The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) has presented the 2025 National Magazine Awards to the editors of 15 leading magazines and websites. The Ellies — named for the symbol of the awards, Alexander Calder’s “Elephant Walking” — were presented at a reception at Racket, a venue in Manhattan. The winners of the ASME Award for Fiction, the ASME Awards for Design, Photography and Illustration, and the 10th annual ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30 were also honored.

One of the most prestigious journalism-awards programs in the United States, the National Magazine Awards are sponsored by ASME in association with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Originally limited to print magazines, the awards now honor magazine storytelling published in any print or digit

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