Awards & Accomplishments

Al Jazeera America has won multiple awards for its fact-based, in-depth journalism:




December 15, 2015

Silver Baton: Documentary, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards

Al Jazeera America Presents: Hard Earned





November 23, 2015

Best Documentary, International Emmy Awards

"Miners Shot Down"

Uhuru Productions, South Africa (AJAM acquired the documentary unilaterally with AJE)





November 17, 2015

Gold Award

Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize for print and online coverage of the U.N. and U.N. agencies.

Benedict Moran’s three-part series on the Central African Republic that Al Jazeera America published.





November 11, 2015

Nomination: Outstanding Achievement in Direction Category, 9th Annual Cinema Eye Honorts for Nonfiction Filmmaking Awards

Albert Maysles, Lynn True, Nelson Walker, David Usui & Ben Wu, “In Transit” (and AJAM’s Documentary Unit)





November 4, 2015

Nomination: Limited Series, 31st Annual IDA Documentary Awards

Al Jazeera America Presents: Hard Earned





October 28, 2015

Best News or Event Feature with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

Alfonso Serrano, Al Jazeera America, "A Deep Divide"

Best Innovation Project with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

Michael Keller, Al Jazeera America, "Terms of Service"

Best News or Event Feature Video with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

Lam Thuy Vo, Al Jazeera America, "Who’s really running Washington?"

Nomination: Best News Website with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

Nomination: Best Investigative/Enterprise Feature on a Website with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

Greg Palast, Al Jazeera America"Jim Crow Returns"

Nomination: Best Business Reporting on a Website with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

China and the U.S. Energy Market – Al Jazeera America

Nomination: Best Use of Data/Infographics with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

Joanna Kao, Al Jazeera America, "Finding a place to stay"

Nomination: Best Use of Social Media/Crowd Sourcing with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

"Life after Michael Brown and Freddie Gray"

Nomination: Best News or Event Feature Video with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

"Does the long shadow of slavery linger in Charleston?"

Nomination: Best Investigative/Enterprise Video with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

"Hunting ISIL with the PKK "

Nomination: Best Photojournalism of a Website with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

Daniel Etter, Al Jazeera America, "Hands Across the Water"

Richard Grant, Al Jazeera America, "Selling the Blues"





October 5, 2015

Multimedia News Package, The Front Page Awards 2015

Joanna Kao, Al Jazeera America, "Finding a Place to Stay"

Feature, The Front Page Awards 2015

Katie Orlinsky, Al Jazeera America, "Bear Town USA"

The Martha Coman Award for Best New Journalist, The Front Page Awards 2015

Joanna Kao, Al Jazeera America





October 5, 2015

Best Show or Series - News, Cablefax Digital Awards

America Tonight: ISIL, Inc.

Best Show or Series - Public Affairs, Cablefax Digital Awards

The Stream: Ferguson

Finalist: Best Show or Series - Public Affairs, Cablefax Digital Awards

The Stream: Immigration Children

Finalist: Best Show or Series - Other, Cablefax Digital Awards

TechKnow: Earthquake Fracking Connection





August 17, 2015

Visa d'Or Humanitarian Award

"They Will be Heard: The Rape Survivors of Minova" by Diana Zeyneb Alhindaw; edited by Mark Rykoff





August 11, 2015

Finalist: Gannett Foundation Award for Technical Innovation in the Service of Digital Journalism

Pulp: AJAM’s Open Source Comics Platform, Al Jazeera America Digital

Finalist: Breaking News, Large

AJAM’s Coverage of Amtrak Crash, Al Jazeera America Digital

Planned News/Events, Large

Midterm Election Coverage, Al Jazeera America Digital

Online Commentary, Large

Susie Cagle and Al Jazeera America Online Community, Susie Cagle & Al Jazeera America Digital





August 8, 2015

Television Feature: Long Form, National Association of Black Journalists Award

"America Tonight: Fists up Fight Back" by Jihan Hafiz

Television: Documentary, National Association of Black Journalists Award

"Fault Lines: Ferguson: City Under Siege" by Sebastian Walker, Reem Akkad, Laila Al-Arian, and Mathieu Skene





