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Awards

• ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION
  • Finalist, General Excellence (Small Sites); Investigative Journalism (Small)
    Center for Public Integrity and Collateral Damage: Human Rights and U.S. Military Aid After 9/11, Staff
  
  


• SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS
  • Winner, Outstanding Online Reporting Category, First Place
    Takings Initiatives Accountability Project, Bill Hogan, Robert Brodsky, Lisa Fetta, Gail Gibson, Josh Israel, Jim Morris
  
  


• SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
  • Winner, Online Non-Deadline Reporting Category, First Place
    Divine Intervention: U.S. AIDS Policy Abroad, Wendell Rawls, Marina Walker Guevara, Sarah Fort, M. Asif Ismail, Sheetal Doshi
  
  


• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS, INC.
  • Finalist, 2006 IRE Award (Online)
    Power Trips, Jim Morris, Helena Bengtsson, Daniel Lathrop, Robert Brodsky, Marina Walker Guevara, Alex Knott, Anupama Narayanswamy, Kevin Bogardus
  
  


• ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE JOURNALISTS
  • Winner, Trade/Online Journals/Newsletters Category, First Place
    Divine Intervention: U.S. AIDS Policy Abroad, Wendell Rawls, Marina Walker Guevara, Sarah Fort, M. Asif Ismail, Sheetal Doshi
  
  


• THE JOAN SHORENSTEIN CENTER ON THE PRESS, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY
  • Honored with Special Citation for the Body of its Investigative Work
    http://www.publicintegrity.org, Staff
  
  

• ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION AND THE USC ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION
  • Winner, Online Journalism Award for General Excellence in Online Journalism (Small Sites)
    http://www.publicintegrity.org, Staff
  
  
  • Finalist, Online Journalism Award for Investigative Journalism (Small Sites)
    “Power Trips", Staff
  
  


• SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
  • Winner, Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service in Online Journalism (Independent)
    "Well Connected in the States", John Dunbar and Leah Rush
  
  


• CAPITOLBEAT: ASSOCIATION OF CAPITOL REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Winner, In-depth Reporting Online  
    "Pushing Prescriptions in the States" and "Well Connected in the States" , Staff
  
  

• SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
  • Winner, Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service in Online Journalism (Independent)
    "Personal Politics", Staff
  
  
  • Winner, Sigma Delta Chi Award for Investigative Reporting Online (Independent)
    "The Politics of Oil", Bob Williams, Kevin Bogardus, Aron Pilhofer and Alex Cohen
  
  


• SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS
  • Winner, Outstanding Online Reporting
    "The Politics of Oil", Bob Williams, Kevin Bogardus, Daniel Lathrop, Alexander Cohen and Aron Pilhofer
  
  


• ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION AND THE USC ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION
  • Finalist, Online Journalism Award Enterprise (Small Sites)
    "Outsourcing the Pentagon", Staff
  
  
  • Finalist, Online Journalism Award for General Excellence (Small Sites)
    http://www.publicintegrity.org, Staff
  
  


• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Finalist, Online
    "The Politics of Oil", Bob Williams, Kevin Bogardus, Laura Peterson, Paul Radu, Daniel Lathrop, Teo Furtado and Aron Pilhofer
  
  


• CAPITOLBEAT: ASSOCIATION OF CAPITOL REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Winner, In-depth Reporting Online
    "Personal Politics", Leah Rush, Susan Schaab, Daniel Lathrop and David Dagan
  
  


• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Winner, Online Certificate
    "Outsourcing the Pentagon", Larry Makinson, Elizabeth Brown, Dan Guttman, M. Asif Ismail, and Alex Knott
  
  

• SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
  • 2nd Place, Project Censored Award for Top 25 Censored News Stories of 2002-2003
    "Justice Department Drafts Sweeping Expansion of Terrorism Act", Charles Lewis and Adam Mayle
  
  


• SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
  • Winner, Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service in Online Journalism (Independent)
    "Silent Partners", Derek Willis and Aron Pilhofer
  
  


• PEN USA
  • First Amendment Award
    "Charles Lewis "


• LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
  • Winner, George Polk Award for Internet Reporting
    "Windfalls of War", Maud S. Beelman, Andre Verloy, Bill Allison, Teo Furtado, Kevin Baron, Neil Gordon, Laura Peterson, Daniel Politi, André Verlöy, Bob Williams, Brooke Williams,Aron Pilhofer,Han Nguyen
  
