Read the stories that were recognized at this year’s ASMEs.
For the third consecutive year, The Atlantic won the top honor of General Excellence for a News, Sports, and Entertainment publication at the 2024 National Magazine Awards.
Below is a list of the stories that received recognition from the American Society of Magazine Editors:
Winner: Profile Writing
“Inside the Meltdown at CNN”
By Tim Alberta
CEO Chris Licht felt he was on a mission to restore the network’s reputation for serious journalism. How did it all go wrong?
Winner: Columns and Essays
“The Ones We Sent Away”
By Jennifer Senior
For The Atlantic’s September 2023 issue, Senior wrote about her aunt Adele, who was institutionalized as a toddler because of an intellectual disability, and the life she could have lived.
Winner: Reviews and Criticism
“The Death of the Sex Scene,” “Porn Set Women Up From the Start,” and “Madonna Forever”
By Sophie Gilbert
A collection of probing essays exploring womanhood in pop culture.
Finalist: Feature Writing
“Jenisha From Kentucky”
By Jenisha Watts
When Watts moved to New York to pursue journalism, she hid her past. For The Atlantic’s October 2023 cover story, she wrote about her tumultuous childhood in Kentucky, and the freedom that writing offered her.
Finalist: Single-Topic Issue:
“To Reconstruct the Nation”
The Atlantic’s December 2023 issue was led by Vann R. Newkirk II and included pieces from Lonnie G. Bunch III, Drew Gilpin Faust, Eric Foner, Adam Harris, Peniel E. Joseph, Vann R. Newkirk II, and Jordan Virtue on America’s most radical experiment. Plus: a new play by Anna Deavere Smith, David W. Blight annotates Frederick Douglass, and more.
Winner: Best Print Illustration
“Jenisha From Kentucky”
Illustration by Didier Viodé
The Atlantic’s 2024 National Magazine Award Winners and Finalists
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Read the stories that were recognized at this year’s ASMEs.
For the third consecutive year, The Atlantic won the top honor of General Excellence for a News, Sports, and Entertainment publication at the 2024 National Magazine Awards.
Below is a list of the stories that received recognition from the American Society of Magazine Editors:
Winner: Profile Writing
“Inside the Meltdown at CNN”
By Tim Alberta
CEO Chris Licht felt he was on a mission to restore the........
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