ASME unveils augmented guidelines about magazine websites

The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) has unveiled new guidelines about magazine websites, augmenting its longstanding print guidelines for publishers and editors. According to a story in Adweek, the new guidelines have the same spirit as print, but deal with specific areas of concern such as product placement, paid links and interruptive advertising. The revised print guidelines were

Vampire front wins magazine cover of the year for Harper's Bazaar

 Harper's Bazaar December 2009 "Twilight" cover has been named the [U.S.] magazine cover of the year in the annual awards of the American Society of Magazine Editors. Previously announced had been the winners in various categories:Best news and Business -- The Atlantic "Fat Nation"
Best entertainment and celebrity --GQ "Clint Eastwood"
Best Fashion & Beauty -- The New Yorker
Best Lifestyle --

Glamour named magazine of the year in U.S. national magazine awards

Condé Nast’s Glamour magazine won Magazine of the Year at the annual American Society of Magazine Editors National Magazine Awards, presented last week. Other multiple award winners at the event were:New York, which won four "Ellies" including general excellence (250,000 to 500,000 circ)
The New Yorker, which won three awards
National Geographic, which also took home three, including general

ASME best cover finalists named by Amazon visitors

Vanity Fair, Sports Illustrated and Harper’s Bazaar were among the ten magazine covers chosen by Amazon.com customers as “Best Magazine Cover of the Year” in their respective categories, the American Society of Magazine Editors have announced.According to a story in Audience Development, this is the first time ASME has had consumers, rather than ASME members, choose the winners and it was done

Cover "pouch" newest wrinkle in making most of covers for magazine ad sales

House Beautiful, a major U.S. shelter magazine, features a "pouch" behind (or sandwiched inside) the front cover for its September issue. It is but the latest attempt by magazine publishers to find a way to strike a balance between maintaining the integrity of editorial covers while finding creative ways to engage advertisers.According to a story in the New York Times the pouch contains a card

The New Yorker, natch, leads U.S. magazine awards nominee list

The New Yorker once again leads the pack with a total of 10 nominations, including for general excellence, reporting and feature writing in the American Society of Magazine Editors' (ASME)awards, announced on Wednesday. Close behind was GQ, with 8 nominations, the most that magazine has ever received in a single year.For general excellence online:1 million or more average monthly visitors: