Now ASBPE members can get advice about the ethics of an editorial or advertising practice. ASBPE’s new Ethics Advisory program offers members a formal process for receiving timely guidance on specific situations. When an ethical question arises, an … read more
ASBPE News
Contest to split into digital, print competitions for 2009
Separate programs will have their own conferences. To increase the prestige and visibility of the high-quality digital work that b2b editorial and design staffs do, ASBPE is creating a separate digital Azbee Awards program for 2009. It will … read more
Call for Nominations: 2009 ASBPE Journalism That Matters Award
New program recognizes journalists who help effect change; entry deadline is March 2, 2009. ASBPE is pleased to introduce the Journalism That Matters Award, a new program to recognize a B2B, association, or trade publication journalist whose coverage … read more
2009 Magazine of the Year finalists announced
20 ‘best-in-class’ magazines named Downsized editorial and art staffs are more than pulling their weight to keep standards high, if one uses ASBPE’s Magazine of the Year finalists as a gauge. Taking a cue from the Internet, print … read more
American Farriers Journal editor wins Barr Award for feature writing
Frank Lessiter’s series on mistreatment of horses led to industry, government action. Frank Lessiter, editor of American Farriers Journal, received the sixth Stephen Barr award for his four-part series, “Soring,” from July/August to December 2008. “Inventiveness. Insight. Balance. … read more
New ASBPE board members take office
Please welcome ASBPE’s new national officers for a two-year term ending July 2011. Warren Hersch, formerly ASBPE’s New York City chapter president, is the new president, and Tina Grady Barbaccia, formerly Chicago chapter president, is the new vice … read more
2009 Magazine Critique Service now open
Get the real scoop on your magazine’s strengths; deadline Nov. 16. Put your magazine in the hands of some of the most respected editors working in B2B journalism today and benefit from their colleague-to-colleague analysis of what you … read more
2009 Digital Azbee Awards finalists announced
ASBPE names finalists for Web Site of the Year; Digital Azbees break entry record. Four publications are finalists in ASBPE’s 2009 Digital Azbees competition. BusinessWeek (McGraw Hill, now Bloomberg), CIO (IDG), InfoWorld (IDG), or TechRepublic (CBS Innteractive) will … read more
ASBPE adds ethics guidelines for association editors
Collaboration with association publications group produces new best practices. To better serve association editors, ASBPE has approved guidelines that are now part of the Society’s Code of Preferred Editorial Ethics. The new best practices were developed in partnership … read more
Final report on digital skills, training, and strategies research released
Survey of 273 B2B editors shows corporate digital training and publisher leadership lacking even as titles become cross-platform brands. The final, complete report of the ASBPE-Medill Survey on Digital Skills and Strategies is now available. Preliminary results were … read more