CJR Nominated for 2019 National Magazine Award
MARCH 07, 2019

Our client Columbia Journalism Review is a finalist for the 2019 National Magazine Award for General Excellence. This award is the most prestigious honor given by the American Society of Magazine Editors. The 2019 award winners will be named on March 14th. 

CJR is nominated in the Special Interest category, which honors “publications serving highly defined reader communities.” Fellow nominees for General Excellence in this category are Audubon, The Hollywood Reporter, Kazoo, and Smithsonian.

Point Five is proud to provide overall creative direction to Columbia Journalism Review, as well as design and art direction for each issue. 

About the National Magazine Awards
The National Magazine Awards, sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors, honor print and digital publications that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative techniques, noteworthy enterprise and imaginative design.

About CJR
Published by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961, CJR’s mission is to be the intellectual leader in the rapidly changing world of journalism. It is the most respected voice on press criticism, and it shapes the ideas that make media leaders and journalists smarter about their work. CJR is an essential venue not just for journalists, but also for the thousands of professionals in communications, technology, academia, and other fields reliant on solid media industry knowledge.