1,000,000 to 2,000,000 circulation
BusinessWeek: Stephen B. Shepard, editor-in-chief, for October 6, December 8, December 15 issues.
Entertainment Weekly: Rick Tetzeli, managing editor, for August 22/29, November 28, December 26/January 2 issues.
ESPN The Magazine: Gary Hoenig, editor-in-chief, for August 18, November 24, December 22 issues.
Popular Science: Scott Mowbray, editor-in-chief, for September, October, November issues.
Real Simple: Carrie Tuhy, managing editor, for April; Kristin van Ogtrop, managing editor, for October, December/January issues.
Vogue: Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief, for March, September, December issues.
Over 2,000,000 circulation
Martha Stewart Living: Douglas Brenner, editor, for April, July issues; Margaret Roach, editor-in-chief, for July, October issues.
National Geographic: William L. Allen, editor-in-chief, for January, September, December issues.
Newsweek: Richard M. Smith, chairman and editor-in-chief; Mark Whitaker, editor, for March 10, March 31, November 3 issues.
O, The Oprah Magazine: Oprah Winfrey, founder and editorial director; Amy Gross, editor-in-chief, for January, March, October issues.
Time: James Kelly, managing editor, for October 6, October 13, December 29-January 5 issues.
PERSONAL SERVICE
This category recognizes excellence in service journalism.The advice or instruction presented should help readers improve the quality of their personal lives.
Consumer Reports: Julia Kagan, vice president and editorial director, for How Safe is Your Hospital?, by Nancy Metcalf; Decoding Your Hospital Bills, by Amanda Walker, January.
Mens Health: David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief, for A Tale of 3 Hearts, by Peter Moore; 100 Ways to Live Forever, by Adam Campbell and Brian Good; Death by Exercise, by Lou Schuler, July/August.
Psychotherapy Networker: Richard Simon, editor, for Living on Purpose, by Katy Butler, September/October.
Self: Lucy S. Danziger, editor-in-chief, for its 2003 breast cancer handbook, Healthy Breasts for Life!, October.
Time Out New York: Cyndi Stivers, president/editorial director; Joe Angio, editor-in-chief, for Your New Apartment: From Hunting to Housewarming, April 24-May 1
LEISURE INTERESTS
This category recognizes excellent service journalism about leisure-time pursuits.The practical advice or instruction presented should help readers enjoy hobbies or other recreational interests.
Bon Apptit: Barbara Fairchild, editor-in-chief, for Thanksgiving Starts Here, by Alton Brown, November.
Consumer Reports: Julia Kagan, vice president and editorial director, for Veterinary Care Without the Bite, by Jeff Blyskal, July.
Esquire: David Granger, editor-in-chief, for The $20 Theory of the Universe, by Tom Chiarella, March.
National Geographic Adventure: John Rasmus, editor-in-chief, for Ultimate America, by Tim Cahill and McKenzie Funk, October.
Outside: Hal Espen, editor, for The 25 Essential Books for the Well-Read Explorer, by Brad Wieners and the editors, January.
REPORTING
This category recognizes excellence in reporting.It honors the enterprise, exclusive reporting and intelligent analysis that a magazine exhibits in covering an event, a situation or a problem of contemporary interest and significance.
The Atlantic Monthly: Cullen Murphy, managing editor, for Columbias Last Flight, by William Langewiesche, November.
Institutional Investor: Michael Carroll, editor, for Misdirected Brokerage, by Rich Blake, June.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for The David Kelly Affair, by John Cassidy, December 8.
Rolling Stone: Jann Wenner, editor and publisher; Ed Needham, managing editor, for The Killer Elite, a three-part report by Evan Wright, Part I, The Killer Elite, June 26; Part II, From Hell to Baghdad, July 10; Part III, The Battle for Baghdad, July 24.
Time: James Kelly, managing editor, for The Sum of Two Evils, by Brian Bennett and Michael Weisskopf, June 2; The Secret Collaborators, by Michael Ware, October 20; Life Behind Enemy Lines, by Brian Bennett and Michael Ware, December 15.
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: Cullen Murphy, managing editor, for The Dark Art of Interrogation, by Mark Bowden, October.
BusinessWeek: Stephen B. Shepard, editor-in-chief, for Is Your Job Next?, by Pete Engardio, Aaron Bernstein, and Manjeet Kripalani, February 3; The Rise of India, by Manjeet Kripalani and Pete Engardio, December 8.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for three articles by Seymour M. Hersh, Lunch With the Chairman, March 17; Selective Intelligence, May 12; The Stovepipe, October 27.
Newsweek: Richard M. Smith, chairman and editor-in-chief; Mark Whitaker, editor, for The $87 Billion Money Pit, by Rod Nordland and Michael Hirsh, November 3.
Self: Lucy S. Danziger, editor-in-chief, for Pharmacy Fakes, by Katherine Eban, March.
