“Reason” To Be Happy

In the invite to their Reason Happy Hour next week, the magazine points out some recent good news:

• Yet another record-setting month at Reason Online. We pulled a whopping 2.6 million visits and 10.8 million page views in May.

• Being a finalist in the Western Publications Association “Maggie” Awards for best “politics and social issues” magazine. Also, for being a finalist in multiple categories in the Los Angeles Press Club’s 49th annual Southern California Journalism Awards. Reason Online is up for best news website and Hit & Run is up for best group weblog.

• Additionally, Senior Editor Radley Balko is up for best investigative magazine story (“The Case of Cory Maye”); former Web Editor Tim Cavanaugh for best entertainment review/column/criticism (“Happy 40th Birthday, Star Trek”); and Editor-in-Chief Nick Gillespie for best online column/commentary/criticism (various).

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