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2002 NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD FINALISTS
NOTE: All nominated issues are dated 2001 unless otherwise specified. The editor whose name appears in connection with finalists for 2002 held that position, or was listed on the masthead, at the time the issue was published in 2001. In some cases, another editor is now in that position.
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
This category recognizes overall excellence in magazines. It honors the effectiveness with which writing, reporting, editing and design all come together to command readers' attention and fulfill the magazine's unique editorial mission.
Under 200,000 circulation
The American Scholar: Anne Fadiman, editor, for Spring, Summer, Autumn issues.
City: John F. McDonald, editorial director & publisher, for March/April, September/October, November/December issues.
MBA Jungle: Bill Shapiro, editor-in-chief, for May, September, November issues.
Nest: Joseph Holtzman, editor-in-chief and art director, for Summer, Fall, Winter issues.
Print: Martin Fox, vice president & editor, for January/February, May/June, July/August issues.
200,000 to 500,000 circulation
Details: Daniel Peres, editor-in-chief, for September, October, December issues.
National Geographic Adventure: John Rasmus, editor-in-chief, for March/April, May/June, September/October issues.
Saveur: Dorothy Kalins, editor-in-chief, for March issue; Colman Andrews, editor-in-chief, for July/August, September/October issues.
Sports Illustrated Women: Susan Casey, managing editor, for September, October, December/January issues.
Texas Monthly: Evan Smith, editor, for April, July, November issues.
500,000 to 1,000,000 circulation
Gourmet: Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief, for March, August, September issues.
Jane Magazine: Jane Pratt, editor-in-chief, for April, October, November issues.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for February 19 & 26, September 24, December 10 issues.
Vibe: Emil Wilbekin, editor-in-chief, for September, November, December issues.
Wired: Katrina Heron, editor-in-chief, for February issue; Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief, for September, December issues.
1,000,000 to 2,000,000 circulation
Entertainment Weekly: James W. Seymore, Jr., managing editor, for June 29/July6, November 2, December 21/December 28 issues.
ESPN The Magazine: John Papanek, editor-in-chief, for March 19, August 6, September 17 issues.
Fortune: Rik Kirkland, managing editor, for May 14, October 1, December 24 issues.
In Style: Martha Nelson, managing editor, for March, May, November issues.
Vanity Fair: Graydon Carter, editor, for October, November, December issues.
over 2,000,000 circulation
Better Homes and Gardens: Jean LemMon, editor-in-chief, for March issue; Karol DeWulf Nickell, editor-in-chief, for November, December issues.
National Geographic: William L. Allen, editor-in-chief, for March, July, December issues.
Newsweek: Richard M. Smith, chairman and editor-in-chief; Mark Whitaker, editor, for September 24,October 1, October 15 issues.
O, The Oprah Magazine: Oprah Winfrey, founder and editorial director; Amy Gross, editor-in-chief, for May, June, September issues.
Time: James Kelly, managing editor, for September 13, September 24, December 31/January 7 issues.
PERSONAL SERVICE
This category recognizes excellence in service journalism. It honors the intelligence and clarity with which a magazine presents information intended to help readers improve the quality of their personal lives.
BabyTalk: Susan Kane, editor-in-chief, for Special Babies, by Melanie Howard, February.
MBA Jungle: Bill Shapiro, editor-in-chief, for Anatomy of an Interview, reported by David Blend, Lisa Chudnofsky, and Maria Spinella, November.
Money Magazine: Robert Safian, managing editor, for Family Matters, by Andrea Bennett, Jean Sherman Chatzky, Borzou Daragahi, Amy Feldman, Judy Feldman, Leslie Haggin Geary, Roberta Kirwan, Penelope Wang, Cybele Weisser, September.
National Geographic Adventure: John Rasmus, editor-in-chief, for Land of the Lost, by Laurence Gonzales, November/December.
Worth: John Koten, editor, for A Gift for Giving, by Reshma Memon Yaqub, December.
LEISURE INTERESTS
This category recognizes excellence in coverage of leisure-time pursuits. It honors the intelligence and clarity with which a magazine presents information and advice designed to help readers enjoy specific hobbies or other recreational interests.
Field & Stream: Slaton L. White, editor, for How We Hunt Deer, by Scott Bestul, John Barsness, Sam Curtis, Joe Doggett, Keith McCafferty, September.
O, The Oprah Magazine: Oprah Winfrey, founder and editorial director; Amy Gross, editor-in-chief, for a special section Creativity, November.
Philadelphia Magazine: Loren Feldman, editor, for How to Buy Art, by Sarah Jordan, May.
Sports Illustrated: Bill Colson, managing editor, for 'Ring Tossed, by Steve Rushin, January 15.
Travel + Leisure: Nancy Novogrod, editor-in-chief, for New Classics, September.
Vogue: Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief, for three articles by Jeffrey Steingarten, Caviar Conundrum, March; Salt Chic, July; High Steaks, September.
REPORTING
This category recognizes excellence in reporting. It honors the enterprise, exclusive reporting and intelligent analysis that a magazine exhibits in covering a story of contemporary interest and significance.
