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Crain publications win nine Neal Awards

Four Crain publications were honored with the American Business Media (ABM) Neal Awards for editorial excellence. The 2009 Crain winners are:

Category 2: Best subject-related series of articles
Class A: Up to $3,000,000 in advertising/circulation revenue
“Special Report: Retirement Benefits” – Financial Week

Category 3: Best staff-written editorials or opinion columns
Class A: Up to $3,000,000 in advertising/circulation revenue
“Editorials” – Financial Week
Class B: $3,000,000 to $7,000,000 in advertising/circulation revenue
“The Last Word” – Workforce Management
Class C: More than $7,000,000 in advertising/circulation revenue
“Editorials” – Automotive News

Category 6: Best news coverage
Class A: Up to $3,000,000 in advertising/circulation revenue
“Credit Crunch” – Financial Week

Category 7: Best single theme or special issue of a magazine or newspaper/news tabloid
Class C: More than $7,000,000 in advertising/circulation revenue
“How General Motors changed the world” – Automotive News

Category 9: Best single issue of a newspaper/news tabloid
Class A: Up to $3,000,000 in advertising/circulation revenue
“September 22, 2008 Issue” – Financial Week
Class C: More than $7,000,000 in advertising/circulation revenue
“October 13, 2008 Issue” – Advertising Age

Category 13: Best Web site
Class E: Traffic-fewer than 100,000 unique visitors per month
“FinancialWeek.com” – www.financialweek.com

Crain had 15 finalists in this year’s competition.

The Jesse H. Neal Awards, which have been called “the Pulitzer Prize of the business media,” are the industry’s most prestigious and sought-after editorial honors.

Named after ABM's first managing director, who remained active in promoting the business media throughout his life, the Neal Awards were established in 1955 to recognize and reward editorial excellence in business media publications.