Neals Awards 2009 Winners/Finalists

Category 1: Best Single Article

Winner
"Infectious Fun?"
Aquatics International
Hanley Wood, LLC

Finalist
"A Tale of Two CEOs"
Big Builder
Hanley Wood, LLC

Finalist
"Bond Clients for life"
Firstline
Advanstar Communications

Winner
"Flight Resistance"
Pharmanceutical Executive
Advanstar Communications

Finalist
"Biodisel: The Whole Story"
Fleet Owner
Penton Media, Inc.

Finalist
"Security Risk"
Public Works
Hanley Wood, LLC

Winner
"Higher Learning"
Engineering News-Record
The McGraw-Hill Companies

Finalist
"After The Fall"
The American Lawyer
Incisive Media

Finalist
"Target Practice"
The American Lawyer
Incisive Media

Category 2: Best Subject-related series of articles

Winners
"Special Report: Retirement Benefits"
Financial Week
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"Gaming the System/SEOwned!!!"
CSO
IDG/CXO Media

Finalist
"Counting on the Web"
Editor & Publisher
Nielsen Business Media

Winner
"Myth Busters"
Multifamily Executive
Hanley Wood, LLC

Finalist
"Lessons from the Flood of 2008"
Buildings
Stamats Business Media

Finalist
"Fuel Crisis Survival"
Heavy Duty Trucking
Newport Communications Group

Winner
"Extreme Construction"
Engineering News-Record
The McGraw-Hill Companies

Finalist
"Countering IEDs"
IEEE Spectrum
IEEE Media

Finalist
"The Economics of Meetings"
Meetings & Conventions
Northstar Travel Media

Category 3: Best staff-written editorials or opinion columns

Winners
"Editorials"
Financial Week
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"Editorials"
Editor & Publisher
Nielsen Business Media

Finalist
"Editorials"
Chain Leader
Reed Business Information

Winner
"The Last Word"
Workforce Management
Crain Communications

Finalist
"Where did I go wrong?"
DVM Newsmagazine
Advanstar Communications

Finalist
"From the Editor"
Pharmaceutical Executive
Advanstar Communications

Winner
"Editorials"
Automotive News
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"Jonah Bloom"
Advertising Age
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"From the Window Seat"
Travel Weekly
Northstar Travel Media

Category 4: Best Department

Winner
"Starts"
Big Builder
Hanley Wood, LLC

Finalist
"Profit Tips"
Drovers
Vance Publishing Corp.

Finalist
"Strategy & Innovation"
State Tech
The Magazine Group

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

Winner
"GCN Lab"
Government Computer News
1105 Media Inc.

Finalist
"NetMarketing"
BtoB
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"Forensic Casebook"
Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Penton Media, Inc.

Winner
"HR News"
HR Magazine
Society for Human Resource Management

Finalist
"Bar Talk"
The American Lawyer
Incisive Media

Finalist
"R&I Insights"
Restaurants & Insitutions
Reed Business Information

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

Winner
"Tire Match Mounting & Custom Wheel Handling"
Motor
Hearst Business Media

Finalist
"No Hitchhikers Allowed"
Pork
Vance Publishing Corp.

Finalist
"Business Spotlight: The Next Level"
Stitches
Advertising Specialty Institute

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

Winner
"10 derm mistakes you don't want to make"
The Journal of Family Practice
Lebhar-Friedman, Inc./Dowden Health Media, Inc.

Finalist
"Building Technology Series"
Building Design+Construction
Reed Business Information

Finalist
"Going, Going, Gone"
Multifamily Executive
Hanley Wood, LLC

Winner
"Empty Your Inbox"
Macworld
IDG/Mac Publishing LLC

Finalist
"Hack Your Hardware"
PC World
IDG/PC World Communications, Inc.

Finalist
"Build a Low Cost Shed"
The Progressive Farmer
DTN

Category 6: Best news coverage

Winner
"Credit Crunch"
Financial Week
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"Watching the Watchmen: 2008 Campaign Coverage"
Editor & Publisher
Nielsen Business Media

Finalist
"Salmonella Saintpaul Crisis"
Produce Business
Phoenix Media Network

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

Winner
"CorpLogoWare News"
Counselor Advertising Specialty Institute
Counselor Advertising Specialty Institute

Finalist
"The Transition"
Legal Times
Incisive Media

Finalist
"Medicare cuts affect ophthalmologists' reimbursement"
Ophthalmology Times
Advanstar Communications

Winner
"Momentum Intensifies for Crane Safety Programs"
Engineering News -Record
The McGraw-Hill Companies

Finalist
"The $35 Billion Air Force Tanker Controversy"
Aviation Week
The McGraw-Hill Companies

Finalist
"Menu-Labeling Initiative Coverage"
Nations Restaurant News
Lebhar-Friedman

Category 7: Best single theme or special issue of a magazine or newspaper/news tabloid

Winner
"The Bacon Issue"
Plate
Marketing & Technology Group

Finalist
"Greening the City"
GreenSource: The Magazine of Sustainable Design
The McGraw-Hill Companies

