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Cover Shots: Best Glossy First Impressions of 2008
No matter how media evolves, the magazine's slippery, sensual, glossy appeal still beguiles. Yet an excruciating editorial science (of sorts) goes into the making of a cover, designed to draw eyeballs at the old-fashioned newsstand.
The American Society of Magazine Editors will host its awards ceremony for the most eye-catching covers of 2008. Will a cartoon of contentious bedfellows Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama reaching for a 3 a.m. phone call win the News Cover category? Could Latina's gold-hued, come-hither photo of Jessica Alba beat out a mud-splattered George Clooney and contemplative Willie Nelson? Shall a strange blend of Iranian politics and a Larry Craig restroom stall reference steal the biggest title of all?
Check out all the covers at the ASME site.
Filed under: Award Shows, Images, Magazines, Media
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