Paddling Magazine has been named Best Print Publication in the People’s Choice category for the second year in a row at this year’s Outdoor Media Awards, hosted by the Outdoor Media Summit (OMS). The awards are decided by more than 20,000 public votes and recognize the best outdoor media across print, digital, podcast, video and social platforms.
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Paddling Magazine shares the Best Print Publication honor with Thru Hikers. Other People’s Choice winners include National Parks After Dark and Adventure Diaries (Best Podcast), Dumb Runner (Best Digital Publication), YouTuber Eva zu Beck (Best YouTube Channel), and @WomenWhoExplore (Best Social Media Handle).
“Our team spent hundreds of hours reading stories, listening to podcasts, and watching YouTube videos,” said OMS founder Yoon Kim in a press release. “We unearthed some incredible stories that deserve recognition from the outdoor community at large.”
The Outdoor Media Awards, part of the annual OMS, highlight standout storytelling and creative work across the outdoor industry. Winners are recognized in person on the last day of the event. This year, OMS is in Durango, Colorado, October 27-29, 2025.
In addition to the People’s Choice categories, OMS announced the winners of its Judge’s Choice Awards, selected by a panel of industry professionals. Among this year’s honorees:
Best Outdoor Story of 2024: Alisa Hrusic for “Awe Can Do Wonders for Your Well-Being—If You Know Where to Look for It” (SELF magazine)
Best Podcast Episode: Aaron Lutze and Dylan Bowman for “Building a Content Strategy Playbook for Events” (Second Nature)
Best Gear Story: Graham Averill for “This is the Gear my Family Used in the Wake of a Natural Disaster” (Outside magazine)
Best B2B Story: Berne Broudy for “Brave New Landscape” (Grassroots Stories)
Best YouTube Video of 2024: Miranda Webster for “10 Rules of Hiking Etiquette I Wish I’d Known Sooner” (Miranda Goes Outside)
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