Mother Jones staffers celebrate after winning the 2017 Magazine of the Year award. Mother Jones

We are not normally watching awards shows, but this story catches our attention because of some notable winners in the world of magazines, some of which we monitor regularly for stories relevant to our purpose. And in particular at this moment, when we have been monitoring the news for examples of creative protest, we realize that we had neglected or avoided some of these publications because of their partisan positioning (there is enough of that without our joining in). But this magazine today joins our list of regularly monitored sources because they have been relentlessly pursuing important stories, for a long time:

Mother Jones Wins “Best Picture Award for the Magazine Industry”

If ever there was a moment for “Wow. Just wow.”

MONIKA BAUERLEI

And we also want to say the same about this magazine, new to us thanks to these awards:

The Marshall Project Wins A National Magazine Award

Honored with an “Ellie” for “General Excellence”.

Our congratulations, and thanks, to both.