[Imc-chicago-audio] Chicago-based magazine wins national award

[Erin Polgreen]

Greetings,

Below is some background regarding In These Times' recent win of the  
Utne Reader's independent press award for Best Political Coverage in  
2006. We're very excited to have been given this prestigious honor  
and wanted to share it with other Chicago media outlets.  In These  
Times' Publisher, Tracy Van Slyke and Editor Joel Bleifuss are  
available for interview. Sample copies are also available upon  
request. Please contact me to schedule interviews or answer any  
questions you may have.

Best;

Erin Polgreen

Advertising and Marketing Coordinator, In These Times

MEDIA ALERT January 2, 2006 | For Immediate Release

Chicago-based magazine wins national independent press award

In These Times magazine is pleased to announce that it has won the  
18th annual Utne Reader Independent Press Award for Best Political  
Coverage in 2006. This honor comes on the heels of In These Times’  
30th anniversary, and one year after transitioning from a bi-weekly  
to monthly magazine.

In its January/February issue, Utne Reader writes,

…Since going monthly in 2006, [In These Times] has a palpable,  
politically unpredictable energy—a little less worry and a lot more  
fight. Turns out it’s all about the staff, which is younger, more  
diverse, and less likely to tolerate doctrinaire bromides.

To read Utne’s full review of In These Times, visit:

http://www.utne.com/issues/2006_139/features/12378-1.html

And In These Times’ publisher Tracy Van Slyke agrees.  “We are so  
pleased that the Utne Reader has recognized In These Times for its  
coverage during such a politically charged year. While In These Times  
has always stuck to its progressive political and journalistic  
principles, we made a special effort in 2006 to publish articles that  
got back to the basics of movement politics—all the while supporting  
fresh perspectives from up-and-coming young writers.”

  “Our strategy for 2006 was simple: We reported on and critiqued new  
strategies at the forefront of progressive politics, reinvented our  
cultural coverage to include a diversified perspective on new  
cultural trends in art, media and lifestyles and gave a voice to  
stories that the mainstream media wouldn’t touch,” Van Slyke says.

Some of In These Times’ top articles in 2006 include:

Why Exiting Iraq Won’t Be Easy by Chris Toensing
Can Blogs Revolutionize Progressive Politics? by Lakshmi Chaudhry
This is Hip Hop by Glen Ford
In Politics, Comedy is Central by Jessica Clark
What We Learn When We Learn About Economics by Christopher Hayes
Welcome to the Media Revolution by Jessica Clark and Tracy Van Slyke
For 30 years, national news magazine In These Times has featured  
award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and  
government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and  
international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and  
ideas that matter.  In These Times 30th anniversary issue will be on  
newsstands February 9th.

To arrange an interview with In These Times’ Editor or Publisher,  
contact Erin Polgreen at Erin at inthesetimes.com

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