American Society of Magazine Editors

Winners and Finalists Database

Title Year Category Winner or Finalist Article(s) and Author(s) Editor
Oxford American 2018 General Excellence (Literature, Science and Politics) Finalist Spring, Summer and Fall; oxfordamerican.org Eliza Borné, Editor
Longreads 2018 Columns and Commentary Finalist Three columns by Laurie Penny: “The Horizon of Desire” October 10, “We’re All Mad Here: Weinstein, Women, and the Language of Lunacy,” October 23, and “The Unforgiving Minute,” November 7 Mike Dang, Editor in Chief
New York 2018 Magazine Section Finalist “The Culture Pages,” May 1-14, June 26-July 9 and October 2-15; vulture.com Adam Moss, Editor in Chief
Virginia Quarterly Review 2018 Feature Writing Finalist “The Useful Village,” by Ben Mauk, Spring Paul Reyes, Editor
National Geographic and ProPublica 2018 Reporting Finalist “How the U.S. Triggered a Massacre in Mexico,” by Ginger Thompson, June 12 at nationalgeographic.com/magazine Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief, National Geographic
The New Yorker 2018 Public Interest Finalist “The Takeover,” by Rachel Aviv, October 9 David Remnick, Editor
TIME 2018 Social Media Finalist facebook.com/time; instagram.com/time; instagram.com/findinghome; twitter.com/time Edward Felsenthal, Editor in Chief
Popular Science 2018 General Excellence (Literature, Science and Politics) Finalist March/April, May/June and July/August; popsci.com Joe Brown, Editor in Chief
Pitchfork 2018 Columns and Commentary Finalist Three columns by Jayson Greene: “Is Rihanna the Most Influential Pop Singer of the Past Decade?” April 5, “Can Music Heal Trauma? Exploring the Therapeutic Powers of Sound,” September 20, and “Do Androids Dream of Electric Guitars? Exploring the Future of Musical A.I.,” June 12 Ryan Schreiber, Editor in Chief
San Francisco 2018 General Excellence (Special-Interest Magazines) Winner February, May and October; sanfranmag.com Jon Steinberg, Editor in Chief
Wired With Epic Magazine 2018 Feature Writing Finalist “Love in the Time of Robots,” by Alex Mar, November Nicholas Thompson, Editor in Chief, Wired
The New Yorker 2018 Reporting Finalist “On the Brink,” by Evan Osnos, September 18 David Remnick, Editor
The New Yorker 2018 Public Interest Winner “Abuses of Power,” October 23 print issue, “Weighing the Costs of Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein,” October 27 at newyorker.com, and “Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies,” November 6 at newyorker.com, by Ronan Farrow David Remnick, Editor
SB Nation 2018 Digital Innovation Winner “17776: An American Football Story,” by Jon Bois, July 5 Elena Bergeron, Editor in Chief
Virginia Quarterly Review 2018 General Excellence (Literature, Science and Politics) Finalist Spring, Summer and Fall Paul Reyes, Editor
TIME and Mic 2018 Video Winner “Life After Addiction,” video by Aja Harris and Paul Moakley, November 8 at time.com Edward Felsenthal, Editor in Chief
Bicycling 2018 General Excellence (Special-Interest Magazines) Finalist June, July and August; bicycling.com Leah Flickinger, Editor in Chief; Jesse Southerland, Group Creative Director; Louis Mazzante, Digital Director
T, The New York Times Style Magazine 2018 General Excellence (Service and Lifestyle) Winner October 22, November 12 and December 3 Hanya Yanagihara, Editor in Chief; Patrick Li, Creative Director
GQ 2018 Design Winner January, June and December Jim Nelson, Editor in Chief
ProPublica and NPR 2018 Public Interest Finalist “The Last Person You’d Expect to Die in Childbirth,” by Nina Martin, ProPublica, and Renee Montagne, NPR, May 12, “Lost Mothers,” by Nina Martin, Emma Cillekens and Alessandra Freitas, July 17, and “Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth,” by Nina Martin, ProPublica, and Renee Montagne, NPR, December 7, at propublica.org Stephen Engelberg, Editor in Chief, ProPublica

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