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The latest on our activities, plus archived news releases.


Latest News

Education parity is goal of new trade magazine foundation
Trade magazine editors say it's time to end the blind spot to the b2b journalism in college classrooms.
Download press release (36K Word doc).

ASBPE, TABPI once again offer magazine critique service
Service is designed to improve publication performance at a reasonable price; deadline for submissions is Oct. 1, 2008.

Survey: Editors must learn leadership skills (99K PDF)
A new survey cosponsored by ASBPE focuses on leadership abilities of B2B editors.

ASBPE National Award Winners Announced
Top honors for 2008 go to Restaurants & Institutions, The Scientist, Computerworld.com, Network World. CIO, CSO, and CIO.com recognized as best magazines, web site since 2000.

ASBPE names Magazine of the Year, Web Site of the Year and Multi-Platform Award finalists
Winners to be announced at July 24 banquet.

2008 Young Leaders Scholarship winners announced
Seven editors selected to attend national conference, Azbee banquet.

ASBPE Names Top B2B Magazines, Web Sites for Anniversary Azbee Award
ASBPE has chosen the best business-to-business magazines since 2000, Web sites since 2002; “best of the best” to be announced at July 24 awards banquet.

Abe Peck to receive ASBPE Lifetime Achievement Award
Eclectic professor, writer, B2B editorial consultant to be honored during National Editorial Conference.

ASBPE Foundation charitable priorities set
Goals: stay on top of new media; close the consumer business journalism education gap.

News Story Archives

2008

National Editorial Conference: Sessions, speakers announced
Conference devoted to print and digital, including exclusive how-to sessions on the Magazines and Web Site of the Year.
(April 4, 2008)

Call for Applications: 2008 ASBPE Young Leaders Scholarship
Do you know a fantastic editor who’s 30 or younger? Urge them to apply. Application deadline is March 3.
(Jan. 17, 2008)

National Editorial Conference: Blogger Paul Conley will keynote
Upcoming speaker warns editors to fight for Web ethics and explore multimedia.
Also: Where to learn multimedia skills on the web
(Jan. 15, 2008)

Azbee Awards of Excellence: Submission deadline is Feb. 22
These tips for entering online will help you save time and money.
(Jan. 9. 2008)

2007

Initiatives, including foundation, webinars, tip sheets, in the works
Foundation will support ASBPE’s educational, ethics programs; association also has launched Facebook group.
(Dec. 31, 2007)

National Editorial Conference: Kansas City, here we come
ASBPE plans July 24–25 meeting in City of Fountains; will make Day One digital.
(Dec. 19, 2007)

Azbee Awards of Excellence: Now, enter online
New submission process will save time, money; deadline for entries is Feb. 22, 2008.
(Dec. 18, 2007)

ASBPE members get discount on Executing Social Media conference
Any ASBPE member may attend the conference at $500 off the registration fee.
(Nov. 6, 2007)

New Atlanta Chapter Officers To Beef Up Education Programs
Local B2B mags American City & County, Government Security, National Real Estate Investor, Rejuvenate and Waste Age to be honored for Azbee Awards.
Download press release (36K Word doc).
(Aug. 14, 2007)

ASBPE joins TABPI in sponsoring Magazine Critique Service
Deadline to submit materials is Oct. 1.
(Aug. 13, 2007)

National Azbee Winners Announced
Builder Magazine, Public CIO take 2007 Magazine-of-the-Year honors in Azbee Awards; PCWorld.com wins Web Publication of the Year.
Download press release (36K Word doc).
(Aug. 3, 2007)

Young Leaders Scholarship:
Editors excited about winning ASBPE honors

In a tragic note, one recipient is mourned.
(July 31, 2007)

ASBPE Elections: National slate rolls to victory
Three new officers take the reins in August.
(July 30, 2007)

ASBPE names Magazines of the Year,
Web Site Publication of the Year Finalists

Twenty publications, ten online outlets compete for top awards on Aug. 2.
(June 19, 2007)

Lifetime Achievement Award winner Jan White
Visual journalist, publication designer, teacher, and author to receive ASBPE’s career honor.
(June 17, 2007)

ASBPE Speaks Out on Hypertext Ad Issue
Blog-driven debate about sponsored links in editorial content focuses on
our ethics code.
(May 16, 2007)

National Editorial Conference:
Former Time Inc. chief, BusinessWeek editor will headline

Time Inc.’s Norman Pearlstine and BusinessWeek editor-in-chief Stephen J. Adler will address critical issues in conference keynotes.
(May 11, 2007)

Folio: magazine cites ASBPE ethics guidelines
Folio: has named ASBPE’s Guide to Preferred Editorial Practices among the industry's Top 40 developments in 2006.
(April 4, 2007)

