief Four articles from “Decoder”: “India Has a Mindset Problem,” by Ravi Agrawal, “Why Young Koreans Love to Splurge,” by Jeongmin Kim,“Repent for Your Frequent Flyer Miles!” by Peter Kuras, and “Ukrainian Corruption Is Trump’s Native Language,” by Marci Shore

THE NEW YORKERDavid Remnick, EditorThree columns by Jia Tolentino: “Kanye West’s Sunday Service Is Full of Longing and Self-Promotion,” “Love, Death, and Begging for Celebrities toKill You” and “E. Jean Carroll’s Accusation Against Donald Trump, and the Raising, and Lowering, of the Bar”

T: THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINEHanya Yanagihara, Editor in ChiefThree columns by Ligaya Mishan: “Nothing Sacred,”“An Assault on the Tongue” and “Interlopers”

TEXAS MONTHLY Dan Goodgame, Editor in ChiefThree columns by Sterry Butcher: “Lines Through the Sand,” “Thoughtson a Mixed-up Horse” and “Man of Letters”

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SOCIAL MEDIA

BON APPÉTITAdam Rapoport, Editor in Chief“Thanksgiving”@bonappetit on Twitter@bonappetitmag on Facebook and Instagram

MOTHER JONESClara Jeffery, Editor in Chief“Disinformation”@motherjones on Facebook and Twitter@motherjonesmag on Instagram

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICSusan Goldberg, Editor in Chief“Wildlife Tourism”@natgeo on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter@nationalgeographic on RedditNational Geographic Society on LinkedIn

THE NEW YORKERDavid Remnick, Editor“The Food Issue”@newyorker on Twitter@newyorkermag on Instagram, @newyorkerphoto on Instagram

SELFCarolyn Kylstra, Editor in Chief“Reproductive Healthcare”@selfmagazine on Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter

GENERAL EXCELLENCELiterature, Science and Politics

APERTUREMichael Famighetti, Editor

OXFORD AMERICANEliza Borné, Editor

QUANTAThomas Lin, Editor in Chief

STRANGER’S GUIDEKira Brunner Don, Editor in Chief

VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEWPaul Reyes, Editor

WINNER

THE PARIS REVIEWEmily Nemens, Editor

“Under the Ackee Tree,” by Jonathan Escoffery; “Foxes,” by Kimberly King Parsons;and “Howl Palace,” by Leigh Newman

F INAL I S T S

ECOTONEAnna Lena Phillips Bell, Editor

“Horse,” by Dawna Kemper; “Organ Cave,” by Mesha Maren;and “Waltz,” by Erin Somers

THE NEW YORKERDavid Remnick, Editor

“Javi,” by Han Ong; “God’s Caravan,” by Tiphanie Yanique;and “The Trip,” by Weike Wang

TIMOTHY MCSWEENEY’S QUARTERLY CONCERNClaire Boyle, Editor

“Ghost Lover,” by Lisa Taddeo; “After the Birds,” by Ope Adedeji;and “The Woman in the Closet,” by Mimi Lok

ZOETROPE: ALL-STORY Michael Ray, Editor

“24, Alhaji Williams Street,” by ’Pemi Aguda; “The Grotesques,” by Sarah Hall;and “Downstream,” by Thomas Pierce

NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS • MAY 28, 2020

SINGLE-TOPIC ISSUE

BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEKJoel Weber, Editor“The Elements”

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWGideon Lichfield, Editor in Chief“The China Issue”

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief“A World on the Move”

POPULAR SCIENCEJoe Brown, Editor in Chief“Make It Last”

THE WASHINGTON POST MAGAZINERichard Just, Editor“Prison”

FEATURE DESIGN

BON APPÉTITAdam Rapoport, Editor in Chief“The Hot 10: America’s Best New Restaurants 2019”

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICSusan Goldberg, Editor in Chief“Countdown to a New Era in Space”

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICSusan Goldberg, Editor in Chief“Vanishing”

NEW YORKDavid Haskell, Editor in Chief“How to Major in Unicorn”

VOXLauren Williams, Editor in Chief“These 3 Supertrees Can Protect Us From Climate Collapse”

