The ASME Awards are shaking things up this year. Instead of recognizing digital media in a few awards rolled into the general ceremony, the American Society of Magazine Editors is demonstrating a whole new respect for online journalism.
“For nearly half a century, the National Magazine Awards have celebrated the best magazine journalism in the United States,” Sid Holt, Chief Executive of ASME, said in a press release. “This year for the first time, ASME and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism will recognize the outstanding work that appears on magazine-branded digital platforms by presenting National Magazine Awards for Digital Media in 12 categories.”Of the 118 magazine websites and online-only magazines that were entered, only 37 were nominated. See the top nominees after the jump.