National Editorial Conference: B2B media watchdogs to have their day
ASBPE panel will feature editors of publications that cover B2B publishing.
(March 12, 2007)

National Editorial Conference: Surmounting the digital divide
Sessions on Aug. 2-3 will focus on Web strategies and the journalistic craft.
(Feb. 7, 2007)

Toward new leadership
ASBPE board submits nominations for 2007–2009 national officers.
(May 17, 2007)

Call for Applications: 2007 ASBPE Young Leaders Scholarship
Deadline is May 1, 2007; scholarships available for international editors, too.
(Feb. 23, 2007)

Call for Nominations: Lifetime Achievement Award 2007
Submission deadline is May 1.
(Feb. 13, 2007)

Tabbie Call for Entries Now Available
International B2B awards launches two new categories; deadline is March 7.
(Jan. 25, 2007)

2006

New York, here we come
For the first time ASBPEs National Editorial Conference will be held in the B2B capital, Aug. 2-3.
(Oct. 30, 2006)

Azbee Excellence Awards expand digital, newsletter recognition
Spurred by digital growth and newsletter market, ASBPE adds 16 categories.
(Oct. 27, 2006)

Trade journalists as investigative reporters
Book examines major government and industry changes driven by tough reporting in the business-to-business and association press.
Download ASBPE’s press release about its new book, Journalism That Matters.
(40KB Word doc)
(Aug. 16, 2006)

Call for Judges: 2007 Azbees
ASBPE is now accepting applications.
(Aug. 11, 2006)

Computerworld, CSO Take Magazine of the Year Honors
Young Leaders Scholarship winner wins Barr award for feature writing.
(July 21, 2006)
Download ASBPE’s press release about the awards (57K Word doc).

ASBPE, TABPI Young Leaders Scholarship Winners Announced
Seven editors travel to national conference; international scholarship given for the first time.
(July 13, 2006)
Download ASBPE’s press release about the scholarship winners. (256KB Word doc

ASBPE Magazine of the Year Finalists Announced
The 20 business-to-business publications honored will now compete for two
top awards on July 20.
(July 5, 2006)
Download ASBPE’s press release about the finalists. (32KB Word doc)

Journalism That Matters
Book launch, another conference highlight, includes Legal Business editor.
(June 23, 2006)

ASBPE releases new editorial ethics guide
Approved revision of ethics guide calls for increased transparency.
(May 22, 2006)

IndustryWeek innovator Stanley Modic receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Editor noted for visionary thinking, explorations of international manufacturing methods.
(May 19, 2006)
Download ASBPE’s press release about this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner. (35KB Word doc)

Ethics research gets wide coverage
Ethics concerns apparently hit a chord; several media outlets pick up on ASBPE’s exclusive survey report.
(March 31, 2006)

Rance Crain to Keynote National Editorial Conference
Crain Communications president will speak on July 20; other speakers announced.
(March 24, 2006)

Plan to Attend National Editorial Conference, July 20-21 in Chicago
Ethics solutions, blogging trends, covering public firms, digital mags among session topics.
(Feb. 9, 2006)

ASBPE Winter Workshop Canceled
March 11 seminar may be rescheduled; Houston-area editors can attend local panel meeting in spring.
(March 3, 2006)

Call for Nominations: Lifetime Achievement Award
ASBPE expands criteria; submission deadline is March 31.
(March 1, 2006)

TABPI Offers International Scholarship
ASBPE is cosponsor; entry deadline is April 28.
(Feb. 21, 2006)

Call for Nominees: 2006 ASBPE Young Leaders Scholarship
Deadline for entries is April 28.
(Feb. 8, 2006)

Tabbie Awards 2006 call for entries
Deadline for international publication competition is March 7.
(Jan. 24, 2006)

2005

Houston Workshop date changes to March 11
Four sessions added in concurrent format.
(Dec. 22, 2005)

ASBPE Exclusive Research:
Members say ethics code vital to editorial and sales

In a huge response to ASBPE’s questionnaire, ethical lapses are noted, along with a lack of reader understanding about what the standards are.
(Dec. 21, 2005)
Download ASBPE’s press release about the survey. (228K Word doc)

ASBPE Members Get 10% Discount on Registration for Folio:Show
Conference is November 1-3, 2005.
(Oct. 11, 2005)

First the Oscars and Emmys. Now, meet the “Azbees”
Our new awards nickname, just in time for the Jan. 20, 2006 entry deadline.
Also: 2006 Editorial Conference set for July 20-12 in Chicago.
(Aug. 28, 2005)

Winners Announced for 2005 Tabbie Awards
ASBPE is partner in international publishing competition.
(June 29, 2005)

CMO and Restaurants & Institutions Take ASBPE’s
2005 Magazine of the Year Awards

Brand-new magazine, industry stalwart take top honors.
(June 24, 2005)

