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Engineering News-Record and Architectural
Record Each Win 2002 Jesse H. Neal Awards
McGraw-Hill
Construction Information Group Publications Recognized for Editorial
Excellence in Business Journalism
Engineering News-Record and Architectural
Record Each Win 2002 Jesse H. Neal Awards
McGraw-Hill Construction Information
Group Publications Recognized for Editorial Excellence in Business
Journalism
NEW YORK, N.Y.,
March 18, 2002 - Architectural Record and Engineering
News Record, magazines published by The McGraw-Hill Companies'
(NYSE: MHP) Construction Information Group (CIG), have won
2002 Jesse H. Neal Awards. Created by American Business Media,
the 48-year old Neal Awards recognize editorial excellence
in business journalism.
Engineering News Record, the leading construction industry
business weekly, won the award for Best News Coverage (for
a magazine with over $7 million in revenue) for its extensive
reporting on the September 11th attacks. This included exposure
of structural issues of other important U.S. buildings as
well as eyewitness accounts from World Trade Center construction
forces involved in site rescue, recovery and stabilization.
In addition, ENR finished as the runner-up for the Grand Neal
Award, given to the most outstanding example of excellence
in business journalism.
"Post-September 11th, our coverage has not only been
essential to our readership base, it has proven critical to
an audience outside construction. Those interested in truly
understanding the construction and architectural issues in
the aftermath of the attacks are turning to CIG publications
for insight they cannot find anywhere else. We are very proud
of that fact," said Norbert Young, president of McGraw-Hill's
Construction Information Group.
"News of architecture and the construction industry have
never been as relevant to the mainstream as today. We applaud
the efforts of Robert Ivy, editor-in-chief, Architectural
Record, Jan Tuchman, editor-in-chief of ENR and their respective
teams," said Jay McGraw, publisher, McGraw-Hill's Construction
Information Group publications.
Architectural Record, the leading architecture monthly magazine
took home the honor for Best Single Issue for a magazine with
over $7 million in advertising and circulation revenue. The
February 2001 issue of the magazine was titled 'Out There:
Outside the Centers of Fashion'. It highlighted the authentic,
creative work of architects across North America outside the
fashion capitals of New York and Los Angeles.
"The jurors in the past have cited the comprehensive,
rich mixture of Architectural Record stories that help and
inspire our audience. This year we were honored for an issue
that was especially close to the heart of the American architect,"
said Robert Ivy, editor-in-chief, Architectural Record.
Specially featured in the issue was an interview with the
late Sam Mockbee, founder of Auburn University's rural studio,
where students live and build innovative structures - sometimes
out of the most unexpected materials such as hay bales and
used tires - for residents of Hale County, Alabama.
Also featured were stories on K-12 school construction, an
active market and opportunity for architects, as well as the
first installment of a groundbreaking of a three-part firm
marketing series.
Selecting this year's honorees was the distinguished Neal
Board of Judges led by Marshall Loeb (Neal Judging Chair),
Columnist, CBS MarketWatch; Don
Christiansen, President, Informatica; Jill Dutt, Assistant
Managing Editor for
business news, The Washington Post; Diana Henriques, Financial
Investigative
Reporter, The New York Times; Frank Lalli, Publishing Consultant;
Professor Abe Peck, Medill School of Journalism; and Professor
Don Ranly, University of
Missouri-Columbia.
About American Business Media
(from www.americanbusinessmedia.com) Founded in 1907, American
Business Media is the industry association for global information
providers that produce magazines, Web sites, trade shows,
conferences, newsletters, and other media. These member companies
reach an audience of more than 88.9 million professionals
and generate more than $19 billion in industry revenues.
About McGraw-Hill Construction Information
Group
The Construction Information Group is the world's premier
information provider to the commercial construction industry.
With its leading brands F.W. Dodge, Sweet's, Engineering News-Record,
Architectural Record, and Design-Build, and the industry's
most popular Internet portal, construction.com, CIG provides
the latest industry intelligence and interactive solutions
that enable construction professionals to do their job faster,
better and cheaper. CIG employs more than 1,700 professionals
around the world.
About The McGraw-Hill Companies
Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a global information
services provider meeting worldwide needs in financial services,
education and business-to-business information through leading
brands such as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill
Education. The Corporation has more than 300 offices in 33
countries. Sales in 2000 were $4.3 billion. Additional information
is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.
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