Jul 22, 2015

Nomination: Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine, Emmy Award

Fault Lines: American War Workers

Nomination: Coverage of Breaking News in News Magazine, Emmy Award

Fault Lines: Ferguson: City Under Siege





June 24, 2015

News Documentary, Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) National Edward R. Murrow Award

Killing the Messenger: The Deadly Cost of News





June 19, 2015

Online Best Feature Story, Native American Journalism Association

First place:

Online Best Sports Story, Native American Journalism Association

First place:

Online News Story, Native American Journalism Association

First place:





June 17, 2015

Television: Network Television/Syndication Service/Program Service, Kaleidoscope Award

Fault Lines: Ferguson: Race and Justice in the U.S.





June 12, 2015

2015 PromaxBDA North America Promotion, Marketing and Design Awards, Bronze Award - Special News Report or Event Program Spot or Campaign

#FreeAJStaff — What If No One Knew?





June 1, 2015

First Place (tied), National Institute for Health Care Management Healthcare Television & Radio Journalism Award (NIHCM)

Sebastian Walker (Correspondent), Sam Black (Producer), “Opioid Wars,” Fault Lines, Al Jazeera America, 10/25/14. Tied for first place with Sanjay Gupta's Weeds 2...first time in the history of these awards they awarded first place as a tie.

Finalist

  • Laila Al-Arian (Producer), Anjali Kamat (Correspondent), “Access Restricted,” Fault Lines, Al Jazeera America, 4/26/14
  • Sebastian Walker (Correspondent), Sam Black (Producer), “Opioid Wars,” Fault Lines, Al Jazeera America, 10/25/14




April 30, 2015

Award: Best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights

  • Fault Lines: America's War Workers

Award: David Kaplan Award

  • Nick Schifrin’s Conflict in Gaza

Citation: Robert Spiers Benjamin Award

  • Teresa Bo’s Fault Lines: Mexico’s Vigilante State

Citation: Joe and Laurie Dine Award for best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights

  • Rehad Desai and Carrie Lozano’s story “Miners Shot Down.”




April 23, 2015

Non-Deadline Reporting (Affiliated), Sigma Delta Chi Awards

Winner: The Code for Farewell - by Tristan Ahtone, Nicole Tung and Al Jazeera America staff, Al Jazeera America





April 14, 2014

Newscast

First Place:

Al Jazeera America News - Crisis in Yemen, ISIL on the Turkish Border

Coverage of a major news event

First Place:

The Downing of MH14

Second Place:

Flashpoint Ferguson: The Way Forward

Third Place:

Fault Lines: Ferguson: Race and Justice in the United States

Continuing coverage of a major news event

Second Place:

Broken Borders, Broken Dreams

Third Place:

Coverage of Ukraine

Documentary or series of reports on the same subject

First Place:

Al Jazeera America Presents: Killing the Messenger

Investigative report

First Place:

Fault Lines: Deadly Force

Third Place:

Fault Lines: On the Front Lines with the Taliban

Health/science reporting

Second Place:

TechKnow: ALS Voice Banking

Third Place:

Fault Lines: The Coverage Gap

Environmental

First Place:

Fault Lines: Water for Coal

Second Place:

America Tonight: Oil Train Disaster

Third Place:

TechKnow: Fracking

Online slideshow

First Place:

Al Jazeera America Digital

Online-only writing for broadcast television station websites

Third Place:

Alia Malek





April 7, 2015

Nomination: Mobile: News (Handheld Devices)

Al Jazeera America

Nomination: Online Video: News & Politics: Individual Episode

Who Really Runs Washington




April 3, 2015

Award: Student Category, Investigative Reporters and Editors Award (IRE)

