Utne Reader Announces Winners of the 2007 Utne Independent Press Awards
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (December 18, 2007) -- Utne Reader, the nation’s leading digest of new ideas and groundbreaking journalism, has announced the winners of the 19th annual Utne Independent Press Awards in the January/February issue.
The 15 winners of the 2007 Utne Independent Press Awards are:
- General Excellence – Magazines: ColorLines
- General Excellence – Zines: Macaroni
- Best New Publication: Democracy
- Best Writing: The Sun
- Best Design: Theme
- Political Coverage: The Chronicle of Higher Education
- International Coverage: Foreign Policy
- Environmental Coverage: Earth Island Journal
- Local/Regional Coverage: Alberta Views
- Spiritual Coverage: Shambhala Sun
- In-Depth/Investigative Reporting: Intelligence Report
- Science/Tech Coverage: Science News
- Health/Wellness Coverage: POZ
- Social/Cultural Coverage: Gastronomica
- Arts Coverage: Film Comment
http://www.utne.com/2008-01-01/Media/Winners-of-the-2007-Utne-Independent-Press-Awards.aspx
Utne Reader celebrates the best of the independent press each issue by scanning more than 1,300 magazines, newsletters, and journals for the most forward-thinking writing, reporting, and opinion. In the November/December issue, 111 of these titles were selected as nominees for the 2007 Utne Reader Independent Press Awards.
Rather than requiring entry forms or fees, Utne Reader’s editors select nominees based on their day-to-day interaction with the material. There are two general guidelines in the selection process, which begins in July: Each publication is considered in terms of one year of its life in the Utne library; and only independently published periodicals are nominated, which excludes the publications of large media conglomerates. In this way, Utne Reader honors the efforts of small, sometimes unnoticed publications that provide innovative, thought-provoking perspectives often ignored or overlooked by mass media.
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