The Alliance of Area Business Publishers presented 108 Editorial Excellence awards to newspaper and magazine business periodicals June 21, 2014, the climax of its three-day annual Summer Conference in Baltimore.
Participation – and competition – was up this year. There were 659 entries from 43 publications in the competition. That number is up from 573 entries in 2013, 657 in 2012, and 487 in 2011. Divisions include Magazines, Newspapers, Open, Online and Best of Show. Gold, silver and bronze awards were presented in most categories.
“The most popular categories this year were Best Explanatory Journalism in the Open division, with 48 entries, and Best Feature in the Newspaper division, with 45 entries,” noted contest coordinator professor Daryl Moen of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. “There were 70 entries in the Online division, 221 in the Newspaper division, and 87 in the Magazine division.”
The annual competition recognizes excellence in journalism, photography and design achieved by regional business publications. Twenty-seven judges (profiled in the following pages) are comprised of faculty members from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, with qualifications in respective area of expertise.
“The purpose of the Alliance competition is to encourage a high level of journalistic performance and service to communities by recognizing editorial excellence and outstanding visual presentation in regional business publications,” said Alliance Executive Director C. James Dowden.
Best Magazine went to D CEO; Best Newspaper: Small Tabloids to San Fernando Valley Business Journal, and Best Newspaper: Large Tabloids to Los Angeles Business Journal. Best Cover, Magazines to Business North Carolina, and Best Front Page/Section Cover, Newspapers to Baton Rouge Business Report.
Most Improved Publication is Columbus CEO. Best Ancillary Publication went to Hawaii Business. Best Website to Crain’s New York Business. Best Online Scoop went to Indianapolis Business Journal. Best Staff-Generated Blog went to Crain’s Detroit Business. Best Use of Multimedia went to Crain’s Chicago Business. Best Daily E-Mail went to Florida Trend, and Best Specialty e-Newsletter to Crain’s Cleveland Business.
