In the world of magazines, no recognition is more highly coveted than an "Ellie," presented by the American Society of Magazine Editors. This is the magazine equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize Nominees and winners are chosen by hundreds of editors, educators, and art directors from over a thousand submissions.
The 2006 National Magazine Award winners are:
General Excellence (over 2,000,000 circulation):
TimeGeneral Excellence (1,000,000 to 2,000,000 circulation):
ESPN The Magazine General Excellence (500,000 to 1,000,000 circulation):
Esquire 
General Excellence (250,000 to 500,000 circulation):
New York MagazineGeneral Excellence (100,000 to 250,000 circulation):
Harper’s Magazine General Excellence (under 100,000 circulation):
a Personal Service:
Self Leisure Interests:
Golf Reporting:
Rolling Stone Public Interest:
The New Yorker Feature Writing:
The American Scholar Profile Writing:
Esquire Essays:
Vanity Fair Columns and Commentary:
The New Yorker Reviews and Criticism:
Harper’s Magazine Magazine Section:
Backpacker Single-topic Issue:
Time Design:
New York Magazine Photography:
WPhoto Portfolio/Photo Essay:
Rolling Stone Fiction:
Virginia Quarterly Review General Excellence Online:
National Geographic OnlineLabels: Awards
Many new English-language media outlets have launched around Asia since the demise of the Far Eastern Economic Review and AsiaWeek (since December 2001)but none have been able to replace them. 
