Industry Dive is a finalist for 17 Neal Awards, 19 Mid-Atlantic Azbees

Industry Dive publications have once again been recognized by the most prestigious awards programs in trade journalism. The Dive publications received 17 finalist nominations for the Jesse H. Neal Awards, including three for Best Range of Work by a Media Brand, and 19 finalist nominations for Azbee Awards in the Mid-Atlantic Region. 

“We strive to produce the best b2b journalism in our markets, and we’re honored to have our work recognized as such,” said Davide Savenije, editor-in-chief at Industry Dive. “Our journalists endeavor every day to report deeply impactful stories that resonate with our audiences. It’s validating to earn so many nominations from our industry peers for our work.” 

Neal Awards finalists:

• Best Commentary – Pardon the Disruption column by Grocery Dive's Jeff Wells
• Best DEI Coverage – K-12 Dive for “Confusing and complex: A deep dive into a narrow provision that aims to reduce racial disparities in special education”
• Best Editorial Use of Data – Healthcare Dive for “Hacking healthcare: With 385M patient records exposed, cybersecurity experts sound alarm on breach surge”
• Best Editorial Use of Data – Supply Chain Dive for “How Supply Chain Dive gathered port data to illustrate cargo diversion trends”
• Best eNewsletter – Supply Chain Dive for its weekly guide to operations management
• Best Industry Coverage – BioPharma Dive for its coverage on the intersection of business and medicine
• Best News Coverage –  Supply Chain Dive for its reader-centric approach to covering labor negotiations
• Best Profile – Food Dive for “Profile of a media-shy CEO who went from selling men’s clothing to closing billion-dollar deals”
• Best Range of Work by a Media Brand – BioPharma Dive for its reporting on the drug industry
• Best Range of Work by a Media Brand – Retail Dive for “Retail Dive reporting delves deep on retail trends”
• Best Range of Work by a Media Brand – Supply Chain Dive for its “reader focus leads it to events, innovative designs”
• Best Range Of Work By A Single Author – Reporting by Retail Dive Senior Reporter Daphne Howland
• Best Series – BioPharma Dive for “The world’s first CRISPR medicine”
• Best Single Article – Construction Dive for “A decade of danger: The construction firm with the most OSHA violations in 10 years”
• Best Single Article – K-12 Dive for “The Education Department passes the buck on Title IX — and students pay the price”
• Best Subject-Related Package – Food Dive for “A definitive, thorough profile of a media-shy major food company and its CEO”
• Best Technical/Scientific Content – Packaging Dive for “‘Revolutionary’ digital printing technology uptake expected to accelerate for packaging”

The Jesse H. Neal Awards from the The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) are the most prestigious editorial honors in the field of specialized journalism. Named after Jesse H. Neal, the first managing director of American Business Media, the Neal Awards were established in 1955 to recognize and reward editorial excellence in business media. Winners will be announced on April 26. 

Azbee Awards finalists for the Mid-Atlantic region:

• Case Study – K-12 Dive for “‘Opportunity’ knocked — and stayed: Successes and flaws of DC’s private school voucher program”
• Company Profile – Food Dive for “A definitive, thorough profile of a media-shy major food company”
• Data Journalism – Healthcare Dive for “Deep analysis reveals scope of data breach scourge in healthcare” 
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – K-12 Dive for “Confusing and complex: A deep dive into a narrow provision that aims to reduce racial disparities in special education”
• Enterprise News – HR Dive for “Do as I say, not as I do: Compensation consulting firm doesn't heed its own advice, workers say” 
• Group Profile – Construction Dive for “Construction Champions: The industry’s top women leaders”
• Individual Profile – Food Dive for “Profile of a media-shy CEO who went from selling men’s clothing to closing billion-dollar deals”
• Impact/Investigative – K-12 Dive for “The Education Department passes the buck on Title IX — and students pay the price”
• Online Breaking News Coverage – Supply Chain Dive for “Fast and deep coverage of the UPS-Teamsters contract agreement”
• Online Single Topic Coverage – BioPharma Dive for “The world’s first CRISPR medicine”
• Online State of the Industry – HR Dive for “HR enters a new era as industry pros work to demonstrate value”
• Overall Headline Writing – Packaging Dive for “Packaging Dive unpacks its headline strategy”
• Regular Column – Pardon the Disruption column by Grocery Dive's Jeff Wells
• Sustainability Reporting – Waste Dive for “Regulation ready: Following state and federal sustainability implications for the waste industry”
• Technical Article – Packaging Dive for “‘Revolutionary’ digital printing technology uptake expected to accelerate for packaging”
• Technology & Innovation Reporting – CIO Dive for “CIO Dive grounds generative AI hype, investigating innovation and its consequences” 
• Web Article Design – Food Dive for “How a tight supply from the deadliest bird flu outbreak hammered the egg industry” 
• Web Feature Article – Construction Dive for “A decade of danger: The construction firm with the most OSHA violations in 10 years”
• Web Feature Series – Smart Cities Dive for “Cities work to address soaring pedestrian deaths and the hardest-hit communities”

The Azbee Awards of Excellence program from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) is one of the most distinguished awards competitions, recognizing business-to-business, trade, association and professional publications for their achievements in high-quality reporting, editing and design. Winners of the Azbee Awards for the Mid-Atlantic region will be announced on April 17. National finalists and winners will be announced later.