ESSAYS AND CRITICISMTHE BELIEVER Joshua Wolf Shenk, Editor in Chief“Good Shepherds,” by Meghan O’Gieblyn

THE NATION in partnership with Type Media CenterD.D. Guttenplan, Editor“India: Intimations of an Ending,” by Arundhati Roy

PITCHFORKPuja Patel, Editor in ChiefThree reviews by Rawiya Kameir: “Ariana Grande: ‘thank u, next,’”“Lizzo: ‘Cuz I Love You’” and “Kanye West: ‘Jesus Is King’”

POETRYDon Share, Editor“Tactile Art,” by John Lee Clark

VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEWPaul Reyes, Editor“The Ladder Up,” by Carina del Valle Schorske

VIDEOBON APPÉTIT with Condé Nast EntertainmentAdam Rapoport, Editor in Chief, Bon AppétitMatthew Duckor, Vice President, Head of Programming, Lifestyle and Style, Condé Nast EntertainmentThree episodes of “Gourmet Makes” with Claire Saffitz: “Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Ferrero Rocher,” “Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Hot Pockets” and “Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Ruffles”

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICSusan Goldberg, Editor in Chief“She Donated Her Body to Science, and Now She’ll Live Forever,” by Lynn Johnson

THE NEW YORKERDavid Remnick, Editor“A Line Birds Cannot See,” directed and produced by Amy Bench

TOPICAnna Holmes, Editorial Director and Executive Producer“Dieorama,” directed by Kevin Staake

VICE NEWSMichael Learmonth, News Director“Outlaw Erections,” by Courtney Brooks, Oliver Noble, Jed Oelbaum and Michael Shade

PROFILE WRITING

THE GEORGIA REVIEWGerald Maa, Editor“Jerry’s Dirt,” by Jacob Baynham

NEW YORKDavid Haskell, Editor in Chief“Elizabeth Warren’s Classroom Strategy,” by Rebecca Traister

NEW YORKDavid Haskell, Editor in Chief“Walking Time Bomb,” by Amy Wallace

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief“Rick Steves Wants to Set You Free,” by Sam Anderson

THE NEW YORKERDavid Remnick, Editor“What Are You Laughing At?” by Vinson Cunningham

WEBSITE

EMERGENCEEmmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Executive Editoremergencemagazine.org

THE MARSHALL PROJECTSusan Chira, Editor in Chiefthemarshallproject.org

NEW YORKDavid Haskell, Editor in Chiefnymag.com, thecut.com, intelligencer.com,thestrategist.com and vulture.com

SELFCarolyn Kylstra, Editor in Chiefself.com

VOXLauren Williams, Editor in Chiefvox.com

REPORTINGFORTUNEClifton Leaf, Editor in Chief“Epidemic of Fear,” by Erika Fry

MOTHER JONES in partnership with Type InvestigationsClara Jeffery, Editor in Chief, Mother Jones“Inside the US Marshals’ Secretive, Deadly Detention Empire,” by Seth Freed Wessler

NEW YORK David Haskell, Editor in Chief“Before, and After, the Jogger,” by Sarah Weinman

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE in partnership with ProPublica Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief, The New York Times MagazineStephen Engelberg, Editor in Chief, ProPublica“False Witness,” by Pamela Colloff

THE VERGENilay Patel, Editor in Chief“The Trauma Floor” and “Bodies in Seats,” by Casey Newton

GENERAL EXCELLENCESpecial Interest

ATLANTABetsy Riley, Editor in Chief

AUDUBONJennifer Bogo, Vice President, Content

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTERMatthew Belloni, Editorial Director

NATIONAL PARKSRona Marech, Editor in Chief

THE TRACEJames Burnett, Editorial Director

PODCASTING

LONGREADS in partnership with Oregon Public BroadcastingMike Dang, Editor in Chief, LongreadsThree episodes of “Bundyville: The Remnant,” hosted by Leah Sottile: “The Explosion,” “The Bomber” and “The Martyr”

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINEJake Silverstein, Editor in ChiefThree episodes of “1619,” hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones: “The Fight for a True Democracy,” “The Economy That Slavery Built” and “The Birth of American Music”