The Atlantic Monthly: Michael Kelly, editor, for The Crash of EgyptAir 990, by William Langewiesche, November.
Fortune: Rik Kirkland, managing editor, for Is Enron Overpriced?, by Bethany McLean, March 5.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for three articles by Seymour M. Hersh, What Went Wrong, October 8; King's Ransom, October 22; The Iran Game, December 3.
Time: James Kelly, managing editor, for Inside the Battle at Qala-i-Jangi, by Alex Perry, December 10.
Yankee Magazine: Jim Collins, editor, for A Question of Life and Death, by Geoffrey Douglas, September.
PUBLIC INTEREST
This category recognizes journalism that has the potential to affect national or local policy or lawmaking. It honors investigative reporting or groundbreaking analysis that sheds new light on an issue of public importance.
The Atlantic Monthly: Michael Kelly, editor, for Bystanders to Genocide, by Samantha Power, September.
Governing: Peter A. Harkness, editor & publisher, for Grading the States 2001, by Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene with Michele Mariani, February.
San Francisco Magazine: Bruce Kelley, editor-in-chief, for Trouble in the Presidio, by Kerry Tremain, December.
Self: Lucy S. Danziger, editor-in-chief, for The Big Fat Question: If Obesity Is America's Number-one Health Problem, Why Do So Many People Have to Go It Alone? by Shannon Brownlee, December.
Sports Illustrated: Bill Colson, managing editor, for Snow Job, by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, December 10.
FEATURE WRITING
This category recognizes excellence in feature writing. Whether the piece is reported narrative or personal reflection, the award honors the stylishness and originality with which the author treats his or her subject.
The Atlantic Monthly: Michael Kelly, editor, for Moonrise, by Penny Wolfson, December.
Esquire: David Granger, editor-in-chief, for Gone, by Tom Junod, December.
Los Angeles Magazine: Kit Rachlis, editor-in-chief, for Valley Girl, Interrupted, by Dave Gardetta, October.
Men's Journal: Sid Evans, editor, for Killing Libby, by Mark Levine, August.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for Matchmaker, by James B. Stewart, August 20 & 27.
COLUMNS & COMMENTARY
This category recognizes excellence in short-form political, social, economic or humorous commentary. The award honors the eloquence, force of argument and succinctness with which the writer presents his or her views.
GQ: Arthur Cooper, editor-in-chief, for three columns by Terrence Rafferty, Eminem: A Fan's Notes, April; Kate Winslet, Please Save Us, May; God Is Dead. Bob Dylan Lives, June.
New York Magazine: Caroline Miller, editor-in-chief, for three columns by Michael Wolff, Russert to Judgment, February 12; Sullivan's Travels, March 5; The Stupids, April 9.
Newsweek: Richard M. Smith, chairman and editor-in-chief; Mark Whitaker, editor, for three columns by Anna Quindlen, Playing God on No Sleep, July 2; A Good Girl, A Great Woman, July 30; Imagining the Hanson Family, September 24.
Newsweek: Richard M. Smith, chairman and editor-in-chief; Mark Whitaker, editor, for three columns by Fareed Zakaria, The End of the End of History, September 24; The Allies Who Made Our Foes, October 1; Let's Spread the Good Cheer, November 26.
The Oxford American: Marc Smirnoff, editor, for three columns by Hal Crowther, Among the True Believers, May/June; The O Brotherhood, Summer; A Man of the World, Fall.
ESSAYS
This category recognizes excellence in essay writing. It honors the eloquence, perspective and fresh thinking that an author brings to bear on an issue of social or political significance.
The American Scholar: Anne Fadiman, editor, for Moving, by Anne Fadiman (under the name of Philono), Winter.
Harper's Magazine: Lewis H. Lapham, editor, for Welcome to Cancerland, by Barbara Ehrenreich, November.
Men's Journal: Sid Evans, editor, for 40 Years in Acapulco, by Devin Friedman, July.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for My Father's Brain, by Jonathan Franzen, September 10.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for The Revolt of Islam, by Bernard Lewis, November 19.
REVIEWS and CRITICISM
This category recognizes excellence in criticism of art, movies, television, theater, music, dance, dining, fashion, products and the like. It honors the knowledge, persuasiveness and original voice that the critic brings to his or her reviews.
The Atlantic Monthly: Michael Kelly, editor, for three pieces by Caitlin Flanagan, The Wedding Merchants, February; The Tabloid Habit, July/August; Confessions of a Prep School College Counselor, September.
Gourmet: Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief, for three reviews by Jonathan Gold, for Foam Follows Function, April; Ticket to the World, May; Nothing Like a Flame, June.
GQ: Arthur Cooper, editor-in-chief, for three reviews by Alan Richman, Toro! Toro! Toro!, March; Slicing Up Naples, May; Pardon Us, Bubba, July.
Harper's Magazine: Lewis H. Lapham, editor, for three reviews by Lee Siegel, Seize the Day Job, March; The Second Coming of Richard Yates, July; Cold Verities, October.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for three pieces by Hilton Als, This Lonesome Place, January 29; In Black and White, June 4; Unhappy Endings, December 3.
