Look was the recipient of the first award 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.
Originally limited to print magazines, the awards now recognize magazine-quality journalism published in any medium. The National Magazine Awardshonor print and digital publications that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative techniques, noteworthy enterprise and imaginative direction. The Ellies take their name from the symbol of the awards, Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant Walking.” The Ellie Awardsencompass five separate awards programs: the National Magazine Awards for Print and Digital Media, the ASME Award for Fiction, the ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30, the Magazine Editors’ Hall of Fame and the Creative Excellence Award. The director of operations is Nina Fortuna.ĪSME serves the interests of its members and supports the development of magazine journalism by sponsoring the following programs: The executive director of ASME is Sidney Holt. Jonathan Dorn, Vice President and General Manager, Outside, ex officio Geoff Van Dyke, Editorial Director, 5280 Publishing, Inc.Ĭharles Whitaker, Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University Liz Vaccariello, Vice President and Editor in Chief, Real Simple, Shape and Sweet July Julia Turner, Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times
Paul Reyes, Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review Stephanie Mehta, Editor in Chief, Fast Company Radhika Jones, Editor in Chief, Vanity FairĪmanda Kludt, Senior Vice President, Eater and Curbed Editor in Chief, Eater Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief, National Geographic Editorial Director, National Geographic Partners Joe Brown, Group Editorial Director, Hearst AutosĮdward Felsenthal, Editor in Chief and Chief Executive Officer, TIME Janice Min, Contributing Editor, TIME, vice-presidentĪlison Overholt, General Manager, Oprah Daily, treasurerĪnna Holmes, Executive Vice President, Higher Ground Productions, secretary The current members of the board are:Ĭlara Jeffery, Editor in Chief, Mother Jones, president Board elections are conducted every year in May. Officers are elected to one-year terms and may be re-elected to a second one-year term. Board members are elected to two-year terms and may be re-elected to a second two-year term.
ASME currently has 400 members.ĪSME is governed by a 16-member board of directors. Applications for membership are subject to the approval of the ASME Board of Directors. Associate and ASME NEXT members are nonvoting members of ASME. Senior Editor members are entitled to all the privileges of ASME membership except that they are not eligible for ASME-member discounts on entry fees for the National Magazine Awards. There are four categories of membership: Chief Editor Senior Editor Associate Member, including retired editors and ASME NEXT. Įditorial leaders, including art directors and photography editors, employed by magazines and websites published in the United States are eligible to join ASME. ASME sponsors the National Magazine Awards for Print and Digital Media in association with the Columbia Journalism School and the ASME Best Cover Contest+Awards for Photography and Illustration conducts training programs for writers and editors and publishes the ASME Guidelines for Editors and Publishers. Founded in 1963, ASME strives to safeguard the First Amendment, support the development of journalism and defend the editorial integrity of print and digital publications. The American Society of Magazine Editors is the principal organization in the United States for the editorial leaders of magazines and websites. Ted Patrick, editor of Holiday, announcing the formation of ASME on September 17, 1963 And we think, too, that the strength of unity can help protect what is probably the greatest asset the magazine business has, and that is editorial integrity.” “ We think that the business of publishing magazines can be helped if the editors meet together periodically to pool their knowledge and broadcast their thoughts and feelings.