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ABA Journal earns honorable mention as Magazine of the Year from business publication editors
The ABA Journal took home an honorable mention as the Magazine of the Year, and its staff won five other awards Thursday in a national contest hosted by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
The ABA Journal took home an honorable mention as the Magazine of the Year, and its staff won five other awards Thursday in a national contest hosted by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
The contest, known as the Azbee Awards of Excellence, honors the best in business-to-business media. The Journal won the honorable mention for Magazine of the Year in the category for publications with 11 or fewer issues per year.
The Journal staff also took home awards in other categories including:
National Gold Award
Category: Print – Regular Department Award
Title of Entry: Business of Law
Winner: Victor Li, assistant managing editor
National Silver Award
Category: All Content – Feature Article
Title of Entry: “A Mother’s Trial: Nurse wrongly accused of child abuse forges career bridging law and medicine to help others”
Winner: Kevin Davis, managing editor
National Bronze Awards
Category: Online Video
Title of Entry: “Bill Kurtis memoir tells how law school trained him for covering trials”
Winners: Julianne Hill, legal affairs writer; Bill Ward, editor
Category: All Content – Feature Article
Title of Entry: “Talk to the Animals: If AI can translate whistles, barks and meows, could it be used in court?”
Winners: Julianne Hill, legal affairs writer; Victor Li, assistant managing editor
Category: Print – Single Topic Coverage Award
Title of Entry: “Generative AI and the Legal Industry”
Winners: Victor Li, assistant managing editor; Danielle Braff, legal affairs writer
National Finalist
Category: Best Body of Work for a Staff Writer
Winner: Anna Stolley Persky, legal affairs writer
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