ABA Journal wins multiple awards in national journalism contest
The ABA Journal received an honorable mention for magazine of the year on Thursday in the national ASBPE Awards of Excellence honoring business-to-business journalism.
The magazine has been a finalist for magazine of the year for three years in a row in the contest sponsored by the American Society of Business Publication Editors. The ABA Journal also took home several other awards, including a gold for best general interest feature article. ABAJournal.com was a finalist for this year’s website of the year award.
Allen Pusey, editor and publisher of the ABA Journal, commented on the strong showing. “Each and every day we strive for the highest standards of journalism,” he said. “We do that for the benefit of our readers. But it’s truly gratifying when industry peers recognize the excellence of those efforts.”
The complete list of awards:
• Honorable mention, B2B Magazine of the year, ABA Journal.
• Gold, feature article, general interest, “A Thousand Pardons: Clemency Project 2014 is out to help prisoners doing excessive time from the days of inflexible sentencing,” Lorelei Laird, legal affairs writer.
• Silver, best use of social media, ABA Journal, Molly McDonough, managing editor; Sarah Mui, assistant managing editor; Ian Monroe, web producer/designer.
• Bronze, special section, “One Hundred Years of Law,” Allen Pusey, editor and publisher; James Podgers, assistant managing editor; Richard Brust, assistant managing editor; Lorelei Laird, legal affairs writer; Terry Carter, senior writer; Mark Hansen, senior writer; Brenan Sharp, deputy design director.
• Bronze, how-to article, “For Sale: Valuing and selling a firm takes time, matchmaker skills,” Susan A. Berson, freelance writer; Reginald Davis, assistant managing editor.
