The Bloomberg Businessweek cover from its Feb. 6-12, 2012, edition was named the top cover among business and technology magazines by the American Society of Magazine Editors on Wednesday.
The other finalists in the category were Bloomberg Businessweek, April 30-May 6, 2012 for “My Life in Private Equity,” and Smithsonian, September 2012, for “The Genius Steve Jobs.”
In addition, Bloomberg Businessweek won for the best cover in the brainiest category for its May 28 – June 3, 2012 edition “Bang Head Here.”
And the weekly glossy also won in the Best Obama category for its Nov. 12-18, 2012, cover “The Next Four Years.”
The magazine was also a finalist in the news and politics category for its Oct. 15-21, 2012, “Election Issue.”
The cover of the Nov. 12, 2012, issue of New York Magazine depicting Hurricane Sandy was chosen by magazine editors as “Cover of the Year” in the seventh annual ASME Best Cover Contest, which was open to all consumer magazines published in calendar year 2012.
