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
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
April 30, 2015
Award: Best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights
Award: David Kaplan Award
Citation: Robert Spiers Benjamin Award
Citation: Joe and Laurie Dine Award for best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights
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)
Nomination: Online Video: News & Politics: Individual Episode
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 18, 2015
Kate O'Brian, 12th Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Guest Lecture and Award for Diversity
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
Editorial Excellence, Cablefax Digital Awards
Nomination: Trailer Awards Finalist New Show/Series
Nomination: Trailer Awards Finalist Returning Show/Series
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
Outstanding Original Online Programming – Audio, The Gracies
Ferguson Talks Politics
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
August 2, 2014
Best Practices, National Association of Black Journalists Award
May 15, 2014
International TV, RFK Awards
Fault Lines: Made in Bangladesh
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
April 2, 2014
Fault Lines: Haiti in a Time of Cholera
Fault Lines: Made in Bangladesh
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
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