Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards
Presented by the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation, the Lowell Thomas Awards recognize excellence in travel journalism across more than two dozen categories, including print, digital, audio, video, and photography. Regarded as one of the most prestigious honors in the field, the awards celebrate outstanding storytelling, editorial craftsmanship, and journalistic integrity in travel media.
2024-2025 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards — Multiple Categories, Outside magazine and OutsideOnline.com
Outside’s award-winning Travel channel team is the definitive voice in adventure travel, blending immersive storytelling with practical service and first-hand insight. Our mission is simple: to make travel more accessible, meaningful, and connected — whether you’re a seasoned explorer or planning your first trip. We go beyond the trailhead to offer a full sense of place, from the best hikes, bike routes, and ski lines to where to eat, stay, and play. As your trusted guide to the outdoors — and the world — we share the intel that matters: what to seek out, what to skip, and what you’ll never forget long after you’ve unpacked.
In 2025, Outside won three trophies from the Society of American Travel Writers’ prestigious Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, underscoring our continued leadership in the adventure travel space. We won Silver in Service-Oriented Consumer Work for our story: Top 8 Spots Around the World to Take a Cold Plunge, written by Kathleen Rellihan, edited by me. We also won Gold in Adventure Travel for an immersive feature on Orca Alley, and received an Honorable Mention for the Robert Haru Fisher Award for Travel Health and Safety Coverage with an informative story on safe travel to Mexico. Other award winners included: Travel + Leisure, AFAR, and Adventure.com.
2023-2024 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards — Multiple Categories, Outside magazine and OutsideOnline.com
In 2024, our editorial travel team at Outside earned eight Lowell Thomas awards. Highlights included Gold for Travel Coverage in General Magazines, which recognized our overall editorial excellence; Silver for the Robert Haru Fisher Award for Travel Health and Safety Coverage for a story on the ethics of visiting disaster stricken destinations; and additional feature wins across categories, including Adventure Travel, Special-Purpose Travel, Coverage of Diverse Communities, and Environmental and Sustainable Tourism. These awards celebrated our commitment to inclusive, responsible, and unforgettable travel storytelling, bringing readers deeper into the places and cultures they seek to explore. Other award winners included: National Geographic, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
Digital Health Awards
The Digital Health Awards recognize the best in digital health resources for both consumers and healthcare professionals. Organized by the Health Information Resource Center, the awards spotlight excellence in digital content, design, and delivery across websites, social media, mobile apps, video, and more — celebrating innovation and impact in health communication.
2023 Digital Health Awards — Media/Publications Silver Best Blog of the Year, EverydayHealth.com
Everyday Health’s passionate, award-winning editorial team is committed to supporting readers in their journey to live a healthy life each and every day. By adhering to the highest standards for accuracy, objectivity, and balance, we create trustworthy content based on up-to-date, evidence-based health and medical information and real world patient and clinician experience to help inform people how to take control of their health. Our content, including articles, graphics, videos, tools, and more, is created by experienced and accredited health journalists with valuable input from our Health Expert Network.
These efforts paid off when our story: I Tried Ketamine Therapy For My Depression. Here’s What I Learned., written by Jennifer Davis-Flynn, edited by myself, and medically reviewed by Dr. Justin Laube won a silver medal for best in digital health media/publications at the 25th annual Digital Health Awards, organized by the National Health Information Awards. Other award winners included: WebMD, TheBody.com, and Rewire News Group.
2022 Digital Health Awards — Media/Publications Bronze Best Article of the Year, EverydayHealth.com
Published in June 2022, our story: Taking Too Many Supplements? Here's How to Tell, and Why It Can Be Risky, written by Lauren Bedosky, edited by myself, and medically reviewed by Dr. Justin Laube won a bronze medal for best in digital health media/publications at the 24th annual Digital Health Awards, organized by the National Health Information Awards. Other award winners included: Johns Hopkins Medicine, Mayo Clinic, and AARP.
Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Awards
The Eddie and Ozzie Awards, presented by Folio:, are among the most prestigious honors in the publishing industry. They spotlight exceptional editorial content and design across print and digital media, rewarding publications that excel in editorial strategy, journalistic integrity, and visual innovation.
2016 FOLIO: Eddies Digital Award — Best Use of Social Media, YogaJournal.com
YogaJournal.com’s editorial team runs a social media lineup that reflects social-specific campaigns and YogaJournal.com’s homepage: print and web editorial, marketing, online education, and events content. We maintain an edit-first, story-value approach to all promotional asks. We select and approve all social assets and own social strategy.
Our social audience grew 40% YOY (2016/15) to 4.5 million touch points, at the time. @YogaJournal’s Facebook exceeded 2 million fans in February 2016. We more than doubled our Twitter and Instagram followings YOY and spoke to 1.8 million followers on Google+. We cultivated food, health, fashion and yoga boards on Pinterest — YogaJournal.com’s second largest social media traffic referrer. In addition, social media accounted for 20% of our online education revenue. All efforts together, YogaJournal.com went up 85% YOY in revenue-driven social conversions.
MIN Editorial & Design Awards
The MIN Editorial & Design Awards celebrate excellence in print and digital publishing, recognizing brands that demonstrate standout editorial vision, innovative storytelling, and bold design execution. These awards honor publications that consistently deliver high-quality content and creative leadership across platforms.
2017 MIN Award — Overall Digital Excellence, YogaJournal.com
Won for: Largest website traffic, social media, and overall audience growth
For the past several decades, Yoga Journal has been the authority on yoga. And at YogaJournal.com, our team uses our digital voice in real time to help people deepen and live out their practice, every single day. Digital excellence is core to the editorial story told on Yoga Journal’s site, social media platforms, newsletters, webinars, and at live events. From daily practice slideshows, to how-to video series, and Instagram challenges, Yoga Journal’s main aim is to craft a strategic story that fosters digital engagement to convert social and organic search audiences to YJ’s site, online classes, and events.
These efforts paid off in 2016 with enormous growth numbers. YogaJournal.com’s total annual sessions increased 84%, from 27M to 50M, in 2016. They made over $1M in digital advertising revenue, which was a record breaking year in Yoga Journal history and an additional $1M in online course revenue, up 235% YOY.
2015 MIN Award — Best Digital Editorial Package, YogaJournal.com
Won for: 40-Day Digital Countdown to Yoga Journal's 40th anniversary celebration
Over the course of the summer 2015, we rolled out the best of our archives, Master Class, YJ covers, and more across our site and social platforms — as well as a sneak peek at our special September anniversary issue. Our main call to action was to come practice and celebrate with us in person at our live event in Estes Park, CO. And to join the conversation with us on Facebook & Twitter at #YJ40.
The 40th series proved popular among YJ’s loyal audience. For the 40 days of the countdown (compared with the previous 40-day period), page views were up 11%, over 1.1 million PV. The top three performing posts from that period were also from the 40th anniversary lineup: “Sanskrit Top 40” (716K PV), “10 Poses That Stand the Test of Time” (670K PV), and “Ignite Your Practice: 12 Inspirational Quotes for Yogis” (357K PV). The “10 Poses That Stand the Test of Time” post scored YJ’s largest reach, during that time, on Facebook at 1M+. The Sanskrit Word of the Day and Yoga FAQ of the Day posts were popular on social with top-performing posts accumulating a reach of 716K and 673K, respectively.