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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire -03/20/12)- The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism today announced the winners of the 2012 National Magazine Awards for Digital Media. More than 300 editors, publishers and guests attended a lunch at the Grand Hyatt New York to honor the 55 finalists and 11 winners. The lunch was hosted by Larry Hackett, managing editor of People and ASME president, and Lucy Danziger, editor-in-chief of SELF and ASME secretary.

The National Magazine Awards for Digital Media were presented in conjunction with "MPA Digital: Swipe," the premier conference for magazine editors and publishers focusing on tablets, e-readers, smartphones and apps. The presentation of the awards was sponsored by Adobe.

The winners of the National Magazine Awards for Digital Media -- known as the Digital Ellies for the Alexander Calder stabile "Elephant," which is presented to each winner -- included nine titles. New York won the General Excellence and Website awards; Wired won the Reporting and Design awards. Other winners were The American Scholar, The Daily Beast, Foreign Policy, Men's Health, National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine and TIME.

Foreign Policy and The New York Times Magazine have now won Digital Ellies in each of the three years since the program was established as part of the National Magazine Awards in 2010. New York also won the Digital Ellie for General Excellence in 2010.

Ninety industry leaders served as Digital Ellies judges. James B. Meigs, editor-in-chief of Popular Mechanics and Editorial Director of the Hearst Men's Enthusiast Group, chaired the judging.

The winners of the 2012 National Magazine Awards for Digital Media are:

General Excellence, Digital Media Honors the best magazines published on digital platforms

New YorkAdam Moss, Editor-in-Chief Ben Williams, Editorial Director, nymag.com

WebsiteHonors the best magazine websites

New YorkAdam Moss, Editor-in-Chief Ben Williams, Editorial Director, nymag.com

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National Magazine Awards for Digital Media Winners Announced