National Magazine Award
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The National Magazine Award is a prestigious American award that honors excellence in the magazine industry. It is administered by the American Society of Magazine Editors and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.
The award has been presented annually since 1966. It one of the highest awards in the magazine industry, though not equally as prestigious as the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) award, which is considered the highest journalism honor short of a Pulitzer Prize.
Recipients of awards are selected in a two-step procedure: First, entries are reviewed by a judging panel, which recommends a group of finalists; then, a second panel of judges chooses one winner in each category. Awards are issued in the following categories:
- General Excellence
- Under 100,000 circulation
- 100,000 to 250,000 circulation
- 250,000 to 500,000 circulation
- 500,000 to 1,000,000 circulation
- 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 circulation
- Over 2,000,000 circulation
- Online
- Personal Service
- Leisure Interests
- Reporting
- Public Interest
- Feature Writing
- Profile Writing
- Essays
- Columns and Commentary
- Reviews and Criticism
- Magazine Section
- Single-Topic Issue
- Design
- Photography
- Photo Portfolio/Photo Essay
- Fiction
