Times Are Tough, but so Are Business Journalists; Finalists of the 49th Annual Neal Awards Don't...

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2003

Restaurant Business examines the tipping habits of black restaurant patrons and their effect on black-owned businesses. Medical Economics devotes an entire issue to what doctors do when faced with hard choices like assisted

These are among the 81 finalists for the 49th Annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, which honor b-to-b editorial excellence. Winners - and a new award recognizing editorial courage and integrity - will be announced at a luncheon ceremony on March 12 at The Waldorf Astoria in New York.

This year's Neal Awards finalists reflect a heightened sense of purpose and mission experienced by many b-to-b publications following the tragedy of 9/11. These finalists show that, in spite of an advertising downturn that has left many publications hurting, b-to-b editors have continued to practice exceptional journalism and produce high-quality editorial. Publications have not shied away from running investigative pieces - some at the risk of offending advertisers.

Several of the finalists broke major news. One of the more dramatic examples: American Metal Market's article on a New Jersey trading company that defrauded banks of $600 million. The story led to FBI raids and the arrest of the trading company's principals.

It is only fitting that at the Neal Awards ceremony, a new award will be unveiled to recognize the courageous reporting that characterizes many of this year's entries: the Tim White Award, named after the longtime editor of Billboard magazine who passed away unexpectedly in July 2002. Tim White was known to artists and music moguls alike as "the conscience of the music industry," and this new award will be given to an editor whose work exemplifies the courage and integrity that White displayed in his career.

The Neal Awards are open to members of American Business Media, the association for b-to-b information providers. Member companies represent over 2,500 print and online titles and reach an audience of 90 million professionals.

                      2003 NEAL AWARDS FINALISTS

     Class A: up to $3,000,000 in advertising/circulation revenue

Category 1: Best single article

Bio-IT World                        IDG/Bio-IT
Computer Graphics World             PennWell Corporation
Computer Graphics World             PennWell Corporation

Category 2: Best subject-related series of articles

Bio-IT World                        IDG/Bio-IT
Dental Practice Report              Thomson Healthcare/Medical
                                     Economics
Pork                                Vance Publishing Corporation

Category 3: Best staff-written editorials on one or several subjects

Bio-IT World                        IDG/Bio-IT
Computer Graphics World             PennWell Corporation
Residential Architect               Hanley-Wood

Category 4: Best regularly featured department or column

Hospitality Technology              Edgell Communications
Ophthalmology Times                 Advanstar
Tools of the Trade                  Hanley-Wood

Category 5: Best how-to article or subject-related series of how-to
articles

Contemporary Urology                Thomson Healthcare/Medical
                                     Economics
CSO                                 IDG/CXO Media
Professional Remodeler              Reed Business Information

Category 6: Best news coverage

Aquatics International              Hanley-Wood
HomeCare                            Primedia Business Magazines &
                                     Media
Waste News                          Crain Communications

Category 7: Best single theme issue of a magazine

Patient Care                        Thomson Healthcare/Medical
                                     Economics
Power                               The McGraw-Hill Companies
Real Screen                         Brunico Communications

Category 8: Best single issue of a magazine

Potentials                          VNU Business Media
QSR                                 Journalistic
Storage                             Tech Target

 Class B: $3,000,000 to $7,000,000 in advertising/circulation revenue

Category 1: Best single article

Baseline                            Ziff Davis Media
Photo District News                 VNU Business Media
Washington Technology               Post-Newsweek Tech Media Group

Category 2: Best subject-related series of articles

CIO Insight                         Ziff Davis Media
Heavy Duty Trucking                 Newport Communications Group
Review of Optometry                 Jobson Publishing Company

Category 3: Best staff-written editorials on one or several subjects

Editor & Publisher                  VNU Business Media
Fleet Owner                         Primedia Business Magazines &
                                     Media
Overdrive                           Randall Publishing

Category 4: Best regularly featured department of column

Baseline                            Ziff Davis Media
Business Finance                    Penton Media
Electronic Media                    Crain Communications

Category 5: Best how-to article or subject-related series of how-to
articles

Heavy Duty Trucking                 Newport Communications Group
On Wall Street                      Thomson Media
Veterinary Economics                Thomson Healthcare/Veterinary
                                     Healthcare Communications

Category 6: Best news coverage

American Metal Market               Metal Bulletin
Building Operating Management       Trade Press Publishing Corp.
Registered Rep.                     Primedia Business Magazines &
                                     Media

Category 7: Best single theme issue of a magazine

Brandweek                           VNU Business Media
CIO Insight                         Ziff Davis Media
CSP                                 CSP Information Group

Category 8: Best single issue of a magazine

CIO Insight                         Ziff Davis Media
Pharmaceutical Executive            Advanstar
Review of Optometry                 Jobson Publishing Company

   Class C: more than $7,000,000 in advertising/circulation revenue

Category 1: Best single article

CIO                                 IDG/CXO Media
CIO                                 IDG/CXO Media
Restaurant Business                 VNU Business Media

Category 2: Best subject-related series of articles

The American Lawyer                 American Lawyer Media
Builder                             Hanley-Wood
RN                                  Thomson Healthcare/Medical
                                     Economics

Category 3: Best staff-written editorials on one or several subjects

Architectural Record                The McGraw-Hill Companies
Computerworld                       IDG/Computerworld
Restaurant Business                 VNU Business Media

Category 4: Best regularly featured department or column

CIO                                 IDG/CXO Media
Network                             CMP Media
Restaurant Business                 VNU Business Media

Category 5: Best how-to article or subject-related series of how-to
articles

Builder                             Hanley-Wood
CIO                                 IDG/CXO Media
Construction Equipment              Reed Business Information

Category 6: Best news coverage

Computerworld                       IDG/Computerworld
Drug Topics                         Thomson Healthcare/Medical
                                     Economics
PC World                            IDG/PC World Communications

Category 7: Best single theme issue of a magazine

Architectural Record                The McGraw-Hill Companies
Electronic Design                   Penton Media
Medical Economics                   Thomson Healthcare/Medical
                                     Economics

Category 8: Best single issue of a magazine

Architectural Record                The McGraw-Hill Companies
Builder                             Hanley-Wood
CIO                                 IDG/CXO Media

                     Class D: No revenue breakdown

Category 9: Best single issue of a newspaper/news tabloid

Government Computer News            Post-Newsweek Tech Media Group
Network World                       IDG/Network World Publishing
Ophthalmology Times                 Advanstar

Category 10: Best start-up publication

Bio-IT World                        IDG/Bio-IT
CSO                                 IDG/CXO Media
Storage                             Tech Target

Category 11: Best Web site

Builder                             Hanley-Wood
Computerworld                       IDG/Computerworld
Successful Farming                  Successful Farming