'E&P' scores a Neal hat trick

By: In its strongest showing ever, Editor & Publisher was a top winner in this year's annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, an- nounced at a gala gathering in New York City on March 18. E&P took home three prizes. Only one magazine, CSO, won more, with four.

The Neals, now in their 50th year, are considered the top honors in business journalism. There were more than 1200 entries this year, a record. E&P won in three diverse categories: staff-written editorials, news (for ongoing coverage of the press and Iraq) and subject-related series of articles ("The Sunday Paper").

This is the third time in four years that E&P has won for its editorials. Judges praised the editorials for "regularly challenging editors, publishers and CEOs to live up to their responsibilities." The magazine's yearlong coverage of press issues surrounding the Iraq war was hailed for being "thorough and analytical." E&P was also a finalist in a fourth category, regularly featured department (news).

"As shown by the scope and variety of topics, this year's awards truly reflect the work of the entire staff," Editor Greg Mitchell said. Other winners included The American Lawyer, CIO, Aviation Week & Space Technology, and PCWorld.com.