The Washington Monthly: Paul Glastris, editor-in-chief, for Malpractice Makes Perfect, by Stephanie Mencimer, October.
FEATURE WRITING
This category recognizes excellence in feature writing.It honors the stylishness and originality with which the author treats his or her subject.
Esquire: David Granger, editor-in-chief, for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, by Tucker Carlson, November.
Esquire: David Granger, editor-in-chief, for The Falling Man, by Tom Junod, September.
Mens Journal: Robert B. Wallace, editor-in-chief, for The First to Die, by Hampton Sides, December.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for The Marriage Cure, by Katherine Boo, August 18 & 25.
Popular Science: Scott Mowbray, editor-in-chief, for Yesterday, They Would Have Died, by Michael Rosenwald, October.
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.
The American Scholar: Anne Fadiman, editor, for The Arctic Hedonist, by Anne Fadiman, Winter.
The Atlantic Monthly: Cullen Murphy, managing editor, for Wyntons Blues, by David Hajdu, March.
Esquire: David Granger, editor-in-chief, for The Confessions of Bob Greene, by Bill Zehme, April.
Nest: Joseph Holtzman, editor-in-chief & art director, for Frances Gabes Self-Cleaning House, by Miranda July, Fall.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for Newshound, by Calvin Trillin, September 29.
ESSAYS
This category recognizes excellence in essay writing on topics ranging from the personal to the political.Whatever the subject, it honors the authors eloquence, perspective, fresh thinking and unique voice.
GQ: Art Cooper, editor-in-chief, for The Vulgarian in the Choir Loft, by Andrew Corsello, June.
Mens Journal: Robert B. Wallace, editor-in-chief, for Me and the X Man, by Paul Solotaroff, November.
Natural History: Peter Brown, editor-in-chief, for The Pleasure (and Pain) of Maybe, by Robert M. Sapolsky, September.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for A Sudden Illness, by Laura Hillenbrand, July 7.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for The End Matter, by Louis Menand, October 6.
COLUMNS and 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.
Governing: Peter A. Harkness, editor & publisher, for three columns by Alan Ehrenhalt, Devolutions Double Standard, April; Republicans Behaving Badly, August; Machine Politics, November.
New York Magazine: Caroline Miller, editor-in-chief, for three columns by Michael Wolff, Live From Doha, April 7-14; My Big Fat Question, April 21; Al Jazeeras Edge, April 28.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for three columns by Hendrik Hertzberg, Down to Earth, February 17 & 24; Building Nations, June 9; Rush in Rehab, October 27.
Newsweek: Richard M. Smith, chairman and editor-in-chief; Mark Whitaker, editor, for three columns by Fareed Zakaria, Heres a Bet for Mr. Rumsfeld, October 6; And Hes Head of Intelligence?, October 27; No Way to Make Friends, December 8.
Sports Illustrated: Terry McDonell, managing editor, for three columns by Steve Rushin, Fear and Clothing in Atlanta, February 17; My Big Fat Sports Wedding, April 21; Yule Be Amazed, December 29.
REVIEWS and CRITICISM
This category recognizes excellence in criticism of art, books, movies, television, theater, music, dance, food, 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: Cullen Murphy, managing editor, for three reviews by Caitlin Flanagan, TheWifely Duty, January/February; Housewife Confidential, September; Lets Call the Whole Thing Off, November.
Esquire: David Granger, editor-in-chief, for three reviews by Tom Carson, Increasingly Berserk Developments, January; Back to the Terminator, August; Mr. Uncongeniality, December.
The Nation: Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor, for three pieces by Arthur C. Danto, Paint It Black, August 18/25; Visions of the Sublime, December 1; TheAbstract Impressionist, December 29.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for three pieces by Louis Menand, The Thin Envelope, April 7; The Devils Disciples, July 28; After the Revolution, October 20.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for three pieces by Hilton Als, Glacier Head, January 13; Playing for Immortality, February 3; Borrowed Culture, March 3.
SINGLE-TOPIC ISSUE
This category recognizes magazines that have devoted an issue to an in-depth examination of one topic.It honors the ambition, comprehensiveness and imagination with which a magazine treats its subject.
Cure: Dr. Vinay K. Jain, editor-in-chief, for its special issue on breast cancer, Fall.
National Geographic: William L. Allen, editor-in-chief, for its special issue on Everest, May.
The Oxford American: Marc Smirnoff, editor, for its Sixth Annual Music Issue, Summer.
Rolling Stone: Jann Wenner, editor & publisher; Ed Needham, managing editor, for The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, December 11.
Wired: Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief, for Kool World, June
DESIGN
This category recognizes excellence in magazine design.It honors the effectiveness of overall design, artwork, graphics and typography in enhancing a magazines unique mission and personality.
City: John F. McDonald, editorial director & publisher; Fabrice Frere, creative director & coo; Adriana Jacoud, art director, for May/June, Summer, Winter issues.
Details: Daniel Peres, editor-in-chief; Rockwell Harwood, design director, for October, November, December issues.