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINEJake Silverstein, Editor in ChiefThree episodes of “Still Processing,” hosted by Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham: “Yeehaw,” “Chappelle” and “Wake”

PROPUBLICA and WNYCStephen Engelberg, Editor in Chief, ProPublicaThree episodes of “Trump, Inc.”: “How a Nigerian Presidential Candidate Hired a Trump Lobbyist and Ended Up in Trump’s Lobby,” hosted by Ilya Marritz and Meg Cramer; “Ukraine,” by Andrea Bernstein, Katie Zavadski, Jake Pearson and Ilya Marritz; and “The Diplomat, the Machers, and the Oligarch,” hosted by Ilya Marritz and Andrea Bernstein

REPLY ALLTim Howard, EditorTwo episodes of “Reply All”: “30-50 Feral Hogs,” reported by PJ Vogt, and “The Real Enemy,” reported by Emmanuel Dzotsi

DESIGN

1843Rosie Blau, Editor

BON APPÉTITAdam Rapoport, Editor in ChiefMichele Outland, Creative Director

FAST COMPANYStephanie Mehta, Editor in ChiefMike Schnaidt, Creative Director

GQWill Welch, Editor in ChiefRobert Vargas, Executive Design Director

NEW YORKDavid Haskell, Editor in ChiefThomas Alberty, Design Director

PERSONAL SERVICEAUDUBONJennifer Bogo, Vice President, Content“Start Here! Your Guide to Climate Action,” reporting and editing by Andrew Del-Colle, Breanna Draxler, Kevin Dupzyk, Rene Ebersole, Martha Harbison, Janet Marinelli, Andy McGlashen and Hannah Waters

COSMOPOLITANJessica Pels, Editor in Chief“Your Non-Scary Guide to Going to Rehab,” by Andrea Stanley, and“How to Go to Rehab,” by Kiera Carter and Kaitlin Menza

O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINELucy Kaylin, Editor in Chief“The Agony and, Yes, the Ecstasy of Menopause,” by Robin Marantz HenigAdditional reporting by Serena Alagappan, Corrie Pikul and Deborah Way

PHILADELPHIA Tom McGrath, Editor“Ouch,” by Brian Howard, and “Win the War on Drugs,” by Gina Tomaine

SELFCarolyn Kylstra, Editor in Chief“Black Maternal Mortality”

FEATURE WRITINGTHE BELIEVERJoshua Wolf Shenk, Editor in Chief“Las Marthas,” by Jordan Kisner

BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK Joel Weber, Editor“Vanillanomics,” by Monte Reel

HARPER’S MAGAZINEEllen Rosenbush, Editorial Director“Lost at Sea,” by Joe Kloc

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINEJake Silverstein, Editor in Chief“All That Glitters,” by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINEJake Silverstein, Editor in Chief“The Schoolteacher and the Genocide,” by Sarah A. Topol

THE NEW YORKERDavid Remnick, Editor“Unlike Any Other,” by Nick Paumgarten

TEXAS MONTHLYDan Goodgame, Editor in Chief“Angels in East Texas,” by Wes Ferguson

PHOTOGRAPHY

APERTUREMichael Famighetti, Editor

GQWill Welch, Editor in ChiefRoxanne Behr, Visuals Director

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICSusan Goldberg, Editor in Chief

TIMEEdward Felsenthal, Editor in Chief and Chief Executive OfficerKatherine Pomerantz, Multimedia Director

WSJ. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL MAGAZINEKristina O’Neill, Editor in ChiefJennifer Pastore, Executive Photo Director

GENERAL EXCELLENCENews, Sports and Entertainment

THE CALIFORNIA SUNDAY MAGAZINEDouglas McGray, Editor in Chief

ESPN THE MAGAZINE AND ESPN COVER STORYAlison Overholt, Editor in Chief and Senior Vice President, Multiplatform Storytelling and Journalism

THE MARSHALL PROJECTSusan Chira, Editor in Chief

NEW YORKDavid Haskell, Editor in Chief

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINEJake Silverstein, Editor in Chief

“Elephant Walking” photographed by Bobby Doherty / “ASME Typewriter” directed by Fred Woodward; videography by Gordon von Steiner.