  


• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS AND EDITORS
  • Finalist, Online
    "Well Connected", John Dunbar, Bob Williams, Morgan Jindrich and Scott Singleton
  
  
  • Winner, Online Certificate
    "The Water Barons", William Marsden, Maud Beelman, Bill Allison, Erika Hobbs, Daniel Politi, Aron Pilhofer, Andre Verloy, Laura Peterson and Samiya Edwards
  
  


• ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION AND USC ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION
  • Finalist, Online Journalism Award for General Excellence (Small Sites)
    http://www.publicintegrity.org, Staff
  
  
  • Winner, Online Journalism Award for Enterprise (Small Sites)
    "Silent Partners", Staff
  
  


• CAPITOLBEAT: ASSOCIATION OF CAPITAL REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Winner, In-depth Reporting Online
    "Silent Partners", Derek Willis and Aron Pilhofer
  
  

• SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
  • Winner, Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service in Online Journalism (Independent)
    "State Secrets", Mary Jo Sylwester, Leah Rush, John Dunbar and Robert Moore
  
  


• CAPITOLBEAT: ASSOCIATION OF CAPITOL REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Winner, In-depth Reporting Online
    "State Secrets", Mary Jo Sylwester, Leah Rush, John Dunbar and Robert Moore
  
  


• ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION AND THE USC ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION
  • Finalist, Online Journalism Awards, Enterprise Reporting (Independent)
    "Making a Killing: The Business of War", Philip van Niekerk,Maud S. Beelman, Iqbal Athas, Duncan Campbell, Sunday Dare, Samiya Edwards,Julio Godoy,Alain Lallemand, Yossi Melman, Laura Peterson, Mungo Soggot ,Andre Verloy
  
  
  • Finalist, Online Journalism Award for General Excellence (Independent Small Sites)
    http://www.publicintegrity.org, Staff
  
  
  • Finalist, Online Journalism Award for Enterprise Journalism (Independent)
    "The Water Barons", William Marsden, Maud S. Beelman, Bill Allison, Samiya Edwards, Erika Hobbs, Aron Pilhofer, Daniel Politi and Andre Verloy
  
  
  • Winner, Online Journalism Award for Enterprise Journalism (Independent)
    "Well Connected", John Dunbar, Bob Williams, Morgan Jindrich, Bill Allison and Teo Furtado
  
  


• SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
  • Winner, Sigma Delta Chi Award for Investigative Reporting Online (Independent)
    "Making a Killing: The Business of War", Staff and International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
  
  


• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Finalist, Online
    "Enron’s Big Political Donors", John Dunbar, Robert Moore and MaryJo Sylwester
  
  

• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Finalist, Online
    "Tobacco Companies Linked to Criminal Organizations in Lucrative Cigarette Smuggling", International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Maud S. Beelman, Bill Birmbauer, Duncan Campbell, William Marsden, Erik Schelzig, and Leo Sisti
  
  


• SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
  • Winner, Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service in Online Journalism (Independent)
    "Watchdogs on Short Leashes", Kenneth Vogel and Leah Rush
  
  

• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Finalist, Books
    "The Buying of the President 2000", Charles Lewis
  
  
  • Finalist, Online
    "Money, Influence and Integrity in the 2000 Election Year", Staff
  
  
  • Winner, Online Certificate
    "Our Private Legislatures - Public Service, Personal Gain", Diane Renzulli, Meleah Rush, John Dunbar, Alex Knott, Robert Moore, Ken Vogel
  
  

• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Winner, Books Certificate
    "Animal Underworld: Inside America's Black Market for Rare and Exotic Species", Alan Green
  
  
  • Finalist, Online
    "U.S. Support for Tobacco Overseas: Going Out of Business?", Maud S. Beelman
  
  

• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Finalist, Books
    "The Buying of Congress: How Special Interests Have Stolen Your Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness", Charles Lewis
  
  

• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Finalist, Books
    "Toxic Deception: How the Chemical Industry Manipulates Science, Bends the Law, and Endangers Your Health", Dan Fagin and Marianne Levelle
  
  

• SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
  • Winner, Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service in Newsletter Journalism
    "Fat Cat Hotel", Margaret Ebrahim
  
  


• INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
  • Finalist, Books
    "The Buying of the President 1996", Charles Lewis