PROFILE WRITING
This category recognizes excellence in profile writing. It honors the vividness and perceptiveness with which the writer brings his or her subject to life.
Esquire: David Granger, editor-in-chief, for Ferran Adri, by Michael Paterniti, July.
GQ: Arthur Cooper, editor-in-chief, for Our Man in Mexico, by Charles Bowden, June.
Harper's Magazine: Lewis H. Lapham, editor, for Dr. Daedalus, by Lauren Slater, July.
Los Angeles Magazine: Kit Rachlis, editor-in-chief, for Hollywood's Information Man, by Amy Wallace, September.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for The Lost Tycoon, by Ken Auletta, April 23 & 30.
SINGLE-TOPIC ISSUE
This category recognizes magazines that have devoted entire issues to an in-depth examination of one topic. It honors the ambition, comprehensiveness and imagination with which a magazine treats its subject.
Cincinnati Magazine: Kitty Morgan, editor, for Listen to Me: Growing Up Young, Black and Male, August.
Gourmet: Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief, for its special Paris issue, March.
The Nation: Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor, for Death Trip: The American Way of Execution, by Robert Sherrill, January 8/15.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for its September 11 special issue, September 24.
Time: James Kelly, managing editor, for its September 11 special issue, September 13.
DESIGN
This category recognizes excellence in magazine design. It honors the effectiveness of overall design, artwork, graphics and typography in enhancing a magazine's unique mission and personality.
Audubon: Lisa Gosselin, editor-in-chief; Kevin Fisher, art director, for January/February; David Seideman, editor-in-chief; Kevin Fisher, design director, for March/April and November/December issues.
Details: Daniel Peres, editor-in-chief; Rockwell Harwood, art director, for September, October, November issues.
Esquire: David Granger, editor-in-chief; John Korpics, design director, for April, July, September issues.
Nest: Joseph Holtzman, editor-in-chief and art director, for Summer, Fall, Winter issues.
Surface: Riley John-donnell and Richard M. Klein, publishers and creative Directors; Jeremy Lin, editorial director, for March, September, November issues.
Time: James Kelly, managing editor; Arthur Hochstein, art director for September 13, December 24, December 31-January 7 issues.
PHOTOGRAPHY
This category recognizes excellence in magazine photography. It honors the effectiveness of photography, photojournalism and photo illustration in enhancing a magazine's unique mission and personality.
National Geographic Adventure: John Rasmus, editor-in-chief; Julie Curtis, design director; Sabine Meyer, photo editor; Michael Bain, art director, for March/April, May/June, September/October issues.
Newsweek: Richard M. Smith, chairman and editor-in-chief; Mark Whitaker, editor; Lynn Staley, assistant managing editor, design; Sarah Harbutt, director of photography, for September 24, November 26 issues; Alexis Gelber, director of special projects; Amid Capeci, art director; Simon Barnett, picture editor, for Fall/Winter issue.
Time: James Kelly, managing editor; Arthur Hochstein, art director; Michele Stephenson, director of photography, for September 13, October 1, December 31/January 7 issues.
Vanity Fair: Graydon Carter, editor; David Harris, design director; Susan White, photography director; Lisa Berman, photography editor, for April, November, December issues.
Vogue: Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief; Charles Churchward, design director; Russell Labosky, art director; Ivan Shaw, photo director, for March, June, October issues.
FICTION
This category recognizes excellence in magazine fiction writing. It honors both the quality and the novelty of a publication's literary selections.
The Atlantic Monthly: Michael Kelly, editor, for The Hunter's Wife, by Anthony Doerr, May; Digging, by Beth Lordan, September; Popular Girls, by Karen Shepard, October.
Harper's Magazine: Lewis H. Lapham, editor, for Curly Red, by Joyce Carol Oates, April; Revenge, by Steven Millhauser, July; Love and Hydrogen, by Jim Shepard, December.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for What is Remembered, by Alice Munro, February 19 & 26; A House on the Plains, by E.L. Doctorow, June 18 & 25; Surrounded by Sleep, by Akhil Sharma, December 10.
The Paris Review: George Plimpton, editor, for Aqua Boulevard, by Maile Meloy, Spring/Summer; The Caretaker, by Anthony Doerr, Fall; Eating Mammals, by John Barlow, Winter.
Zoetrope: All-Story: Adrienne Brodeur, editor-in-chief, for Anything for Money, by Karen E. Bender, August; The Evil B.B. Chow, by Steve Almond, August; The Affairs of Each Beast, by David Benioff, November.
GENERAL EXCELLENCE ONLINE
This category recognizes outstanding magazine Internet sites. It honors the use of Web technology and design to display and build on the core strengths of a site's print counterpart, if any, or to create an entirely original "magazine environment" on the web.
Beliefnet: Steven Waldman, editor-in-chief
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Phil Semas, editor, new media
National Geographic Magazine Online: Valerie May, director, new media
RollingStone.com: Larry Carlat, editor-in-chief
Slate: Michael Kinsley, editor
