Awards

2021
Association of LGBTQ Journalists Excellence in Journalism Award Winner
Excellence in International Coverage Award for "Two Gay Chinese Dads. One Long and Winding Trip to Fatherhood."
2020
Society for Features Journalism Awards Runner-Up
Features Podcast Category Runner-Up for "Believable"
2020
The Telly Awards Gold Winner
Gold Winner: Campaign – Branded Content for CIBC's Retirement Series
2020
The Telly Awards Winner
Best Branded Content: Fully Animated Piece for “The Story of Your Name”
2020
Society of Professional Journalists Oregon Pro Chapter Runner-Up
Soft Featuring Reporting Runner-Up for "The Unlikely Style Icon Teaching Older Women to Be Fashion Rebels"
2020
American Society of Journalists and Authors Honorable Mention
Best Lifestyle Article Honorable Mention for "Secret Life of a Mermaid"
2019
Best Branded Content Campaigns:
"Pass the Plants" (WP Brand Studio + Safeway)
"The Rise of Green Grilling" (WP Brand Studio + Safeway)
2019
South Asian Journalist Association Award Winner:
Outstanding piece of non-fiction writing about South Asia, or the worldwide diaspora, “Searching for the Woman Who Saved My Immigrant Family from Homelessness”
2019
South Asian Journalist Association Award Finalist:
Outstanding arts, culture, and lifestyle reporting about South Asia, “This Boy From Mumbai Became the World’s Unlikeliest Crossword King”
2019
The Best American Sports Writing Notable Mention:
“The Hidden Queer History Behind ‘A League of Their Own”
2019
LA Press Club:
Crime Reporting: Second Place, “I Was A Black Nazi Skinhead”
2019
Telly Award:
Best Branded Short Documentary Series – Silver Winner
2019
SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards for Historical Analysis/Commentary Finalist:
“The Hidden Queer History Behind ‘A League of Their Own”
2017
The John Locher Memorial Award Winner
“I’m Gay. That Means I Have AIDS, Right?”
2016
Columbia Journalism Review:
11 Best Experiments in Journalism
2014&2015
Webby Awards:
Best Writing (Editorial) Official Honoree
2014
Pictures of the Year International:
Best Website
2013
TIME magazine:
50 Best Websites of 2013
2014
New York Press Club: Feature Reporting,
“The Ins and the Outs”
2014
The Best Longform Food Stories of 2014:
Life and Death on the Avocado Trail
2014
Front Page Awards: Best Science Reporting:
“The Magic Poop Potion”
2013
New Media Awards:
Best in Industry (Magazine category)
2013
Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability:
Honorable Mention
2012
Nieman Storyboard:
The Best in Narrative
2012
Longreads:
Best of 2012

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