Sunday Magazine Editors Association
Abbreviation | SUNMAG |
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Formation | 1987 |
Dissolved | 2001 |
Purpose | Association of editors of Sunday magazines |
The Sunday Magazine Editors Association, also referred to as SUNMAG,[1] or Sunmag,[2] was an organization of editors of Sunday newspaper magazines. It represented a majority of the major newspaper magazines in the United States.[3] The organization was formed in 1987 and was dissolved in 2001. Presidents of the organization included editors of newspaper magazines associated with the Boston Globe , The Philadelphia Inquirer , and The Hartford Courant .
Awards
[edit ]The Sunday Magazine Editors Association gave out annual journalism awards to newspaper magazines,[4] [5] presented at the association's annual meeting.[6] According to The Orlando Sentinel , the association's awards were considered "the premier contest in the nation for Sunday magazine journalism".[7] Magazine category awards included: features, investigative in-depth story, profile, essay, photography (single image and multiple image), design, design (single spread) and design (multiple spread).[8]
History
[edit ]The organization was formed in 1987,[9] and in that year, over 40 Sunday newspaper magazines entered the contest competing for the award for first place in investigative writing, which was won by The Washington Post Magazine .[10]
In 1997, The Plain Dealer decided to commission an essay from Anna Quindlen in honor of the annual meeting of the organization.[11] The theme was Women's History Month, and of the 26 papers notified, 18 published Quindlen's essay.[11] The Association maintains data on the number of newspapers that publish their own Sunday magazines.[12] The organization had 46 members in 1991.[13] In 1994 the Association had 35 members, including Akron Beacon Journal , Anchorage Daily News , Los Angeles Times , The New York Times and The Washington Post .[14]
Ande Zellman, editor of the Boston Globe Magazine , was the association's president in 1989.[15] Fred Mann, editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer magazine Inquirer Magazine, was president of the association in 1991.[13] Lary Bloom, editor of Northeast, Sunday magazine of The Hartford Courant , was elected president of the organization in 1995 at its annual SunMag conference,[16] and continued to serve in that capacity in 1996.[17] Its president in 1999 was Steve Courtney, deputy editor of Northeast.[18]
The Sunday Magazine Editors Association ceased to exist in 2001.[19]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ The Orlando Sentinel staff (May 12, 1996). "2 Sentinel Staffers Win National Awards for Magazine Pieces". The Orlando Sentinel . Sentinel Communications Co. p. A3.
- ^ Philadelphia Inquirer staff (May 21, 1995). "Inquirer Magazine Wins Five Awards". Philadelphia Inquirer . p. A2.
- ^ The Washington Post staff (May 23, 1992). "Post Magazine Staff Member Wins 2 Top Prizes for Writing". The Washington Post . p. A7.
- ^ Mann, Joseph (August 31, 2000). "Sun-Sentinel to Close Sunday Magazine". Sun-Sentinel . Sun-Sentinel Company. p. 1D.
- ^ Sun-Sentinel staff (June 11, 2000). "The Story of David and Dianne". Sun-Sentinel . Sun-Sentinel Company. p. 8.
- ^ Cashman, Kristen (May 7, 2000). "Globe Magazine Wins Writing, Design Honors". Boston Globe . Globe Newspaper Company. p. B4.
- ^ The Orlando Sentinel staff (May 24, 1992). "'Sentinel' Magazine Wins National Honors". The Orlando Sentinel . Sentinel Communications Co. p. A3.
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff (May 3, 1993). "PG Magazine's Piece on Mellon Takes 1st Place National Award". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. A-2.
- ^ Gersh., D. (January 17, 1987). "Sunday magazine editors form their own organization (Sunday Magazine Editors Association)". Fourth Estate. 120 (17). Cited in: H.W. Wilson Company (1987). Business periodicals index: A Cumulative Subject Index. Vol. 29. H. W. Wilson Co. p. 1517.
- ^ The Washington Post staff (May 20, 1987). "Post's Magazine Wins Writing, Design Awards". The Washington Post . p. A8.
- ^ a b Gordon, Anne (March 2, 1997). "Best Friends". The Plain Dealer . p. 2.
- ^ Castaneda, Laura (November 15, 1994). "Publication of 'Dallas Life' to end on Christmas Day". The Dallas Morning News . The Dallas Morning News Company. p. 10D.
- ^ a b Guy, Pat (April 11, 1991). "Industry's changes take their toll". USA Today . p. 4B.
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff (June 5, 1994). "PG Writer Wins Award". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. B-2.
- ^ Rosenthal, Alan (May 24, 1989). "Fighting to Keep Their Niche: Themed issues, cooperative ventures and downsizing are among the tools now used by various newspaper-delivered magazines in their struggle to prosper". Advertising Age. p. 16.
- ^ The Hartford Courant staff (May 16, 1995). "Courant Writer Honored for Essay". The Hartford Courant . The Hartford Courant Co. p. A2.
- ^ Stingl, Jim (February 25, 1996). "A Wisconsin farewell: For 75 years, Sunday magazine illuminated issues and reflected the times". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Journal Sentinel Inc. p. 12.
- ^ Courtney, Steve (July 18, 1999). "Sunday Magazines — A Sense of Place". The Hartford Courant . The Hartford Courant Co. p. 13.
- ^ Strupp, Joe (August 29, 2003). "Sunday Sections Evolve to Lure More Readers (Sunday Magazine)". Editor & Publisher. Retrieved December 28, 2011.