Computerworld Earns Prestigious "Magazine of the Year" Award

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Computerworld, "The Voice of IT Management," has earned the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) prestigious "Magazine of the Year" award, recognizing its commitment to providing readers with insightful and unbiased news and features about enterprise IT management. The award, presented at the ASBPE's national awards banquet in Philadelphia, acknowledges Computerworld's exceptional quality of writing, reporting, and editing, as well as its editorial organization, layout, and design.

Key Takeaways:

  • Computerworld was selected from over 2,400 business and technology publications, making it the first newsweekly to win the ASBPE's top honor.
  • The ASBPE considered a broad selection of business, professional, and trade publications, not just those focused on IT, in selecting Computerworld for the award.
  • The award highlights Computerworld's ongoing commitment to providing readers with high-quality content, including insightful and unbiased news and features about enterprise IT management.
  • Instrumental in upholding Computerworld's commitment to readers is its editorial and design team, which consistently produces the best written and designed publication in the business and trade publishing space.
  • Maryfran Johnson, editor-in-chief of Computerworld, attributes the award to the team's hard work and dedication to serving the needs of senior enterprise IT managers.
  • Computerworld has won numerous awards in the past five years, including over 100 print and online awards for editorial and design excellence.
  • The "Magazine of the Year" award is the highest honor given by the ASBPE, extending beyond the IT category and cutting across all business press.

Statistics:

  • Computerworld has a guaranteed rate base of 180,000 and a total print audience of 1,869,000 (IntelliQuest CIMS v.10.0).
  • Computerworld has an online audience of over 1 million unique monthly visitors (DoubleClick).
  • International Data Group (IDG), Computerworld's parent company, publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers, including Bio-IT World, CIO, CSO, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World, and PC World.
  • IDG features the largest network of technology-specific Web sites with more than 400 around the world.
  • IDC, a business unit of IDG, provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries.

Sources:

  • American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE)
  • Computerworld's official website
  • International Data Group (IDG)
  • IntelliQuest CIMS v.10.0
  • DoubleClick
  • IDG's official website
  • IDC's official website