Thursday, March 12, 2009

Magazine Publishers Association Digital Awards

A number of months ago, I met with fellow Newhouse / Syracuse alumnus Howard Polskin of the Magazine Publishers Association. We had gotten hooked up with each other via another fellow Newhouse alum Howard Sholkin a few weeks earlier, to talk shop and do a little bit of networking. We had a great conversation, talking about the media business in general, and the direction it’s going in.


During our chat, Howard mentioned that the MPA was in the process of planning for their third annual Digital Awards luncheon at the fifth “Magazines 24/7 Digital Conference” in March, and asked me if I’d be interested as acting as a judge for the competition. The MPA Digital Awards honor excellence and innovation of magazine brands on all digital platforms in 12 categories.


I told him that I’d be honored to be part of the distinguished group.


Anyway, the Conference was a big success, and the awards were announced a little over a week ago (yeah, I’m a bit behind – been busy), so I thought I’d share the news with you as well, if you hadn’t heard. Kate Maxwell, Senior Editor at Condé Nast Traveler, presented the awards to the winners at the Marriott Marquis New York on March 3rd.

And the winners are…

WEBSITES OF THE YEAR
The “Website of the Year” category recognizes excellence and innovation in content, design, functionality and usability in four subcategories.

Website of the Year: News, Business & Finance: Wired.com
Website of the Year: Entertainment & Sports: SI.com
Website of the Year: Enthusiast: Architectural Record
Website of the Year: Service & Lifestyle: Epicurious.com

MAGAZINE BLOG OF THE YEAR

Winner: Entertainment Weekly “PopWatch

BEST ONLINE VIDEO – STANDALONE

Winner: National Geographic Magazine “Searching for the Snow Leopard

BEST ONLINE VIDEO – SERIES

Winner: National Geographic Magazine “Fast Lane to the Future

BEST PODCAST SERIES

Winner: The Campaign Trail on NewYorker.com

BEST WEB-ONLY TOOL

Winner: Parenting and Babytalk “Child Health Guide

BEST ONLINE COMMUNITY

Winner: Epicurious.com

BEST MOBILE STRATEGY

Winner: InStyle Mobile

BEST MAGAZINE E-STORE

Winner: WIRED Store


via the Magazine Publishers of America

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