Finalist
"March 2008 Issue"
The Gourmet Retailer
Nielsen Business Media

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

Winner
"Fuel Crisis Survival"
Heavy Duty Trucking
Newport Communications Group

Finalist
"The Superbrands Issue"
Brandweek
Nielsen Business Media

Finalist
"Shades of Green"
Truckers News
Randall-Reilly Publishing Company

Winner
"How General Motors changed the world"
Automotive News
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"The Digital Issue"
Advertising Age
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"July 2008 Issue"
Builder
Hanley Wood, LLC

Category 8: Best single issue of a magazine

Winner
"February 2008 Issue"
CSO
IDG/CXO Media

Finalist
"January 8, 2008 Issue"
Big Builder
Hanley Wood, LLC

Finalist
"November/December 2008 Issue"
Scholastic Administrator
Scholastic, Inc.

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

Winner
"The Book Issue"
Photo District News
Nielsen Business Media

Finalist
"February 2008 Issue"
Architect
Hanley Wood, LLC

Finalist
"July 2008 Issue"
Inbound Logistics
Thomas Publishing Company

Winner
"November 2008 Issue"
Architectural Record
The McGraw-Hill Companies

Finalist
"November 2008 Issue"
The American Lawyer
Incisive Media

Finalist
"May 12, 2008 Issue"
Network World
IDG/Network World Inc.

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

Winner
"September 22, 2008 Issue"
Financial Week
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"November 2008 Issue"
Healthcare Finance News
Medtech Publishing Company

Finalist
"November 2008 Issue"
Healthcare IT News
Medtech Publishing Company

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

Winner
"March 2008 Issue"
DVM Newsmagazine
Advanstar Communications

Finalist
"July 2008 Issue"
DVM Newsmagazine
Advanstar Communications

Finalist
"April 28, 2008 Issue"
Texas Lawyer
Incisive Media

Winner
"October 13, 2008 Issue"
Advertising Age
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"Crisis on Wall Street"
InvestmentNews
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"October 27, 2008 Issue"
Travel Weekly
Northstar Travel Media

Category 10: Best start-up publication

Winner
"EcoHome"
EcoHome
Hanley Wood, LLC

Finalist
"Bar Business"
Bar Business Magazine
Simmons-Boardman Publishing

Finalist
"Diversity Exxecutive"
Diversity Executive
MediaTec Publishing

Category 11: Best e-newsletter

No award given

Category 12: Best use of video

Winner
"Construction Comes to Life"
ENR.com
The McGraw-Hill Companies

Finalist
"L.A. Files"
Mediaweek.com
Nielsen Business Media

Finalist
"Service Award and Inconclusive Harassment Videos"
SHRM.org
Society for Human Resource Management

Category 13: Best Web site

Winner
"FinancialWeek.com"
FinancialWeek.com
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"modernhealthcare.com"
modernhealthcare.com
Crain Communications Inc.

Finalist
"CSOonline.com"
CSOonline.com
IDG/CXO Media

Winner
"ArchitecturalRecord.com"
ArchitecturalRecord.com
The McGraw- Hill Companies

Finalist
"GovernmentExecutive.com"
Government Executive
Government Executive

Finalist
"Workforce.com"
Workforce Management
Crain Communications Inc.

Winner
"BNET.com"
BNET.com
CNET Networks, Inc.

Finalist
"Forbes.com"
Forbes.com
Forbes.com

Finalist
"PCWorld.com"
PCWorld.com
IDG/PC World Communications, Inc.

Category 14: Best online article or series

Winner
"The CSO Disclosure Series"
CSOonline.com
IDG/CXO Media

Finalist
"Banker Backlash"
Builder.com
Hanley Wood, LLC

Finalist
"After the Fallout"
Multifamilyexecutive.com
Hanley Wood, LLC

Winner
"Record Reveals: Boston"
ArchitecturalRecord.com
The McGraw-Hill Companies

Finalist
"Campaign '08"
ClickZ.com
Incisive Media

Winner
"100 Best Places to Work in IT 2008"
Computerworld.com
IDG/Computerworld

Finalist
"Return of the Crummy Job"
BNET.com
CNET Networks, Inc.

Finalist
"Voting Technology 2008"
Computerworld.com
IDG/Computerworld

Category 15: Best blog

Winner
"PDN Pulse"
Pdnonline.com
Nielsen Business Media

Finalist
"The Next Big Thing"
Chainleader.com
Reed Business Information

Finalist
"Trucks at Work"
Fleetonwer.com
Penton Media, Inc.

Winner
"Ares"
AviationWeek.com
The McGraw-Hill Companies

Finalist
"Critical Path: Tudor Van Hampton"
ENR.com
The McGraw-Hill Companies

Finalist
"Takeoffs: Aileen Cho"
ENR.com
The McGraw-Hill Companies

Winner
"Apple Ink"
Computerworld.com
IDG/Computerworld

Finalist
"Mobile WorkHouse"
CIO.com
IDG/CXO Media

Finalist
"Between the Lines"
ZDNet.com
CNET Networks, Inc.

Winner
"Fuel Crisis Survival"
Heavy Duty Trucking
Newport Communications Group