Digital Project Story: Payday Nation





April 2, 2015

Luminary, Namic Awards

Aja Byrd






March 17, 2015

Nomination: Television/Cable In-Depth National & International Coverage category

Fault Lines: Chasing Bail





March 8, 2015

Nomination: Best Web Comic of the Year: 2014 Shortlist

"How San Francisco Sold a Majority Stake to Tech" by Susie Cagle





February 9, 2015

Top Network Sizzle Reel, Cablefax Digital Awards

Trust Is Earned

  • Promos Team

Editorial Excellence, Cablefax Digital Awards

  • Digital Team

Nomination: Trailer Awards Finalist New Show/Series

  • Borderlands

Nomination: Trailer Awards Finalist Returning Show/Series

  • Fault Lines




February 2015

Category: Editing Portfolio – Magazine, Award of Excellence

"Trapped in a Nightmare" by Mark Rykoff And Vaughn Wallace




January 21, 2015

Nomination: Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine

"Coming out: Growing up gay and Muslim in America", America Tonight

Nomination: Outstanding Digital Journalism Article

"A nun's secret ministry brings hope to the transgender community", by Nathan Schneider




2015

Outstanding Interview Program or Feature, The Gracies

Talk to Al Jazeera, Gloria Steinem

  • Executive Producer, Jenifer Fenton
  • Host, Stephanie Sy
  • Producer, Kristin Myers
  • Editor, Carlos Arboleda

Outstanding Original Online Programming – Audio, The Gracies

Ferguson Talks Politics

  • Senior Staff Writer, Jamie Tarabay
  • Photographer, Matt Eich
  • Digital team




December 10, 2014

Investigative journalism





November 21, 2014

New media reporting, World Media Summit Global Awards for Excellence





November 6, 2014

Media Leader Award





October 16, 2014

Print: "What really happened when a US drone hit a Yemeni wedding convoy?", 2014 Frontline Club Awards





October 5, 2014

Nomination: Hottest News Network, Adweek 2015 TV Hot List





October 5, 2014

Specialized Reporting Opinion/Criticism, The Front Page Awards 2014

Jill Filipovic

Best New Reporter, The Front Page Awards 2014

Martha Coman





September 30, 2014

Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine, Emmy Award

Haiti in a Time of Cholera, Fault Lines

  • Executive Producer, Mathieu Skene
  • Producers, Singeli Agnew, Jeremy Dupin, Sebastian Walker
  • Correspondent, Sebastian Walker




August 2, 2014

Best Practices, National Association of Black Journalists Award





May 15, 2014

International TV, RFK Awards

Fault Lines: Made in Bangladesh

  • Executive Producer, Mathieu Skene
  • Producers, Paul Sapin, Laila Al-Arian
  • Correspondent, Anjali Kamat




April 24, 2014

News/Informational, Namic Awards

America Tonight, The Other America





April 16, 2014

Investigative Reporting (Network/Syndication Service/Program Service), Sigma Delta Chi Awards

Fault Lines: Haiti in a Time of Cholera

  • Executive Producer, Mathieu Skene
  • Producers, Singeli Agnew, Jeremy Dupin, Sebastian Walker
  • Correspondent, Sebastian Walker




April 8, 2014

Best News Twitter Feed

Best Journalist

  • Deputy News Editor, Sarah Jones




April 2, 2014

Peabody Awards

Fault Lines: Haiti in a Time of Cholera

  • Executive Producer, Mathieu Skene
  • Producers, Singeli Agnew, Jeremy Dupin, Sebastian Walker
  • Correspondent, Sebastian Walker

Fault Lines: Made in Bangladesh

  • Executive Producer, Mathieu Skene
  • Producers, Paul Sapin, Laila Al-Arian
  • Correspondent, Anjali Kamat




April 2, 2014

Documentary or series of reports on the same subject

First Place:

"Google and the World Brain", Al Jazeera America staff

Investigative Report

First Place:

"Made in Bangladesh", Laila Al-Arian and Fault Lines staff

Third Place:

"Haiti in a Time of Cholera", Sebastian Walker and Fault Lines staff

Business and Consumer Reporting

First Place:

"What Works: Detroit Seamstress", Rick Wilkinson and Chris Bury

Health/Science Reporting

First Place:

"Fault Lines: America's Infant Mortality", Sebastian Walker and Fault Lines staff

Environmental Reporting

First Place:

"Sinkhole", Jordan Flaherty

Third Place:

"Texas Running Dry", Serene Fang




March 27, 2014

World’s Best Design along with Nautilus, New York Times and WNYC



2014

Outstanding Hard News Feature, The Gracies

America Tonight, Fists of Fury

  • Producer, Reed Lindsay
  • Commissioning Producer, Kathy Slobogin

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