Vox Media publications Eater (Stephanie Wu, editor-in-chief), New York (David Haskell, editor-in-chief), and The Verge (Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief) were today nominated for 11 National Magazine Awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), the industry’s highest honor, recognizing work in written journalism, newsletters, photography, and design. Vox Media received the most nominations of any media company.
All three brands were nominated for multiple awards and for General Excellence in their respective categories. It is New York’s tenth consecutive nomination in General Excellence, and the magazine is tied for the most nominations of any publication, with seven.
Eater, New York, and The Verge each also had finalists in the ASME Awards for Design, Photography, and Illustration.
ASME will announce the award winners on Thursday, April 10.
NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATIONS
- General Excellence, Service and Lifestyle
- Lifestyle Journalism, for “Welcome to the Chainification of America”
- General Excellence, News, Sports and Entertainment
- Design, for “The Television Issue,” “Can the Media Survive?,” and “Reasons to Love New York”
- Photography, for “Polyamory,” “One of Everything, To Go,” photographs by Bobby Doherty, and “Can the Media Survive?,” portfolio by Paul Kooiker
- Newsletters, for three issues of “Dinner Party,” by Choire Sicha
- Lifestyle Journalism, for “Reasons to Love New York”
- Columns and Essays, for “The Last Thing My Mother Wanted,” by Evelyn Jouvenet
- Reviews and Criticism, for two articles by Andrea Long Chu: “Freedom of Sex” and “A Lover’s Theory of Marxism”
- General Excellence, News, Sports and Entertainment
- Single-Topic Issue, for “2004 Was the First Year of the Future”
ASME AWARDS FOR DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY AND ILLUSTRATION FINALISTS
- Best Service and Lifestyle Design, for “Welcome to the Chainification of America”
- Best News and Entertainment Design, for “Can the Media Survive?”
- Best Service and Lifestyle Design, for “The YESTERYEAR Issue”
- Best Still Illustrations, for “Weeping on Cue Is the Toughest Skill an Actor Can Learn. Could I Do It, Too?,” illustration by Arn0
- Best News and Entertainment Design, for “2004 Was the First Year of the Future”
- Best Illustrated Stories, for “How to Watch a Baby,” by Kristen Radtke