Esquire: David Granger, editor-in-chief; John Korpics, design director, for May, July, October issues.
Real Simple: Carrie Tuhy, managing editor; Robert Newman, creative director for April, May issues; Kristin van Ogtrop, managing editor, for October issue.
Spin: Sia Michel, editor-in-chief; Arem Duplessis, design director, for April, September, December issues.
PHOTOGRAPHY
This category recognizes excellence in magazine photography.It honors the effectiveness of photography, photojournalism and photo illustration in enhancing a magazines unique mission and personality.
City: John F. McDonald, editorial director & publisher; Fabrice Frere, creative director & coo; Adriana Jacoud, art director, Piera Gelardi, photography editor, for May/June, Summer, Winter issues.
Details: Daniel Peres, editor-in-chief; Rockwell Harwood, design director; Judith Puckett-Rinella, photography director, for September, November, December issues.
Martha Stewart Living: Douglas Brenner, editor, for April, July issues; Margaret Roach, editor-in-chief, for July, October issues; Barbara de Wilde, design director; James Dunlinson, art director; Stacie McCormick, photo editor, for April, July, October issues.
Nest: Joseph Holtzman, editor-in-chief & art director, for Spring, Summer, Fall issues.
Vogue: Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief; Grace Coddington, creative director; Charles Churchward, design director; Russell Labosky, art director; Ivan Shaw, photo director, for March, September, December issues.
PHOTO PORTFOLIO/PHOTO ESSAY
This category recognizes a distinctive portfolio or photographic essay.It honors either photos that express an idea or a concept, or documentary photojournalism shot in real time.
National Geographic: William L. Allen, editor-in-chief; Kent J. Kobersteen, senior editor, photography, for 21st Century Slaves and Inhuman Profit, by Jodi Cobb, September.
Outside: Hal Espen, editor; Hannah McCaughey, creative director; Susan Boylan, art director; Rob Haggart, photography editor, for Tigers of the Snow, by Martin Schoeller, April.
Texas Monthly: Evan Smith, editor; Scott Dadich, art director; Kathleen M. Marcus, photography editor, for Cuts Above, by Dan Winters, May.
Time: James Kelly, managing editor; Michele Stephenson, director of photography; MaryAnne Golon, picture editor; Arthur Hochstein, art director, A Soldiers Life, by James Nachtwey, December 29.
Vogue: Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief; Grace Coddington, creative director; Charles Churchward, design director; Russell Labosky, art director; Ivan Shaw, photo director, for Alice in Wonderland, by Annie Leibovitz, December.
W: Patrick McCarthy, chairman and editorial director; Dennis Freedman, vice chairman and creative director; Edward Leida, executive vice president and group design director; Kirby Rodriguez, art director, for The Kate Moss Portfolio, September.
FICTION
This category recognizes excellence in magazine fiction writing.It honors the quality of a publications literary selections.
The Atlantic Monthly: Cullen Murphy, managing editor, for Happy Hour, by Alison Baker, January/February; We Have a Pope!, by Christopher Buckley, April; Yaos Chick, by Max Apple, November.
The Atlantic Monthly: Cullen Murphy, managing editor, for What is Visible, by Kimberly Elkins, March; Monstress, by Lysley Tenorio, June; Ghost-Birds, by Nicolas Pizzolatto, October.
Esquire: David Granger, editor-in-chief, for Presence, by Arthur Miller, July; The Red Bow, by George Saunders, September; Rest Stop, by Stephen King, December.
The New Yorker: David Remnick, editor, for A Rich Man, by Edward P. Jones, August 4; Runaway, by Alice Munro, August 11; Debarking, by Lorrie Moore, December 22 & 29.
The Paris Review:George Plimpton, editor, for Immortality, by Yiyun Li, Fall; The Final Solution, by Michael Chabon, Summer; Letter from the Last Bastion, by Nell Freudenberger, Winter.
Zoetrope: All-Story: Tamara Straus, editor-in-chief, for The Phrenologistss Dream, by Karl Iagnemma, Spring; The Smoothest Way is Full of Stones, by Julie Orringer, Spring; The Only Meaning of the Oil-Wet Water, by Dave Eggers, Summer.
GENERAL EXCELLENCE ONLINE
This category recognizes outstanding magazine Internet sites, as well as online-only magazines and Weblogs, that have a significant amount of original content.It honors sites that reflect an outstanding level of interactivity, journalistic integrity, service and innovative visual presentation.
Beliefnet (http://www.beliefnet.com): Steven Waldman, editor-in-chief
The Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com): Phil Semas, editor-in chief
CNET News.com (http://.news.com.com): Jai Singh, editor-in-chief
National Geographic Online (www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine): William L. Allen, editor-in-chief
Sky & Telescope.com (http://skyandtelescope.com): Richard Tresch Fienberg, editor-in-chief
Slate (http://slate.msn.com): Jacob Weisberg, editor
