Accolades

---

NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS

2025 Profile Writing (Winner): “Coming to America” (Rhana Natour)

2024 Best Illustrated Story (Finalist): “The Quality of Mercy” (James Lee Chiahan)

2022 Profile Writing (Finalist): “Invisible Kid” (Maddy Crowell)

2022 Video (Finalist): “A Feast for Lost Souls” (Zahara Gómez Lucini)

2017 Public Interest (Finalist): “A Family Matter” (Jessica Weisberg)

2015 Feature Writing (Winner): “Love and Ruin” (James Verini)

2015 Reporting (Finalist): “The Trials of White Boy Rick” (Evan Hughes)

2015 Multimedia (Finalist): “Love for My Enemies” (Lukas Augustin and Niklas Schenck)

2014 Reporting (Finalist): “The Sinking of the Bounty” (Matthew Shaer)

2014 Multimedia (Finalist): “Coronado High” (Joshua Bearman)

2014 Video (Finalist): “The Last Clinic” (Maisie Crow and Alissa Quart)

2012 Reporting, Digital (Finalist): “The Instigators” (David Wolman)

2012 Multimedia (Finalist): “Lifted” (Evan Ratliff)

SCRIPPS HOWARD JOURNALISM AWARDS

2025 Excellence in Narrative Human-Interest Storytelling (Finalist): “Coming to America” (Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed)

TAYLOR FAMILY AWARD FOR FAIRNESS IN JOURNALISM (NIEMAN FOUNDATION)

2025 Finalist: “Coming to America” (Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed)

LIVINGSTON AWARDS

2023 International Reporting (Finalist): “A Matter of Honor” (Sarah Souli)

2022 National Reporting (Finalist): “Invisible Kid” (Maddy Crowell)

2019 National Reporting (Winner): “Murder at the Alcatraz of the Rockies” (Chris Outcalt)

2018 International Reporting (Finalist): “The Devil’s Henchmen” (Kenneth R. Rosen)

2017 International Reporting (Finalist): “Codename: Chilbom” (Zach Dorfman)

2014 National Reporting (Finalist): “The Sinking of the Bounty” (Matthew Shaer)

2013 International Reporting (Finalist): “Agent Zapata” (Mary Cuddehe)

2011 International Reporting (Finalist): “The Defender” (Jordan Conn)

OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB AWARDS

2025 Madeline Dane Ross Award (Winner): “Coming to America” (Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed)

2023 Madeline Dane Ross Award (Winner): “A Matter of Honor” (Sarah Souli)

2022 Madeline Dane Ross Award (Winner): “A Feast for Lost Souls” (Annelise Jolley and Zahara Gómez Lucini)

2017 Best Digital Reporting on International Affairs (Citation): “The Mastermind” (Evan Ratliff)

THE BEST AMERICAN SERIES

2025 True Crime Writing: “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” (Hallie Lieberman)

2023 Sports Writing: “Alone at the Edge of the World” (Cassidy Randall)

2023 Sports Writing: “King of the Hill” (Jana Meisenholder)

2023 Science & Nature Writing: “True Grit” (J.B. MacKinnon)

2023 Essays (Notable Selection): “The Shadow and the Ghost” (Christine Grimaldi)

2021 Science & Nature Writing: “Long May They Reign” (Nora Caplan-Bricker)

2020 Travel Writing: “Lost in Summerland” (Barrett Swanson)

2019 Nonrequired Reading: “Barbearians at the Gate” (Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling)

DART AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN COVERAGE OF TRAUMA

2022 Winner: “A Feast for Lost Souls” (Zahara Gómez Lucini and Annelise Jolley)

2021 Finalist: “Revive” (Max Blau)

2019 Finalist: “The Trigger Effect” (Hallie Lieberman)

SIGMA DELTA CHI AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM (SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS)

