We are honored to have had our work recognized with awards from journalism organizations across the globe.
2023
- Society for News Design 44
- Best in Show winner, small newsrooms: “How Chinese citizens use puns to get past internet censors,” Meaghan Tobin, Katherine Lee, Anna Rasshivkina
- Gold medal, Portfolio: Story Page Design (individual): Katherine Lee, visual & UX designer
- Bronze medal, Design: Social Issues: “How Chinese citizens use puns to get past internet censors,” Meaghan Tobin, Katherine Lee, Anna Rasshivkina
- Award of Excellence: “In the dark,” “Welcome to the Ambaniverse,” “Inside the world’s biggest tech bazaars,” “India’s tech sector has a caste problem,” and “An ancient language has defied translation for 100 years. Can AI crack the code?“
- SABEW Best in Business Awards
- Honorable Mention, Technology: Sea change: Google and Meta’s underwater cables up the stakes on internet control, Carey Baraka, Andrew Blum, and Abubakar Idris
- Honorable Mention, Energy/Natural Resources: The dirty road to clean energy: How China’s electric vehicle boom is ravaging the environment, Antonia Timmerman
- ASME – National Magazine Awards 2023
- Finalist, Design: In the Dark, How Chinese Citizens Use Puns to Get Past Internet Censors, and Welcome to the Ambaniverse
- True Story Award
- Shortlist: Meet the fact-checkers decoding Sri Lanka’s meltdown, Nilesh Christopher
2022
- Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)
- Winner, Journalism Excellence in Written Reporting, Features: Tune in, drop out, Ann Babe
- Winner, Excellence in Arts & Culture / Entertainment Reporting: China’s subtitle army, Zeyi Yang, Meaghan Tobin
- Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA)
- Winner, Excellence in Business Reporting, Regional: How Asia’s supply chain kept churning (Package): How Shein beat Amazon; Samsung in Vietnam, Louise Matsakis, Meaghan Tobin, Wency Chen; Lam Le
- Winner, Excellence in Technology Reporting, Regional: The gig economy keeps growing, but the algorithm isn’t benefiting everyone: The global gig workers, Peter Guest, Youyou Zhou
- Society of Publication Designers Awards 57 (SPD)
- Digital Medal Finalist, Original Digital Photography, Feature, Portfolio: Cengiz Yar, photo editor: Step into my (home) office
- American Illustration – American Photography 38 (AI-AP)
- Winner: Emile Ducke: Fighting brain drain and creeping authoritarianism in Russia’s techno-utopian village
- Winner: Jean Chung: Step into my (home) office
- Winner: George Etheridge: The cleric has uploaded a new video
2021
- Society for News Design 43
- Award of Excellence: Design, Business: The Global Gig Workers
- Award of Excellence: Use of Animation: Singapore’s tech-utopia dream is turning into a surveillance state nightmare
- Award of Excellence: Use of Commissioned Illustration: Fact-checking Modi’s India
- Award of Excellence: Use of Photography: Step into my (home) office
- Award of Excellence: Portfolio, Art Direction: Cengiz Yar
- American Illustration – American Photography (AI-AP)
- Winner: Brendan Hoffman: Gram by Gram
- Winner: Nicole Tung: Delivery Wars
2020
- Society for News Design 2020 (SND)
- Award of Excellence: Experimental Design: Stat of the Day, Anna Rasshivkina, Michael Donohoe, Jody Mak
- Award of Excellence: Social Media Design: Stat of the Day, Anna Rasshivkina, Michael Donohoe, Jody Mak
- Award of Excellence: Portfolio, Art Direction: Cengiz Yar