The New Yorker's Ferguson Cover Named ASME's Cover Of The Year

NEW YORK, May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The print magazine cover of the December 8, 2014, issue of The New Yorker depicting St. Louis' "Broken Arch" was chosen by magazine editors as the Cover of the Year in the ninth annual ASME Best Cover Contest, which was open to all consumer print magazines published in calendar year 2014. The announcement was made today by Sid Holt, chief executive of ASME.

The Readers' Choice Award goes to Paper for the winter 2014 print magazine cover featuring Kim Kardashian. Readers' Choice Awards are chosen by Facebook users, with this year's contest generating 10 million Facebook impressions.

More than 100 print magazines submitted 270 covers to compete in 10 categories. A Best Cover Award and Readers' Choice Award was chosen in each category:

Best Cover Award Category Winners
News and Politics:  The New Yorker, December 8, 2014
Sports and Adventure:  ESPN The Magazine, October 13, 2014
Fashion and Beauty:  Harper's Bazaar, March 2014
Business and Technology:  The Atlantic, November 2014
Family and Home:  FamilyFun, August 2014
Entertainment and Celebrity:  The New York Times Magazine, September 14, 2014
Science and Nature:  New York, June 9-15, 2014
Lifestyle:  Men's Health, November 2014
Brainiest:  Bloomberg Businessweek, August 4, 2014
Most Delicious:  Bon Appétit, June 2014

Readers' Choice Award Category Winners
News and Politics:  Vice, April 2014
Sports and Adventure:  Outside, August 2014
Fashion and Beauty:  Harper's Bazaar, March 2014
Business and Technology:  Vice, December 2014
Family and Home:  FamilyFun, August 2014
Entertainment and Celebrity:  Paper, Winter 2014
Science and Nature:  Audubon, September/October 2014
Lifestyle:  Boys' Life, September 2014
Brainiest:  Variety, August 12, 2014
Most Delicious:  Garden & Gun, August/September 2014

View the cover image gallery.

About ASME
The American Society of Magazine Editors is the principal organization for magazine journalists in the United States. The members of ASME include the editorial leaders of most major consumer and business magazines published in print and on digital platforms. Founded in 1963, ASME works to defend the First Amendment, protect editorial independence and support the development of journalism. ASME sponsors the National Magazine Awards in association with the Columbia Journalism School and publishes the ASME Guidelines for Editors and Publishers.

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SOURCE American Society of Magazine Editors