2024 Magazine Writing (Winner): “Held Together” (Joe Sexton and Lucy Sexton)

DEADLINE CLUB AWARDS

2025 Magazine Feature Reporting (Finalist): “The Last Shall Be First” (Brian Fairbanks)

2025 Sports Reporting (Finalist): “The Extra Mile” Maggie Gigandet

2024 Magazine Profile (Winner): “The Quality of Mercy” (Anna Altman)

EMMY AWARDS

2015 News & Documentary New Approaches (Finalist): “Love for My Enemies” (Lukas Augustin and Niklas Schenck)

2014 News & Documentary New Approaches (Finalist): “The Last Clinic” (Maisie Crowe and Alissa Quart)

THE MOLLY NATIONAL JOURNALISM PRIZE

2025 Winner: “Coming to America” (Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed)

TRUE STORY AWARD

2025 Shortlist: “Coming to America” (Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed)

2025 Shortlist: “Two Thousand Miles from Home” (Lily Hyde)

2024 Shortlist: “Alone at the Edge of the World” (Cassidy Randall)

BAYEUX CALVADOS-NORMANDY AWARD FOR WAR CORRESPONDENTS

2024 Written Press Prize (Finalist): “Two Thousand Miles from Home” (Lily Hyde)

2018 Written Press Prize (Winner): “The Devil’s Henchmen” (Kenneth R. Rosen)

JAMES BEARD AWARDS

2022 Innovative Storytelling (Winner): “A Feast for Lost Souls” (Zahara Gómez Lucini and Annelise Jolley)

MEDIA FOR A JUST SOCIETY AWARDS

2024 Journalism Prize (Winner): “The Quality of Mercy” (Anna Altman)

2022 Journalism Prize (Finalist): “Invisible Kid” (Maddy Crowell)

MICHAEL KELLY AWARD

2016 Finalist: “The Doctor” (James Verini)

NLGJA: THE ASSOCIATION OF LGBTQ+ JOURNALISTS EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM JOURNALISM AWARDS

2024 Feature Writing Award (Winner): “Who Killed the Fudge King?” (Tom Donaghy)

ONLINE JOURNALISM AWARDS

2022 Digital Video Storytelling (Winner): “A Feast for Lost Souls” (Zahara Gómez Lucini and Annelise Jolley)

2016 Feature Story (Finalist): “The Doctor” (James Verini)

2016 Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award (Finalist): “The Mastermind“ (Evan Ratliff)

INGE FELTRINELLI PRIZE

2025 Investigations and Reporting (Finalist): “Coming to America” (Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed)

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS WRITING AWARDS

2023 Profile (Winner): “The Caregivers” (Kelly Loudenberg)

2023 Donald Robinson Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism (Winner): “A Matter of Honor” (Sarah Souli)

2023 Fitness & Sports (Honorable Mention): “King of the Hill” (Jana Meisenholder)

2023 Science (Honorable Mention): “True Grit” (J.B. MacKinnon)

2023 Travel (Honorable Mention): “Alone at the Edge of the World” (Cassidy Randall)

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH CARE JOURNALISM

2025 Consumer/Feature, Small Division (Second Place): “Coming to America” (Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed)

2024 Features, Small Circulation (First Place): “The Quality of Mercy” (Anna Altman)

2017 Features, Small Circulation (Second Place): “Losing Conner’s Mind” (Amitha Kalaichandran)

NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EDUCATION REPORTING

2023 Features, Small Newsroom (Finalist): “Fault Lines” (Seyward Darby)

CLARION AWARDS

2019 Best Feature Article in Online Media: “The Trigger Effect” (Hallie Lieberman)

2018 Best Feature Article in Online Media: “The Devil’s Henchmen” (Kenneth R. Rosen)

ONE WORLD MEDIA AWARDS

2025 Refugee Reporting winner: “Coming to America” (Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed)

2023 Popular Features (Special Mention): “A Matter of Honor” (Sarah Souli)

2019 Popular Features (Longlist): “Things Fall Apart” (Allyn Gaestal)

SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS

2023 Lowell Thomas Award for Adventure Travel Writing (Winner): “Alone at the Edge of the World” (Cassidy Randall)

2020 Lowell Thomas Award for Adventure Travel Writing (Winner): “The Wild Ones” (Melissa Sevigny)

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: ANNUAL AWARDS

2022 Longform Storytelling (Winner): “A Crime Beyond Belief” (Katia Savchuk)

SAN FRANCISCO PRESS CLUB ANNUAL GREATER BAY AREA JOURNALISM AWARDS

2023 Magazine, Feature Story / Serious Nature (Winner): “A Crime Beyond Belief” (Katia Savchuk)

SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS ANNUAL EXHIBITION  

2021: The Snitch (Zoë van Dijk); The Secret Formula (Simón Prades); The Girl in the Picture (Michael Marsicano)

2020: “The Free and the Brave” (John Lee)

2019: “The First Responders” (Marc Aspinall)