Best Blog Neal Award Goes to AVIATION WEEK Ares Defense Technology Blog

NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire/ — AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense (A&D) industries, has received a Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Award from American Business Media (ABM) for its Ares defense technology blog. Ares was named the “Best Blog” for its editorial excellence and industry impact.

Called “the Pulitzer Prize of the Business Media,” the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Awards recognize editorial excellence in business-to-business media. The 55th annual awards were presented March 19, 2009, at a lunch hosted by American Business Media at the Rainbow Room in New York City.

“The Ares blog commands a tremendous amount of interest and respect and is an exceptional growth driver for the Defense Channel on AviationWeek.com,” said Anthony Velocci, Jr., Editorial Director of AVIATION WEEK and Editor-in-Chief of Aviation Week & Space Technology. “We are honored to be recognized for our online efforts by our peers in the publishing industry with this prestigious Neal Award.”

The Ares defense technology blog provides daily insight that complements AVIATION WEEK’s portfolio of media services for the defense industry, including Defense Technology International, or DTI, and a conference series that includes the Defense Technology & Requirements conference. This integrated media business is dedicated to covering the interplay of defense technology, funding, operations, programs and policies. In 2008, Ares blog page views increased 160% vs. the prior year, which drove AVIATION WEEK Defense Channel page views up 81% during the same period. Worldwide print circulation includes over 38,000 military, government and defense industry decision-makers, as well as defense infrastructure opinion leaders and influencers.

About AVIATION WEEK

AVIATION WEEK, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, and includes the publications Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, and the World Aerospace Database. The group’s website, http://www.aviationweek.com, offers the industry’s most reliable news, information, search and online community tools. Premium content services include the Aviation Week Intelligence Network, MRO Prospector, and the Top-Performing Companies Benchmarking Tool. The group also produces prominent conferences, exhibitions and management forums around the world.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies

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