Don Ranly, University of Missouri Journalism Professor,
Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Ranly credited with helping B2B magazines develop their mission.
(April 29, 2005)

Award-Winning Editor to Discuss New Launch
in Exclusive Conference Session

National conference attendees will hear case study on starting a new publication.
(April 26, 2005)

ASBPE Seeks Your Ideas on Web Site Improvement
Post in the forum to let us know what features or changes you’d like to see.
(April 14, 2005)

National Election Results Are In!
Slate of officers for 2005–2007 approved.
(March 21, 2005)

ASBPE’s Discussion Forums Are Now Easier to Use
Interface streamlined; forum now monitored regularly;
members can choose their own passwords; help page added.
(March 17, 2005)

From Baghdad to Cleveland
Iraqi trade minister, magazine publisher to keynote ASBPE conference.
(Feb. 22, 2005)

Folio: Editor/Publisher to Keynote National Editorial Conference
For a rockin’ time, remember Cleveland, June 21–22.
(Feb. 4, 2005)

Call for Nominations: 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award
Deadline for nominations is March 11.
(Feb. 11, 2005)

Time to Vote!
ASBPE board submits nominations for 2005–2007 national officers.
(Feb. 9, 2005)

ASBPE Partners with Tabbies Again
Entry deadline is March 23.
(Feb. 2, 2005)

2005 Western Winter Workshop Set for Seattle
Theme of March 3 conference: turning readers into readership.
(Jan. 21, 2005)

Call for Nominations: 2005 Young Leaders Scholarship
Scholarship program sends up to five young editors to ASBPE’s National Editorial Conference; deadline is April 11.
(Jan. 12, 2005)

Are Interest Groups Blurring Media Lines?
D.C. ASBPE cohosts event examining ethical considerations arising from growth of interest-group media;event was covered live on C-SPAN2.
(Jan. 12, 2005)

2004

Call for Entries: ASBPE Awards of Excellence
Two new categories: Original Research and News Analysis.

ASBPE Headquarters Moving
(Nov. 18, 2004)

2004 Salary Survey Shows Unhappy Job-Satisfaction Results
(Nov. 8, 2004)

ASBPE Offers 10% Discount on Registration for Folio:Show
(Oct. 8, 2004)

Computerworld and CSO Named Magazines of the Year by ASBPE
(June 29, 2004)

Patrick McGovern, IDG Founder and Chairman, to Get ASBPE Lifetime Achievement Award
(May 20, 2004)

ASBPE Publishes Exclusive Research on Advertiser Influence on Editorial
(April 27, 2004)

Homeland Security Communications Director to Speak at ASBPE Conference
(April 6, 2004)

ASPBE and Other Journalism groups Decry HHS’s Use of Fake News Reports
(March 18, 2004)

ASPBE Joins with TABPI to Promote International Editorial and Design Award
(March 10, 2004)

Stanford Offers ASBPE Discount on Midcareer Publishing Course
(Feb. 25, 2004)

Call for Nominations: 2004 Young Leaders Scholarship
(Feb. 11, 2004)

Call for Nominations: 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award
(Feb. 11, 2004)

Mastery of Business Publication Editing Is Focus of ASBPE Book
(Feb. 3, 2004)

ASBPE Chapter Forms in the Pacific Northwest
(Feb. 2, 2004)

2003

National Editorial Conference Comes to Philadelphia
(Dec. 2, 2003)

ASBPE Welcomes New Presidents to Three Chapters
(Dec. 2, 2003)

Western Winter Workshop Focuses on Financial Literacy
(Nov. 26, 2003)

Stephen Barr Award, Membership Prizes, Newsletter Categories Added to Competition
(Nov. 24, 2003)

Stanford Offers ASBPE Discount on Four-Day Web Workshop
(Sept. 30, 2003)

ASBPE Joins Groups Demanding Public Voice on Information Access
(Aug. 28, 2003)

Catch ASBPE on TV!
(Aug. 28, 2003)

Five ASBPE Chapters Host Enron Reporters
(Aug. 1, 2003)

ASBPE Voted Into Journalism Council
(August 2003)

New Stephen Barr Award Will Honor Best Overall Writing
(July 2003)

ASBPE 2003 Young Leaders Scholarship Winners Announced
(May 2, 2003)

Folio: Editor To Keynote National Editorial Conference
(April 2003)

ASBPE Editors Cautiously Optimistic for First Quarter 2003
(January 2003)

Rebound in B-to-B Ad Spending Began in November
(January 2003)

Web Writing Seminar Highlights Western Winter Workshop March 19, 2003
(January 2003)

2002

Business Press Book in the Works

2003 Call for Entries

ASBPE, Business Wire, Enter Into Reciprocal Agreement

ASBPE Publishes Exclusive 2002 Salary, Workplace Survey Results

ASBPE Offers “Career Day” Package


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