American Media, Inc.'s Radar Online Earns 7 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards
NEW YORK, Nov. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American Media, Inc.'s Radar Online earned seven awards at the 2014 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards including top honors for Investigative Story of the Year (any platform) for the site's coverage of the Paula Deen racism scandal and Celebrity News Story of the Year (online) for uncovering Michael Jackson's secret diary.
The judges placed Radar in five other categories, including second places for the highly coveted Best Entertainment Website and Industry News Story Of The Year (online) for the site's audio tapes of unapologetic Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Radar was also awarded third place in the Industry News Story Of The Year (any platform) category for its series titled "Fooling the World: How Networks Stage, Script & Fake Reality TV," Celebrity News Story Of The Year (online) for "Scientology Under Siege," and Celebrity Investigative Story Of The Year (any platforms) for "Michael Jackson's Secret Diary."
"It's an honor to be recognized among so many great news organizations," said AMI Vice President of News and Editorial Director of Radar Online Dylan Howard. "These honors are a great source of pride for the Radar staff, led by AMI News Managing Editor Melissa Cronin and Radar Managing Editor Jen Heger, and underscores our incredible commitment to breaking news and leading the discussion on many of today's most discussed topics in celebrity and entertainment news."
Radar Online has previously been honored as Best Entertainment Website at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards (2011) and has 24 total awards since 2010. The site has grown to more than 15 million unique visitors per month with users consuming more than 140 million page views since becoming a digital-first publication in 2008.
About American Media, Inc.
American Media, Inc. (AMI) owns and operates the leading print and digital celebrity and health & fitness media brands in the United States. AMI's titles include National Enquirer, Star, OK!, Globe, National Examiner, Soap Opera Digest, Shape, Fit Pregnancy, Natural Health, Men's Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Flex and Muscle & Fitness Hers. AMI also manages 17 different digital sites including RadarOnline.com, OKmagazine.com, Shape.com, FitPregnancy.com, MensFitness.com and MuscleandFitness.com. AMI's magazines have a combined total circulation of 5.9+ million and reach more than 53 million men and women each month. AMI's digital properties reach an average of 46+ million unique visitors and 342+ million page views monthly.
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