BusinessWeek, Portfolio, Economist, Bloomberg, Wired are Ellies finalists

Lucia Moses of MediaWeek reports Wednesday that the finalists for the National Magazine Awards, better known as the Ellies, have been announced, and among business magazines, Wired, BusinessWeek, The Economist, Bloomberg Markets and Conde Nast Portfolio are finalists.

Moses reports that Wired is a finalist in three categories, BusinessWeek and The Economist are finalists in two categories, while Conde Nast Portfolio is a finalist in one category in its first year. Bloomberg Markets is a finalist for the first time in the public interest category.

Last year, Wired magazine received a National Magazine Award in the general excellence category for magazines with a circulation betwene 500,000 and 1 million. The Economist was a finalist in the category.

In addition, BusinessWeek received an award in the interactive service online category for its B-School Channel feature on its web site. The magazine was also a finalist in the general excellence online category.

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