Topping off a remarkable year of telling the big stories important to Canadians across a litany of digital platforms, Maclean’s was honoured this week to win five gold and five silver awards from the prestigious National Magazine Awards and their first-ever online editions, the Digital Publishing Awards.
With 18 nominations at Friday night’s NMAs and another field-leading 11 nods for the Thursday night DPAs—including in the evening’s top honour, for best digital publication—Maclean’s victories reflect the breadth of our lean but agile newsroom’s varied skill set, from in-depth profiles and podcasts to cover design and columns. “I am gratified by the National Magazine Awards Foundation’s awards,” said Mark Stevenson, Maclean’s editor-in-chief. “Maclean’s did great work last year, and it’s wonderful to see it get recognized.”
So here’s to last year. Now, on to what comes next.
NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS
Editorial package: Gold
Space Issue
Maclean’s Staff
Best cover: Gold
Hurry Up and Die Already
Stephen Gregory and Mark Stevenson
Columns: Gold
2013 – Anne Kingston
Thank You, Margaret Wente, for Exposing Rape Culture
Anne Kingston
Health and Medicine: Silver
Slipping Away
Shannon Proudfoot
Politics and Public Interest: Silver
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister-elect and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and his wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau wave to supporters on election night in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Trudeau’s Liberal Party swept into office with a surprise majority, ousting Prime Minister Stephen Harper and capping the biggest comeback election victory in Canadian history. (Kevin Van Paassen/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
The Making of a Prime Minister
Paul Wells
Profiles: Silver
(Photograph by Della Rollins)
The Great Escape
Nicholas Kohler
DIGITAL PUBLISHING AWARDS
Best Podcast Series: Gold
The Thrill
Editors, producers, hosts
Julia De Laurentiis Johnson, Adrian Lee, Emma Teitel
Best Blog or Online Column: Gold
Question Period Live
Reporter
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Best Online Video: Silver
Elton McDonald: The Tunnel Digger
Editor David Zelikovitz
Producers Andrew Tolson, Colin Campbell
Videographer David Zelikovitz
Contributors Mark Stevenson, Alison Uncles, Stephen Gregory, Levi Nicholson
Best News Coverage of a Single Topic or Event: Silver
Federal Election 2015
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