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On May 2, ASME celebrated Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, the veteran investigative team that arrived at Time Inc. from The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1997. Also this year, the progressive Mother Jones won its first-ever award for general excellence, and ASME welcomed Charles Peters, the curmudgeonly editor in chief of The Washington Monthly , into its Hall of Fame. According to Isaacson, Time Inc. editor in chief Norman Pearlstine hired Barlett and Steele knowing that it would help symbolize founder Henry Luce's commitment to public interest journalism. Michael Kinsley and James Fallows are among the mag's most famous alumni, along with fast-rising star Katherine Boo. The typical Monthly story is an in-depth analysis of the performance of a government agency, and over the years Peters has seen the genre go in and out of fashion.