ASME NAMES NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS JUDGING LEADERS

Top print and digital journalists to oversee awards picks in January 2024; National Magazine Awards Board members also announced

NEW YORK, NY (October 5, 2023)—The American Society of Magazine Editors today announced the judging leaders for the 2024 National Magazine Awards. One of the most prestigious journalism awards programs in the United States, the National Magazine Awards honor magazines and websites for editorial and visual excellence. First presented in 1966, the awards are sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors in association with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and are administered by ASME.

“When ASME was founded in 1963, the first thing the new group wanted to do was organize a set of awards that would do for magazines what the Pulitzers did for newspapers,” said Sidney Holt, executive director of ASME. “Sixty years on, the National Magazine Awards still show why magazine storytelling, whether in print or online, is uniquely important to media consumers. The January awards judging and the April awards presentation also give hundreds of writers and editors opportunities to get together and celebrate the best of print and digital journalism.”

Every year more than 250 magazines and websites enter the National Magazine Awards, submitting 1,000-plus entries in 17 categories, ranging from Podcasting and Video to Reporting and Feature Writing. Judged by more than 300 writers, editors, art directors and photo editors, the awards are presented annually at a gala reception in New York City attended by 500 journalists and publishers. The winner of each award receives a copper “Ellie,” modeled on the symbol of the National Magazine Awards, Alexander Calderʼs 1942 stabile “Elephant Walking.”

The ASME Award for Fiction, the ASME Awards for Design, Photography and Illustration and the ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30 are judged in conjunction with the National Magazine Awards. In 2024 the judging will take place in mid-January at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.

The judging in every awards category is overseen by a veteran journalist or educator. The judging leaders this year are:

• Joe Brown, Publisher and Editorial Director, one5c
• Maile Carpenter, Editorial Director, Warner Bros. Discovery Partnership Magazines, Hearst Magazines
• Richard Dorment, Editor in Chief, Men’s Health
• Sid Evans, Editor in Chief, Southern Living
• Susan Goldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, GBH
• D.D. Guttenplan, Editor, The Nation
• Clara Jeffery, Editor in Chief, Mother Jones
• Radhika Jones, Editor in Chief, Vanity Fair
• Lauren Kern, Editor in Chief, Apple News
• Amanda Kludt, Group Publisher, Lifestyle, Vox Media
• Cindi Leive, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Meteor
• Stephanie Mehta, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Content Officer, Mansueto Ventures
• Alison Overholt, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and Founder, Good People LLC
• Puja Patel, Editor in Chief, Pitchfork
• Paul Reyes, Editor, VQR
• Ivylise Simones, Creative Director, Slate
• Bill Strickland, Editorial Director, Enthusiast and Consumer Group, Hearst Magazines
• Nikhil Swaminathan, Chief Executive Officer, Grist
• Duy Linh Tu, Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
• Julia Turner, Senior Vice President, Content Business Strategy, Los Angeles Times
• Liz Vaccariello, Editorial Director at Large, Organic Spa Media and Wellness Media Company
• Geoff Van Dyke, Editorial Director, 5280 Publishing
• Charles Whitaker, Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University

ASME also announced the 2024 membership of the National Magazine Awards Board. The National Magazine Awards Board monitors the conduct of the judging and sanctions the selection of the finalists and winners. The board is composed of current and former officers of ASME, representatives of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and veteran judges. The members of the 2024 National Magazine Awards Board are:

• Joe Brown, Publisher and Editorial Director, one5c
• Jelani Cobb, Dean and Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
• Richard Dorment, Editor in Chief, Men’s Health
• Jonathan Dorn, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Studios, Outside
• Mark Jannot, Story Editor, The New York Times Magazine
• Clara Jeffery, Editor in Chief, Mother Jones
• Radhika Jones, Editor in Chief, Vanity Fair
• Amanda Kludt, Group Publisher, Lifestyle, Vox Media
• Cindi Leive, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Meteor
• Alison Overholt, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and Founder, Good People LLC
• Charles Whitaker, Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
• Abi Wright, Executive Director, Professional Prizes, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
• Sidney Holt, Executive Director, ASME, ex officio 

To preserve the confidentiality of the judging, a complete list of the 2024 judges will not be released until the winners of the National Magazine Awards are announced.

National Magazine Awards 2024 finalists and winners will be honored at the annual presentation of the ASME Awards at Terminal 5 in New York, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Winners of the ASME Award for Fiction, the ASME Awards for Design, Photography and Illustration and the ASME NEXT Awards will be honored at the same time. 

To learn more about the National Magazine Awards, visit asme.media. 

Download the ASME Awards 2024 call for entries here 

About ASME
The American Society of Magazine Editors is the principal organization for the editorial leaders of magazines and websites published in the United States. Founded in 1963, ASME strives to defend the First Amendment, support the development of journalism and promote the editorial integrity of print and digital publications. ASME sponsors the National Magazine Awards in association with the Columbia Journalism School, conducts training programs for reporters and editors and publishes the ASME Guidelines for Editors and Publishers.

About Columbia Journalism School
For over a century, the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism has been preparing journalists with instruction and training that stresses academic rigor, ethics, journalistic inquiry and professional practice. Founded with a gift from Joseph Pulitzer, the school opened its doors in 1912 and offers master of science, master of arts and doctor of philosophy degrees.

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