Awards

2025

Online Journalism Award, Excellence in Science Reporting, Large Newsroom, for “Oil companies leak toxic gas across Texas — making local residents sick” with the Houston Chronicle 

First Place, Growth and Environmental Reporting, Best of the West contest, for “Oil companies leak toxic gas across Texas — making local residents sick” with the Houston Chronicle 

Semifinalist, Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government for “Oil companies leak toxic gas across Texas — making local residents sick” with the Houston Chronicle 

Finalist, NIHCM Awards, Local Media by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation for “Oil companies leak toxic gas across Texas — making local residents sick” with the Houston Chronicle 

Finalist, NIHCM Awards, Data-Driven Storytelling Award by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation for “As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push 'anti-diet' advice” with The Washington Post

Finalist, Online Journalism Award, Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships for “Addicting Emerging Markets: Investigating the Tobacco Industry’s Shift to the Global South

Finalist, Sigma Awards for data journalism by the Global Investigative Journalism Network for “World of Pain” with Paper Trail Media, The Washington Post, Finance Uncovered, Der Spiegel, ZDF, Der Standard, Tamedia, Metrópoles, IPRI Media

Finalist, University of Florida Award in Investigative Journalism: Small/Medium Newsroom by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists for “Addicting Emerging Markets: Investigating the Tobacco Industry’s Shift to the Global South

2024

Best Design Awards, Large Scale Websites, by the Designers Institute of New Zealand with Gladeye

Eppy Award, Best Business Reporting, by Editor & Publisher (E&P) Magazine for “Indian Companies Are Bringing One of the World’s Most Toxic Industries to Africa” with Museba Project, Ghana Business News, Grist

Salute to Excellence Award, Digital Media - International Reporting: Single Story News, by the National Association of Black Journalists for “Indian Companies Are Bringing One of the World’s Most Toxic Industries to Africa” with Museba Project and Ghana Business News

Best in Business Award, General Excellence, industry/topic-specific publications, by the Society for Advancing Business Editing & Writing (SABEW) 

Best in Business Award, Health/science, medium division, by the Society for Advancing Business Editing & Writing (SABEW) for “Oil companies leak toxic gas across Texas — making local residents sick” with the Houston Chronicle 

Sigma Delta Chi Award, Consumer/Retail Reporting, by the Society of Professional Journalists for “Highly Legal” with AL.com and partners 

Award for Excellence in Business Reporting in Chinese by the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) for “China’s Smoking Addiction” (Initium Media) 

Finalist, International Category, Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism for “Indian Companies Are Bringing One of the World’s Most Toxic Industries to Africa” with Museba Project and Ghana Business News

Honorable Mention, Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade by the National Press Foundation for “Indian Companies Are Bringing One of the World’s Most Toxic Industries to Africa” with Museba Project and Ghana Business News

Finalist, Journalistic Excellence Contest, In-Depth Journalism, by La Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa (Inter American Press Association), for "Nicotine Networks: New Products, Old Tactics" (Salud con Lupa)

Second place, Javier Valdez Latin American Awards for Investigative Journalism by the Institute of Press and Society (IPYS) and Transparency International for Latin America and the Caribbean for Redes de Nicotina. Nuevos productos, viejas tácticas with Salud con Lupa, El Clip, ColombiaCheck, Agência Pública, ChequeaBolivia 

Finalist, Feature of the Year, Medical Journalists’ Association Awards for “British American Tobacco undermines Kenyan health laws in bid for Gen Z” with The Guardian and Africa Uncensored 

Honorable Mention, Philip Meyer Journalism Award by Investigative Reporters and Editors for “Oil companies leak toxic gas across Texas — making local residents sick” with the Houston Chronicle 

Finalist, Excellence in Social Justice Reporting, Single Story, Online Journalism Award for “Indian Companies Are Bringing One of the World’s Most Toxic Industries to Africa” with Museba Project 

Finalist, Explanatory Reporting, Small Newsroom, Online Journalism Award for “Indian Companies Are Bringing One of the World’s Most Toxic Industries to Africa” with Museba Project 

Finalist, University of Florida Award in Investigative Data Journalism, Large Newsroom, Online Journalism Award for “The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits” with The Washington Post 

Honorable Mention, Best in Business Award, Data Journalism, medium division, by the Society for Advancing Business Editing & Writing (SABEW) for “Oil companies leak toxic gas across Texas — making local residents sick” with the Houston Chronicle 

Finalist, Best Homepage, Society of Publication Designers 59th Annual Awards

Honoree, General Websites and Mobile Sites, News & Politics, Webby Awards

2023

Best in Business Award, Health/Science, small division, by the Society for Advancing Business Editing & Writing (SABEW) for “Indian companies are bringing one of the world’s most toxic industries to Africa. People are getting sick” with The Museba Project

Best in Business Award, Investigative, medium division, by the Society for Advancing Business Editing & Writing (SABEW) for “Smoking for the State: How China Became Addicted to its Tobacco Monopoly” with Der Spiegel, Initium Media and Paper Trail Media

Best in Business Award, Investigative, small division, by the Society for Advancing Business Editing & Writing (SABEW) for “Indian companies are bringing one of the world’s most toxic industries to Africa. People are getting sick” with The Museba Project